Comments on: Econ Sense: Casino Luck and Gambling Economics

By: sandy

sandy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:48:14 +0000

Thank you for a thoughtful commentary about casino gambling. I recently completed a memoir titled, CONFESSIONS OF A SLOT MACHINE QUEEN, which will be published next spring. In the meanwhile, I’ve started a blog titled, A BLACK WOMAN’S REFLECTIONS ON CASINO GAMBLING, which takes a similar look at the casino industry, but from the point of view of a literature professor rather than an economist. So your work complements mine in a meaningful way.

By: leafless

leafless — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:11:45 +0000

I was only kidding.

By: slightlyignorant

slightlyignorant — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:55:01 +0000

No, no, I meant the tricks casions use to keep people in. I’ve read about it, that’s all. I’ve never been in a casino myself.

By: leafless

leafless — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:35:33 +0000

Playing card games does not always translate to gambling. But you do happen to know the tricks and that’s a little worrisome.

By: slightlyignorant

slightlyignorant — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:29:37 +0000

I don’t like gambling – but I do like the card games themselves, such as Texas Hold ‘Em. I occasionally “gamble” with my boyfriend and his friend, playing a long game of poker, but I would never walk into a casino and gamble. Honestly, I know the tricks that there are there – plenty of alcohol available, no windows or clocks so you don’t notice the time passing, etc. – and I’d rather not get myself into something like that.

By: leafless

leafless — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:24:46 +0000

When students spend more time playing online poker than studying, we know it’s a serious problem. But what can we do?

By: DarcKnyt

DarcKnyt — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:35:03 +0000

Honestly, I think it was the online games more than the televised ones; but Texas Hold ‘Em certainly got hot for a few years there, didn’t it?

I don’t like gambling either; at all.