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Have you ever tried something like this and gambled without a casino?
Old friends shouldn't be avoided at gambling. I have already mentioned somewhere in my posts that I have a custom to play poker among friends outside casinos and we are gambling more than often.
Doing this I reap the benefits of both gambling and hearty talks on various topics including politics, economics ... women at the end.
We had done this before too and I can say that was fun because we talked about life, work, and other things like our childhood experiences and then we also had drinks while playing.
Most of the time our problem will be on who will be the dealer because no one likes to be in that position as you are not literally playing but just watching everyone play. So, to make someone do the job we pay him well on whoever wins the pot and we also give him free drinks so that he will be our initial dealer then we rotate just to be fair, so he can also play.
Fun times and I can still remember those moments, somehow I miss it.