Real Bank Roll

Real Bank Roll

Continuing from the previous page, I'm going to assume you walk in to the casino with a couple of hundred dollars. That amount is perfectly acceptable. Should make for a good night. Should last the evening. Should. The problems start if it doesn't. Let's think about things for a moment. You went in with a basic expectation that the money you went in with would last you a certain length of time. If you just keep winning then move along, nothing to see here. But if you lose your money before your time-expectations have been satisfied, the question arises as to what you are going to do.
The problem with gamblers is they rationalize everything. They validate. They calculate and then re-calculate. They consider the facts, work them another way, bend them and ultimately, if needed, just ignore them. I've done it 1000 times myself, so I know. On 1000 occasions I have promised to spend no more than X, sworn it to myself, and then completely ignored that promise. Perhaps mischievously, perhaps by re-calculation of what I must have originally imagined were the facts concerned, or perhaps I couldn't think of any other reason except I WANT TO CARRY ON. That ultimately means I haven't reached my time expectation or I'm having so much fun I want to continue at all costs. I'll come back to the "at-all-costs" discussion another time, but for now let's focus on the time-expectation factor. This is important stuff. Well, for me it is. As an example I almost always use the valet when I park at the casino in the evening (I'm not wasting time looking for a parking bay, and then only find one miles from the entrance. Forget about it. I'm above that). The thing is, when I have to go retrieve my car if it's only been 20 minutes, or even only an hour, I feel a right idiot. So I'd rather hit the ATM for another $100 than see the valet guy. I know in my heart the valet guy not only probably hasn't a clue when I dropped the car off, he 100% doesn't give the slightest shit about it. But for some reason the shortness of my gamble bothers me.

Now, I go in with good intentions. I'm here to have fun. I'm here to enjoy myself for a few hours. I'm NOT trying to win per se, more realistically just hoping to lose my money nice and slowly. What happens is I put my money in the slot machine, hit 40c, press play, and then go immediately up to 80c because who the hell wants to win anything playing minimum stake! That has happened SO often it's a joke. And it's only worse if I win. Then I always move up to $1.20 or $1.60 or more likely to $2.00 a spin. And if I win say, $341 on some free spins or a feature, I guarantee I'll have a conversation that starts off with me saying I'll just play it down to $300 even, but when I get there I'll always redefine my stopping point at $280, no $250, no $200. I might actually stop at $200. But equally I might not.

OK, I've given you the scenario. You've been there, I've been there. What are we going to do about it? Obviously, you'll just have to keep reading the blog!