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Topic
Board Gambling discussion
Re: Economic Costs of Gambling
by
Sanitough
on 20/07/2021, 21:42:51 UTC
Gambling is a business where the dumb money replaces itself with smart money. It is as simple as this. The odds are against the players' favor. Otherwise, the casinos wouldn't exist. If you know that information, you can't ruin yourself financially even if you wanted to.

Most people that lose their life savings don't know that or don't care hence the name "dumb money".

But when you go to a restaurant and drink $ 100 wine (which costs $ 20 in a regular store), you also have no chance of getting a refund or even saving your money  Wink But a lot of people behave like this and it suits them, they consider such spending to be acceptable. I think the majority of casino visitors think the same - it's simple spending on entertainment, not dumb money.

I agree with that, most casino goers are just having fun, they can even spend money on drinks that are expensive just to enjoy their time in a casino, so there's nothing to complain about, we just need to change our mindset and consider gambling as entertainment so it will not hunt us and we are safe from getting addicted.