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That actually sounds like a much more healthy way to gamble than spending hours at the table/machine chasing dopamine hits. You can plan how much you are willin
by eco 6y ago
That actually sounds like a much more healthy way to gamble than spending hours at the table/machine chasing dopamine hits. You can plan how much you are willing to lose in advance and more easily stick to it (rather than after hours of the game and casino feeding you chemicals).
- rriepe 6y agoHe probably was a gambling addict. They develop weird routines like this to deal with it. I knew a guy that would just walk in and play one round of roulette with everything he had planned to spend there, then walk out win or lose.
- indigochill 6y agoTo his credit, if you're compelled to play roulette, that's the optimal way to play. Every spin is stacked against the player (that is, the payout * the odds of hitting a particular bet are all less than 100%), so minimizing the number of spins minimizes the stacking of the odds against winning.
- rriepe 6y agoYep, that was basically what was going on in his head. He was compelled to go there and gamble but had some control over how. The whole thing reminded me of a methadone clinic.
- glouwbug 6y agoNo, it’s more like he sold his coat for $300 and left with the last of his belongings in the duffel bag
- ericbarrett 6y agoSure, I guess. The pall it put everybody under killed the table, though. Even the dealer was sad for him, and I assume a dealer at a rural U.S. casino has seen things.
- j4yav 6y agoJoylessly losing as much as possible as efficiently as possible, and then leaving? What’s the healthy part? Or do you mean more that it’s less acutely harmful than enjoying the games while you lose?