Life is filled with luck – good and bad.My stroke of good luck was on July 31, 1965. I was in Winnipeg boarding the evening train to Medicine Hat (and then RDC to Lethbridge)My seat partner was a lovely young lady (I was single)And she was well over an 8 (on the 10 scale)And very friendly.And no ring!
Gambling preys on the poor worst of all. The poor gamble more than any other socioeconomic group. The occasional wealthy “high roller” does exist, but he is the exception, not the norm. The fact that 55% of Nevada’s gambling income comes from slot machines instead of card tables has confirmed that the poor have been dumping the most money into casinos. Ergo, any attempt to raise government revenue through legalized gambling is a regressive tax, in which the poor pay a larger percentage than the rich or middle class.
Fortunately, this has been outlawed, but at one time gambling machines were fixed such that the output of the random number generator wasn’t always displayed, but another number (also losing) close to the winning number would be displayed – thus the player was mislead into thinking he was close to winning!--At one time there was an investment group called the Beardstown (Ill) Ladies. The government cracked down on them claiming they were exaggerating (by a fraction of a pct) the return on investments. But then, the Illinois State Lottery violates the same rules!
@manzarali1965. That must have been quite an adventure for you back in 1965. Train travel is my favorite mode of transportation. My wife and I are planning a trip from Wiinipeg to Vancouver,to Seattle,to Los Angles,to Chicago,to Grand Forks,then bus back to Winnipeg,in the next year or so.
Argythree about 8 years ago
So this stuff IS addictive…
Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member about 8 years ago
Norman L Jones about 8 years ago
I called a great many bingo games and “calm” is not a word I would associate with very many players.
JPuzzleWhiz about 8 years ago
Well, Elly, it would’ve been benign if he called B-9, but he didn’t, and so you were B-10…!(Ain’t I just too punny?)
Alphaomega about 8 years ago
@Jpuzzlewhiz. Your humour is a “pair o doc’s” to me,it needs some surgery! ( just kidding,I like puns)
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member about 8 years ago
… and so begins the addiction.
JanLC about 8 years ago
Last night at our “Phase 10” card night, several people had Elly’s attitude, including me. “All I needed was ONE card! I never got that ONE card!”
tuslog1964 about 8 years ago
Life is filled with luck – good and bad.My stroke of good luck was on July 31, 1965. I was in Winnipeg boarding the evening train to Medicine Hat (and then RDC to Lethbridge)My seat partner was a lovely young lady (I was single)And she was well over an 8 (on the 10 scale)And very friendly.And no ring!
tuslog1964 about 8 years ago
And getting off at Portage La Prairie – the next stop!(If she’d been 70 and snored she would have probably been going all the way to Vancouver!)
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 8 years ago
This is gambling, games of chance. Addiction comes in different guises. The addict is someone that cannot stop on their own.
USN1977 about 8 years ago
Gambling preys on the poor worst of all. The poor gamble more than any other socioeconomic group. The occasional wealthy “high roller” does exist, but he is the exception, not the norm. The fact that 55% of Nevada’s gambling income comes from slot machines instead of card tables has confirmed that the poor have been dumping the most money into casinos. Ergo, any attempt to raise government revenue through legalized gambling is a regressive tax, in which the poor pay a larger percentage than the rich or middle class.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 8 years ago
All I can think of is how bad she smells from all the cigarette smoke!
tuslog1964 about 8 years ago
Fortunately, this has been outlawed, but at one time gambling machines were fixed such that the output of the random number generator wasn’t always displayed, but another number (also losing) close to the winning number would be displayed – thus the player was mislead into thinking he was close to winning!--At one time there was an investment group called the Beardstown (Ill) Ladies. The government cracked down on them claiming they were exaggerating (by a fraction of a pct) the return on investments. But then, the Illinois State Lottery violates the same rules!
hcarpenter1 about 8 years ago
never saw or played a more boring game.
Alphaomega about 8 years ago
@manzarali1965. That must have been quite an adventure for you back in 1965. Train travel is my favorite mode of transportation. My wife and I are planning a trip from Wiinipeg to Vancouver,to Seattle,to Los Angles,to Chicago,to Grand Forks,then bus back to Winnipeg,in the next year or so.
pickled-onions about 8 years ago
and right now you stink to high heavens of 2nd hand smoke. It’s in your clothes and your hair your purse everywhere.