Where do those baccarating Asians get their monies?

Really? I don't think Vegas is that bad at all. The strip casinos have lots of hot chicks going to pools/clubs, good restaurants, etc.

LA card rooms and their surroundings have nothing but degenerates in comparison. Wanna make easy money and still feel depressed? Go play at the commerce.

The fact you are playing slots.




and the constitution

Its not your fault your dad was a mean drunk and beat you. Im sure he loved you very much, he just likes to hit things when he drinks.



ps) why you hate booze so much?

on a Tuesday in mid-November

Casinos are miserable.

Not as miserable as all the people sitting in thier underwear in a room by themselves watching porn and playing Full Tilt.

that is truly miserable

i love walking through the casino seeing the old ladies with the credit card directly in the slot machines with a string attaching it to their wrists so it doesn't get stolen. pure class.

You realize thats a players card and not a credit card...

Actually for most people it is just a diversion. I like what I heard one tourist say, she said "I like coming to Vegas because for 3 days my mind becomes mush and I forget my problems".

Internet is so awesome.....stay in home, don't deal with degens face to face....safe. There are some beautiful casinos like in vancouver but most are pretty degeny. I'd always be paranoid if I won money that I'd be robbed or something lol.

Meh i have been in a relationship for 3 or 4 years, so the girls are really just temptation that i don't fall into...i just went to Vegas as a 21yo to play Main Event, was there for 2 weeks and hated it, really hated it...its just allot of material things, superficial people, which could be found in any place you go, but in Vegas its fostered to an extreme...

I find that restaurants and pools, and relaxing places can be found in much better settings than Vegas, considering its in the middle of a ****** desert


EDIT: I also think that poker players make me hate the casinos, i mean unless your a true online grinder who has an appreciation for the randomness and luck involved in this game, i probably wont like you, just so naive /rant

[ ]Understands how casinos work

Not saying all the stuff you're saying here has no validity, just not pertinent at all to what we were talking about. The discussion was about slot players looking miserable (unhappy) and you said basically same number of unhappy people in a bar. When I responded "at least drunks appear happier" , I'm talking about appearances, not actual happiness. You are going on and on about vehicular homicide and puking on shoes, which is fine if the discussion is "whose more dangerous to society" or "whose more irritating".

And while your bar scene description can be typical of a college bar scene, there are PLENTY of more low key bars out there where mature adults go to have a beverage and socialize with friends. To characterize everyone in a bar as Frank the Tank is just not accurate.

hmm didn't know that. not much of a slots player...

Casinos are the scum of society, they are such ****ing *******s.

Though it's not really thread worthy telling everyone this.

It means that if you are really, TRULY in a place that reflects the overall sophistication, happiness, and integrity of the general public... you are almost always in a miserable place.

See the photo as an example.

When I was a 20+ yo casinos were a dream visitation....

Dan Tanna driving around the glitzzy lights of Vega$.

I had no idea that as a 50YO I'd have a residence in ACity and LV.

At that time I concentrated on skool - U knw? i thk its cld "UNIVERSITY" or "College" here in the US. It was supposed to get me a real job, a career and something that would make me be productive and positive. I had a choice to give it up and play cards in LA. Maybe I brushed shoulders with the owners of 2+2 in those heydeys at Bell Gardens.

I reckon a lot of people did that (they did get jobs) and they saved some money and in retirement they have loads or maybe one of their spouses left them a fortune and these folks have nothing else with their time and sit in casino and feel comfortable.

This is not a downer on casinos... Because they did improve things!!!

Were you ever in ACity before the casinos opened up in the 1970s? Truly that was a pit compared to it today (Even in the Great Recession).

My brother started there in late 1978. Those early days and experience were enough to land him a job when the Adelaide Casino opened up in 1985. He's been there ever since.
His prosperity is because of the career he chose. Maybe he does have some regrets but he is not a complete whitewash and he does have a family and a house.

The proliferation of casinos since has been a money grabber of state governments who want to cash in on extra available $$$$ that individuals have while not raising taxes.
Look at whats happened in the last 10 years and the rate at which states are opening up new casinos.

Advice - If you don't want to see those folks in the casino that make you miserable - DON'T GO THERE! Get a job or find a career far from there which will not tempt you!

It's really quite simple!

The wife and I always joked that to play the slots you need to either have an oxygen tank, be seated on a scooter, or be over 70 years old and still smoking...and sometimes all three. Then, we saw something that we could not believe...there was an elderly lady playing slots who had an IV bag attached to a pole of her scooter...an FRIGGIN' IV BAG! It must have contained nutrition of some kind, rather than being attached to a catheter, as it was hanging above her head. But, it wouldn't surprise me if some of the slot players also had catheters!

I really don't see why so many people play slots, it is a little depressing to see all those foolish suckers while I am walking to the poker room.

well that is it, I am taking my business elsewhere you $%^#@%%$%# really you cant even get my weight right i am 480lbs and those sandals and sweats i got as hand me downs from my father before he died in the 80s so you can go get...me and my whale money is gone......

as an aside - does anyone pull levers anymore.

we just press buttons max $/4000 lines at a time...

lul wtf?

I never see the same miserable trashy people in bars.. always great partying socialising dancing fun time

I dont go the casino, been about 3 times and each time i want to cut my wrists due to the people i am surrounded by,l real depressing places

A lot of my friends & family actually think the same way about online poker. To most "regular", non-poker players online poker looks like the worst, most boring activity to do. (And then you tell them about MTT-grinders and pee bottles lol).

I do love poker. But I think the only thing that makes it "better" then slot machines is that you can have an edge and that you actually influence the outcome. And it's a great mind game.

But looking at grinding from the outside and comparing it to some other activities: riding waves, hiking in the alps, snowboarding, playing soccer with your son etc. it looks like a pretty boring/sad activity.

I hate them too

Casino's are depressing if you're losing, or if you care about other people losing their money. And if you care about other people losing their money, you're probably losing.