I was discussing with my friend that works in a physical casino yesterday evening. He lamented that his work environment has exposed him to gambling excessively that he hardly saves enough, if at all at the end of the month although he sees good funds from the tips he receives regularly from his clients that clinches wins. He also receives a manageable salary at month-end, but almost everything goes back into gambling.
He stressed that working in a casino exposes you to irresistible desires to gamble and you can do little about it.
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This got me thinking and I decided to share it here, is it not possible to work in a casino and not gamble?
Are there other behavioral patterns that could be employed to reduce gambling excessively while working in a casino?
Let me have your thoughts on this.
It is very possible and I have experienced it myself, I have worked in a land based casino for 2 years with 12 working hours every day.
Your friend said "his work environment has exposed him to gambling" that's just an excuse as a justification that he can't save some money because he spent most of his salary on gambling.
In fact, he should be able to restrain his desire to gamble, because every day he sees people winning/losing there and hears sad stories about people who often play and lose there.
Your friend seems to be addicted to gambling, even if he works in another type of job, the story is probably the same.
If he still wants to gamble and has time to do so even though he has worked all day at the casino - he should only use the tips he received instead of gambling with his salary.