On 2019-04-15 8:55 a.m., graham wrote:
> On 2019-04-15 6:51 a.m., wrote:
>> Once or twice a month the Casino in the downtown offers seniors an all
>> you can eat lobster/prime rib for $9.99.Â*Â* I hear it is very good,
>> have never been but keep intending to with some friends lol
>>
> I won't go to those places, ever!
I went through the casino in Niagara Falls. I am not a gambler and did
not stop at any of the tables or machines. I have never seen a more
depressed looking bunch of people. I know quite a few people who go. A
lot of them go with the idea that they are willing to blow a certain
amount of money and consider it a night of entertainment. They all tell
you how much they win, but they don't tell you about the losses.
I had a negative role model that reminds me why I should not gamble.
Crazy Joe was a gambler. He bet on the horses, on sporting events,
played poker etc. He considered himself to be a high roller. He used
to spend a lot of time in a bar where we used to hang out. One day he
came in to the bar with money in his pocket. He live in a hotel across
the street from the bar and he owed them rent that he had to pay that
day or he was going to be evicted. He had to pay $250 and he had the
money. One of his gambling buddies bought him a beer and bet him that
$250 that he would not pay his rent. Then he challenged him to a game of
shuffle board.
Joe kept losing. He tried all the gambling stunts, like double or
nothing, and just kept losing. He lost the $250. He go evicted. He owed
his buddy $250.