Guys,
Although it was kind of a far out vp pay scale, the point I was
trying to make was this:
Once when I first started playing video poker, while in an Indian
casino here in Michigan , I noticed a quarter 6/5 JB game that was up
to about $3,000. I didn't know what the pay back percentage was, but
it sure looked good to me, so I sat down and played. About $500
later, and sick to my stomach, I had to give up broke and disgusted
with myself.
Just because we find a game that looks or computes out to be
positive,
should we mortgage the house, sell the car, cash out the 401k, spend
our kids colledge funds and pry the gold fillings out of our mouths
to go after it secure in the smug knowledge that eventually we will
win?
Putting your savings, your marriage, your life at risk trying to
catch the golden ring on a very expensive, high roller vp merry-go-
round may not be in our best interests no matter how good the odds.
Knowing how much you will probably lose on the way to your
winnings is sort of like using the old Martingale system without any
house limits. You just keep throwing money into the pot because the
math says that we have to win. Right?
Just think if you were on a dollar machine playing this game and
you had used up just about every bit of money that you could lay your
hands on and still hadn't hit anything. Would you start barrowing
money from you friends and relatives? I know I'm exaggerating this
scenario, but I've seen some people spend a fortune in the fruitless
quest for a sure thing in gambling and lost almost everything. Very,
very sad.
"It's a very slippery slope once you start to chase your losses
with money you're not comfortable gambling-the destination can be
stomach-churning regret, if not self-deestructive."
--Andrew Brisman