Anyone get a real gross feeling while they're in a casino?

[AKQJ10]

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You sound a bit high and mighty. You do realize that playing poker is also a form of gambling, don't you?

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I've noticed a trend on here that anyone who attempts to in any way question the ethics of what we do for fun and profit is immediately accused of self-righteous judgmentalism. I don't think the shoe fits in this case.

While most people in a casino are not gambling addicts, there is something troubling about so many people spending their retirement pumping quarters in the slots. (At least poker, even badly played, is a bit more intellectual though not much at its nadir.) Being troubled by it doesn't make me holier-than-thou.

[RitmoEnElCaos]

I have that same feeling in a public library, airport, or Chinese restaurant. Handling the chips is really gross. I keep hand sanitizer with me at the table and use it frequently. I make very frequent trips to the restrooms to scrub my hands. And I am not a germ freak or anything.

So if you see a 30-something guy playing 8/16 at the Wynn in February with a travel sized Purell as a card cover... that would be me.

[12AX7]

None of that stuff works. Geez, the same person that scrubs ths toilets stuffs the paper towels in the dispenser.

If you look and watch close, you'll see there's a direct line of travel from the 80 million Vegas visitors "hineys" right to your prime rib dinner LOL!.

That's before we even begin to discuss "Waste Expo" and the waste disposal in general.

Trust me, you really don't want to think about it, or before long you'll realize just about everything is a cesspool to some degree.

Geez, the water at the Bellagio is recycled. Think about that the next time you're in that little cloud of humidity in front of the casino, LOL!

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While most people in a casino are not gambling addicts, there is something troubling about so many people spending their retirement pumping quarters in the slots. (At least poker, even badly played, is a bit more intellectual though not much at its nadir.) Being troubled by it doesn't make me holier-than-thou.


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If they can't afford to lose it, then yes, it's troubling. But how do you know? And why are you not troubled by the fact that most of the people you are playing poker with are also throwing away money that they might not be able to afford? Who is losing more money -- the perpetual loser playing 10/20 Hold 'em or the old lady putting quarters in a 97% payback machine?

I just think you draw too large of a distinction between what goes on in the poker room and what goes on in the rest of the casino. I see so many people around here falling back on the old "Poker is +EV!" line of reasoning. It's not my place to question whether or not anybody on this board is a winning or losing player, as I simply do not have enough information to draw such a conclusion. But the fact is that while poker can be "+EV" when played at a highly skilled level, the vast majority of players lose more money at the game than they win.