Okay, so beat me up:) In my opinion no rule says a casino has to offer any "GOOD PAYABLES". That they do is an added plus. A casino was never intended to be employment where your major income is made. Also, whoever gets to a machine first should be able to play as long as they want to without being questioned or interrupted just because you want that machine. I would feel threatened if questioned that way. I don't believe a machine should be held for anyone except for a brief necessity break either. Such nonsense. Lighten up and enjoy life:)
> A nice attitude by people who ask for information and from those of
> whom it is asked makes the world a nicer place in which to live.
A subtext for this thread might be: "How to remain polite in an
impolite society"
It's an unfortunate fact that rudeness begets rudeness. Sometimes
it's out of simple indignation, sometimes retaliatory, sometimes it's
preemptive (seeking to ward off anticipated rudeness based upon
similar past experience). I'm sorry to say that at times I engage in
each of the above ... sorry, because at heart I feel it ultimately
demeans myself.
Ideally I hold to the idea of "killing with kindness". Unfortunately,
in some circumstances that's not particularly effective, especially in
those involving "scarce" resources and situations involving stress. I
find casino play and driving to be situations where this is
particularly true.
It's frustrating when a casino choses to inventory only one or two
strong paytables. It seems a self-fulfilling condition for poor hold
(in creating a "survival of the fittest" environ) and a set up for
contention.
Ideally, you'd look for players knowledgeable enough to seek out a
strong machine to adopt a cooperative attitude. I think the majority
might, but all it takes is one or two players two break that mold
through possessiveness and rudeness for an "every man for themselves"
mentality to become pervasive.
I've long forsaken the idea of asking a stranger how long they expect
to play, so I don't end up circling every fifteen minutes. It's a
sure invitation for an antagonistic reception, not to mention
encouragement to hang onto the machine longer than initially
anticipated (or even worse, a 3 hour lock down). I even hesitate to
ask it of a casual acquaintance, having invoked a regretted unfriendly
glare in response a couple of times.
Write it off as simple human nature and accept it as inevitable ...
right! I have great admiration for those who deal with this stuff
without ever having ruffled feathers. I know a few such souls and
look to them as my ideal.
It's a challenge not to lower oneself to the baseness of others. On a
good day I succeed.
- Harry
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