Anybody here ever make money gambling?

[MossRoad]

??MossRoad, did you relocate a skunk????

I was trying to trap the groundhog in my garage and got that instead. Took a gamble of letting it go. I think we were both winners, as it lived and I didn't get sprayed. It was way more of a thrill than any slot machine or lottery ticket I ever played.

 

[jonyyuma]

Glad it worked out, but why would she not come back, again???. Do you feed a cat? Skunks, raccoons and possums like the thought of a catfood meal?

 

[dusty3030]

Tunica was a fishing camp landing before the casinos landed there. Massive jobs and construction of many resturants and Hotels..One farmer sold over a Million Dollars in DIRT to build up an area...Several other followed suite on dirt sales..The town and county have benefited a huge amount..It nearly starved the DogTrack Gambling right across the river from MEM. None of them are native controlled that am aware of. I have visited some others that were controlled by them..

Do you remember when the first one Splash opened? That was a hoot.
Picture a steel building built on top of a barge and tied to the bank. You had to buy a ticket to get in and there would be a line a mile long just to buy a ticket. It has changed since then for sure.

They've got slots and video gambling at the dog track in West Memphis now. We never play there, but if I'm lying I'm dying the best steak dinner in 3 states is at the dog track upstairs.

 

[charlz]

It is interesting to find out how the slots can be set to increase or decrease the house's percentage. What I learned from a friend of my father who was a floor man in Vegas back in the 70's is that it's not always as easy as "tightening" the machines to increase house revenues. In some cases, the house will make more money in the long run by "loosening" the machines so patrons get higher payouts and more often. Word gets out, more people come in to play, and then the gross goes up, taking more to the bottom line. A lot of math and science goes into it.

Not only can they do it but the payout percentage is regulated by the State, in NV I think it is 75% payout. I don't know if they still do it but I remember billboards in Vegas touting casino's slot payouts "98% Payout on Slots!" etc.

 

[2manyrocks]

I was trying to trap the groundhog in my garage and got that instead. Took a gamble of letting it go. I think we were both winners, as it lived and I didn't get sprayed. It was way more of a thrill than any slot machine or lottery ticket I ever played.

Why take up skydiving, race car driving, or other means of living on the edge when you can trap and release skunks?

Wana try 2 for 2? :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah, I'd do it again. I didn't get sprayed. It was exciting. :laughing:

 

[JDgreen227]

Just an update...now they are proposing building a casino on the site of the nearly vacant factory outlet mall 3 miles west of us. It is one of eight sites being proposed by a group who wants to launch a campaign that would permit voters in Michigan to let the group build casinos. Needless to say, the group is mainly composed of former politicians and business owners...and I am sure many of the sites being proposed are owned by the group members.

 

[tallyho8]

One of my friends asked me if I wanted to go to the casino during a cruise we were on. I reluctantly agreed as it was a slow sea day with not much to do. I walked by the roulette wheel and noticed that the last 7 balls were all even numbers so I placed a $100 bill on odds. I won. I picked up my $100 winnings and started to leave. My buddy asked me "why are you going to quit while you are winning?" I answered "It's a lot better than quitting when you are losing."

 

[bullbreaker]

Friend of mine once told me the closest he ever came to winning big money gambling was almost marrying a very elderly widow who was filthy rich , 32 years older than him, and was not requesting he sign a pre nup !

 

[CobyRupert]

Adding to previously posted sayings about gambling:

In the long run, "If the gamblers could beat the house....there wouldn't be a house!!"

and state (gov.) run gambling: "A voluntary tax on the mathematically challenged."