I used to be director of surveillance for casinos. Another angle with no real facts to back it up. As I would watch people put their coins into a slot machine and stare a that line to see where the reels would stop I would think this phrase by Karl Walenda founder the“Flying Walenda.”, the famous daredevil stuntmasters, best known for walking on wire without safety net.
“Life if on the wire (line), everything else is just waiting”
You watch their faces and can see that for them, their life is on that line. Some really need to win, down to their last dime and the rent is due.
For other I think it comes from comes nature. Many years ago the possibility of death was always present. I think that in the comfort of the world today people feel a sense of lose of that emotion.
WoW! Great post, you gave me a chance to express this for the first time.
thanks for the robust reply
ya i think part of it is chasing a thrill
there's so much on the line
but it can be so destructive
I was thinking after I sent the reply that I forgot to mention that the the article was also true. However, reading some of the comments I could see that a lot of people do not really understand much about casinos. I just always tried to explain everything so that people who like to play could do so without hurting themselves. It is a valid form of entertainment but you must understand it. Climbing mountains is also great entertainment but if you do not educate yourself about it chances are it will turn out well. Again thanks for the post.