Why Do Asians Love to Gamble?

[gildwulf]

Ohhhh, I get it...Asians are poor.

[tonypaladino]

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I know of several people that are not even big gamblers, but sign up for comps cards at casinos. They get free room offers at these casinos, while the rest of us get none. The casinos must be on to this as well, hoping that since he's asian, hell be more likely to gamble a lot.

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I sign up for comp cards at every casino I set foot in. Sometimes I get lucky and get a comp room offer of no where.

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I'm asian.

Rice is good

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I guess that's clever and just went over my head. Care to explain?

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[tek]

I've heard Chinese, especially ones from Hong Kong are the most compulsive. Vietnamese are probably close behind.

[HopeydaFish]

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I've heard Chinese, especially ones from Hong Kong are the most compulsive. Vietnamese are probably close behind.

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Yup, the Vietnamese love their games of chance.

Asians are good at math.
Africans are good runners.
Black guys have big *****.
East Indians are good at spelling bees.
All Canadians play hockey.
All South Americans play soccer.
and white men can't jump.

Everyone knows that ;-)

[rwanger]

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Asians are good at math.


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I think you just answered the original question...

[TomCollins]

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I know of several people that are not even big gamblers, but sign up for comps cards at casinos. They get free room offers at these casinos, while the rest of us get none. The casinos must be on to this as well, hoping that since he's asian, hell be more likely to gamble a lot.

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I'm not sure I understand.

Are the people you mention signing up, Asian?

Your post reminds me of a few months ago when I was waiting to check in at a Harrah's and an Asian lady was getting into it with the desk clerk about her room comp. She was waving a mail piece and giving the poor guy holy hell.

Maybe some of the casinos have bought mailing lists targeted at Asians because they believe it's a potential market? Or, maybe we just happened to see Asians who appear on "affluent" mailing lists and are in the casino as a result of a mailing piece.

Your comment, "...while the rest of us get none." could be taken wrong. If you have a card rated at the same level of the people getting room comps, you should be getting the same deal.

I'm not a particularly big customer, but I get a lot of mail from casinos. Right now Harrahs' is offering a free rooms. Another is offering a deal on my player card points toward gas. And the list goes on.

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They are Asian, and less affluent and less big gamblers than the other friends who went. They get comped mailings for free rooms, we don't. Seems like they go after Asian names.

[HopeydaFish]

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All Canadians play hockey.


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I'm the only Canadian who doesn't play hockey. However, I do curl, which makes me about as Canadian as can be.

[gildwulf]

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Asians are good at math.


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I think you just answered the original question...

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These are conflicting stereotypes...how can they be both good at math and love to make -EV bets?