[pipster]

The reason for stopping along the way instead of going directly to the Meca of Poker by the quickest possible route is simply for entertainment value. I enjoy new places, new people, new casinos, new games, etc... so if I am driving by them I might as well stop and see something new.

As for losing money instead of winning. That could happen no matter where I was playing, but I win more often than I lose... so it is +EV to stop and play poker instead of driving [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]