The Casino Edge

Many people head to Vegas or Atlantic City when the urge to gamble hits them. They all understand that the house has an edge but there are other factors as to why they come out ahead.  Here are some reasons why there are more losers at the casinos than winners.

The alcohol is free and there is no better thing to dull your senses than that.  How can you make good choices at a card game or roulette table when you are not thinking straight?  The lighting in a casino is such that you have no idea how much time you have stayed there. There are also no clocks so time really stands still because if you saw that the sun set five hours ago, would you still be there gambling?

The slot machines have those great ringing sounds that let everyone know that someone has won money.  It works on your mind to give you the feeling that you could be next.  If a casino was quiet, how long would you hang around?  The women there are also wearing very little and so they are a distraction. It is also said that the casinos pump oxygen into the casino so the players get a kind of buzz.  This too makes you stay longer with the thought that you will win soon.