One of the main offerings of any casino is the slot machine. If you gamble and have used the so-called “one-armed bandit” it is good to remember some rules to get the most entertainment out of your visit whether you win or lose.
Here are a few rules to remember:
1. Never, ever, ever gamble to make money.
If I could, I would make this a commandment.
Do not, in any of your planning, include what you expect to win. I don’t care how good a gambler you are, gambling is never a sure thing, otherwise, it would not be called “games of chance”.
Your casino visit is a form of entertainment. Plan on how much you will gamble as if you will lose it all. The issue of what to do if you win I will discuss later in the article.
2. Never take an organized trip to the casino unless there are other activities there.
A friend of mine told me how much he hated to see usually elderly men and women show up to the casino for a day trip and spend all day putting money into a slot machine. They are there until the bus leaves hours after arrival and do nothing but “feed a machine.”
He would visit a casino in Connecticut, play the slots for an hour or two and then head for his home in New Hampshire.
Many casinos offer lots of activities from bowling to shopping. I tell friends who avoid Las Vegas because they don’t gamble that it is a great place especially if you don’t enter one of the many casinos areas. There is much, much entertainment on the strip and out of the city in local trips anywhere in the state and beyond. One of the most beautiful places I ever visited is Zion National Park in Utah, while vacationing in Las Vegas.
Never go on any organized trip to a casino if the place offers nothing but gambling and food.
3. Remember gambling is entertainment and if you budget your money it belongs in the entertainment category.
It is not an investment or a business expense. So plan to spend so much money to gamble at your next casino visit…