Slot Machines: The Big Gamble

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  • @NickSerritella
    @NickSerritella 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    On a plane to Reno once I sat next to a woman who worked for a slot machine company. She said the first thing a new employee learns is never ever play slots

    • @paulnodalo9130
      @paulnodalo9130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      wow!

    • @josephwolf7552
      @josephwolf7552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I once lived in Reno for 10 years and worked at a pawn shop I have seen the horrors of gambling addiction . I don’t know the official stat but once a casino opens up property crime and petty thefts and alcoholism, drug use go up

    • @Prez-B
      @Prez-B 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I work in a casino and would never touch a slot machine.

    • @PaperBagMan884
      @PaperBagMan884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's true. I've never truly won from slots. If I did win, I couldn't walk away because of the awesome flashing lights and sounds lol, so it would end up gobbling the money I won and then some. Table games on the other hand, I have won. It's not wise to play those either, but it's the least unwise category of casino games. You can get lucky at craps, baccarat, blackjack, etc. like I have. Those are games I can truly say I've won at before. I've never really been able to say that about slots for the most part.

    • @dancerofdrums1720
      @dancerofdrums1720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I worked for a casino and I play slot for enjoyment, like the majority of people. There are a minority of people who can and will get addicted to anything, food, sex etc. People with low will power and IQ will get addicted to anything. I guess it’s easy to demonize casinos because the owners are making big bucks of of people’s stupidity.

  • @Taripdk1
    @Taripdk1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    As a former casino employee, I would like to give the following advice: 1. Don't play slot machines, they are addictive. 2. If you do, use only as much as you can withstand losing. Set aside before you start, never go over it. 3. If you are lucky to win a bigger win, be happy but do not think it will happen again.

    • @elenaarman-tang7811
      @elenaarman-tang7811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Excellent advice! I never played slots until I was around 45 yrs old. I won approximately $3,500 on a $2.00 after only 3 pulls $6.00. I became addicted very soon after that "big win." But after my husband was laid off, my addiction was just about done!

    • @nickdahusalah
      @nickdahusalah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Karsten Poulsen that is some good advice that I generally use when I go to a casino. make it or break it!

    • @singerrb4984
      @singerrb4984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I allow myself to lose $20.00, then I'm done!

    • @nickstrapko7549
      @nickstrapko7549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It doesnt work for a compulsive gambler. Seting limits is not a factor. Its STAY AWAY.

    • @kathleenking47
      @kathleenking47 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Franklinnn🎰
      TWILIGHT ZONE

  • @samdan8291
    @samdan8291 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    After self exclusion, the security guard made me sign a piece of paper saying i had a gambling problem. I don't have a gambling problem i replied " i have a losing problem.

    • @jonathanyoung9369
      @jonathanyoung9369 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's all fine and dandy; just remember that once you use open parenthesis for a quote, you have to close with a " as well.

    • @HecMan-kp8jm
      @HecMan-kp8jm 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh no! What happened to you since he never replied to you?

  • @Araconox
    @Araconox 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    We were in a local casino awhile ago and talked to a young woman who was at a machine asking her how she was doing that day. She said she was down $2700. We asked her how often she goes there. 'Every two days.' Another guy , quite poorly dressed was feeding a thick stack of hundred dollar bills into a slot machine, and noticed that the more he was losing, the faster he fed the money into that machine.

    • @hint0122
      @hint0122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sad.

  • @OZRIC1985
    @OZRIC1985 8 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    There absolutely is a drug/chemical involved with gambling addiction, and it is called dopamine which is in the brain and is constantly released while a gambling addict is anticipating a win/reward. So, the winning part is highly addictive in itself, but the anticipation of (hopefully) winning is the huge addiction and definitely has the same effect as heroin and crack cocaine. Gambling is pure evil, and slot machines are the absolute worst.

    • @RobB072772
      @RobB072772 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a trip, because we both have very similar thoughts on gambling. Click on my name/channel and click on my video: CASINOS, SATAN'S HOUSE OF FALSE HOPE MESSAGE. If you like it, share it with your friends. God bless.

    • @zsewqthewolf1194
      @zsewqthewolf1194 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i could say the some of the social games aka free to play games. what you say its the some as the Skinner box, one i was in high school my school teacher waste about over 2k$ alone on framville.

    • @Clintsessentials
      @Clintsessentials 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John, I so agree!

    • @delanthonyenos5073
      @delanthonyenos5073 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very correct

    • @delanthonyenos5073
      @delanthonyenos5073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is right...definitely.....I’ve got no problem with the casinos being there--YOU have to control yourself...

  • @KOSMICKEN09
    @KOSMICKEN09 12 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    When I was into gambling heavily, one thing I learned is it's fairly easy to get ahead by say 50 or 60 dollars-but that never seems like enough, you always think you can double that, or triple it, and end up losing instead lol...it's fun but evil. i'm glad i took a long break from it..

    • @jeremywj
      @jeremywj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My "system" is to set a walk away amount. I go in content on losing my entire budgeted bankroll (and not a penny more). However, I'll set an amount that if I ever reach I will walk away. For example, I might go in with $250 and say $500 is my walk away amount. I'm either leaving down $250 or up $500 or more. However, once/if I do reach that $500 the day is finished.

    • @TwoPyramid
      @TwoPyramid 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeremywj nice.

  • @oprahwinfrey878
    @oprahwinfrey878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I noticed early on, I was prone to gamboling.
    So purchased slot machines. They cost a few thousand dollars but it keeps me out of the casino.

    • @fonzie2098
      @fonzie2098 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i love you Oprah, stay strong!

    • @DrivingCarey246
      @DrivingCarey246 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are the Best Oprah W.

    • @PaperBagMan884
      @PaperBagMan884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol what is with these boomers thinking you're oprah?

    • @jasonrobinsonjr6846
      @jasonrobinsonjr6846 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You ain't Oprah Winfrey!!!!! You're the Fox!?!?!!!! I'm calling Baby Huey, Now!

    • @kathleenking47
      @kathleenking47 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Using them as a bank.
      Is pretty good

  • @danstafford5977
    @danstafford5977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Playing the modern Slots machines of today are not just addictive... they're hypnotic.... you go into a trance like... you're not in reality anymore you're in la la land!

    • @Iamre-born
      @Iamre-born 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It is only after you loss in la la land and you leave the casino to go home......is then you come back to reality you have no money to pay bills, buy groceries and you are praying for your nxt pay check to come quickly esp.if u getting a weekly income

    • @mikekinsella2822
      @mikekinsella2822 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How? I dont go into anything but a dreaded state of depression cause I lost again.

  • @nickyoung630
    @nickyoung630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good Lord!!! I go to my local casino with my dad sometimes, we get dinner, hit the penny slots, maybe watch a few poker games but I never thought a person could get addicted.

  • @dazzlingextremes389
    @dazzlingextremes389 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    its actually called mind control... they know the flickers of lights and rush of not knowing whats going to happen next is highly addicting.... they know it. the ppl who make these games.... why do you think they HAVE TO BY LAW warn you about the health effects of video games and that ppl have seizures from these things??? its affecting you on a neurological level-like heroine. dead serious. stay away from them. dont go near them. ever.

    • @johndef5075
      @johndef5075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its simple. Dont go. My mother in law was taking toilet supplies from the casino thinking that was ok to offset her losses. This from a woman I never would have guessed would even step foot in one. Its a lose lose situation.

  • @jeremywj
    @jeremywj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I may not be addicted to slots, but I do enjoy going to play a couple times a year. However, everytime I do I always have trouble sleeping for at least one night and usually 2-3 nights. I think something about all the lights and sounds really messes me up for a while.

    • @HecMan-kp8jm
      @HecMan-kp8jm 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Careful cas you can also get seizures based on your insomnia results already

  • @borbaisarat7584
    @borbaisarat7584 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Dr. not addictive gets a kickback.... you know it... I know it..

  • @user-su5if2ns3z
    @user-su5if2ns3z 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    that guy is getting a good cut from the casinos

  • @PhuccinAyee
    @PhuccinAyee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When you walk into a casino it's 1 big experiment. They have it pegged on who they will let win and who will lose. They're watching you at all times & slot technicians can now fully control the payouts with devices that tap into a machines Random # Generator that look like your phone from yards away.

    • @bradprice3924
      @bradprice3924 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow. Your quotes are so stupid.

    • @tayjones8552
      @tayjones8552 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @J R Lottery, Casinos etc, are all rigged, they lie when they say it's random! I wish we can sue them all for lieing to us.

    • @samuelhomer8885
      @samuelhomer8885 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You have it figured out I feel the same way as you do I seen it first hand

    • @JonAncel
      @JonAncel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All the machines are connected through routers. No need for mobile devices, just a keyboard. Hack the router and you can control the machine.

  • @travishagan8951
    @travishagan8951 6 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    machines aren't addictive lol
    take a cell phone away from a millennial

    • @marig1972
      @marig1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're so right. Lol :))

    • @boeingdriver29
      @boeingdriver29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Travis Hagan here, here. Cell phones are the greatest addiction ever perpetrated on humanity.

    • @stupidminotaur9735
      @stupidminotaur9735 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      just recently they took cell phones away fromcollege students for a week and they were all happier.

    • @crazyoncoffee
      @crazyoncoffee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Most boomers these days seem almost more attached to their cellphone than millennials! It’s crazy

    • @fastfords9072
      @fastfords9072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Boy cell phones number 1

  • @ryanr7249
    @ryanr7249 10 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    You are responsible for your own actions. If you make poor decisions then you should have to live with those results. This is a free country.. make your choices and live with the results good or bad.

    • @0Raik
      @0Raik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Then why is not cocaine legal?
      USA is not a free country, that's an illusion.

  • @miriamdavis2988
    @miriamdavis2988 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a parent, this makes me think about our kids now a days. So many ipad ganes even the educational ones, seem a lot like slot machines. Fast rewards for levels competed. Glad we set timers. But def scary like they are preping them for this very addiction once they become adults.

  • @johnoconnor4859
    @johnoconnor4859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Years ago i was told in Las Vegas if you report of a stick-up near a casino and you lost all your money the police would make you take a lie detector test before the police would take a crime report.

    • @hint0122
      @hint0122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's insane.

  • @devinmc8452
    @devinmc8452 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm personally trying to stop gambling I live close to a casino I recently won 2500, and honestly I have gambled a good amont of it away it's such a bad feeling

    • @TheClash122
      @TheClash122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Devin MC hope you got a grip on it my friend...

    • @terrysmith295
      @terrysmith295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always said if I knew when quit I wouldn't have started.

    • @terrysmith295
      @terrysmith295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try to decide which bills need to be paid before you go in. If you win stop at nearest bank and buy certified checks for bills and have your envelopes made out with stamps drop in nearest mailbox

    • @PaulDoe79
      @PaulDoe79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I won 1,847 and then 800 in same day. Took the money I won and paid off the cruise partner and I are going on next year, bought Christmas gifts for my family and kept 200 of it for myself. Went back to casino with that 200 and doubled it after playing all day. (And receiving free soft drinks and free dinner) Once I doubled my money I went up to the free hotel room and slept. Left the next day. Did I want to play more? Sure! Did I wonder if I could turn that 400 into 4,000? Naturally. Technically I could have played back down to the 200 I came with. But I left. People just need willpower.

    • @yohankoo8363
      @yohankoo8363 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paul O'Brien will power okay but why even try lol

  • @mupty
    @mupty 11 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This interview felt very bias. I'm fully aware that gambling is a serious addiction but you can't blame casinos for that anymore than you can blame liquor stores and bars for alcoholism.

    • @TheClash122
      @TheClash122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fair point, but I think there are some differences in that casinos advertise and tend to be more predatory than the corner package store or bar. Not to mention that there really is no limit to how much a person will gamble, whereas a person can only have so many drinks at the bar.

    • @sagemunafo
      @sagemunafo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Highways are sponsored by casinos

    • @Littleathquakes
      @Littleathquakes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheClash122 no limit? pretty sure their bank accounts set their limits just as someone’s alcohol tolerance limits their alcohol intake.

  • @HTTRforLIFE
    @HTTRforLIFE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    People rather blame an item or a substance for their problems instead of taking one big look at themselves...

    • @caddyman1962pp
      @caddyman1962pp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍👍👍

    • @Brainbaskit
      @Brainbaskit 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You work for the casino huh

  • @TheShamusOfSlots
    @TheShamusOfSlots 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everything that is fun can be addictive. I love slots, and celebrate the experience on my channel. There are people who go overboard with casinos -- and that relatively small group gives gambling a bad name. How many of you have been in "the zone"? Ever forget the name of your kids? Are the slots like a kiss from a lover? I guess it makes for good TV. Personally, I'll just keep having fun, and keeping my bets at fun levels.

  • @nickelbird103
    @nickelbird103 10 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I love Gambling ; How ever the thing that is wrong with Gambling is; " Gambling teaches people that they can get something for nothing". This corrupts a societies values and work ethics. " Easy come,easy go" People respect and value things that are earned , worked for. This Governor sold out to the Casino owners. i wonder what his Cut was.

    • @susanmorgan4305
      @susanmorgan4305 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +nickelbird103 speak for yourself nickelbird. i don't believe we know each other, and i am a grown woman who NEVER needs a mouthpiece, i even spent 30 days in jail for citing my right to free speech. where did you find the facts and/or studies, professional experience, etc. to come to a certain , absolute, and with amazing pinpoint accuracy the EXACT facts regarding gambling, and how oddly it is that it teaches ALL people the same thing, and affects every country, the world in the same way. but to learn that to top it off, all people value and respect the same thing! but i question the comment about the governor, i can call him. psychology students have been taking us for a ride. they can get a degree in 1 month if ya teach them, and make a decent buck. remember what ya said, people respect and value things that are earned. WOW! just realized i actually got my children under false pretenses because they were free until i went back to my home. bummer, my daughter will have to return my grandaughter. wish i had seen this earlier. well, 3yr olds sell better than teens. take care, i gotta take out some ads. please keep me updated when you stumble upon another epiphany of yours. i went to paralegal school so useless. and if ya get some time i would love to know how i can get something for nothing at casinos. odds are always against the player if i show up. bad luck!

    • @nickelbird103
      @nickelbird103 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Now I see why you spent 30 days in jail. I can only say that;" you are a Woman of Truly,,,,Matchless Intellect and Reason.

    • @PaperBagMan884
      @PaperBagMan884 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@susanmorgan4305 Lol blowing up on someone will never prove your point.

  • @RJ-luci
    @RJ-luci 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Every 4 or 5 months, I take $300 to the casino to play the slot machines. I never really expect to win, I just like all the new “bells” and “whistles” on the new slot machines. I find it fun and exciting. However, wether I win or lose, to me it is just a form of entertainment. Nothing more. Nothing less. I don’t enjoy going out to expensive restaurants or shopping at the mall buying things I do not really need. I am not on my cell phone 24 hours a day walking around like an addicted zombie. My life is simple to say the least.

    • @HecMan-kp8jm
      @HecMan-kp8jm 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wait until you hit it big, let’s say 5 grand or more then you will see the slots differently

  • @chickzey
    @chickzey 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This video is an example of State against citizens case.

  • @marig1972
    @marig1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The so called Expert who says it's Not addictive...Either has never played slots or is getting paid by the casinos ( or other entities) to say it's not addictive. Especially since it was pointed out...He flip flopped.* :(((

  • @Poems101
    @Poems101 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm proud to say I have self excluded my self out of twin river, great program so true

  • @bigpete111100
    @bigpete111100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Having been married to a gambling addict for 20 years I can safely say I utterly hate the sound of a slot machine

  • @victorblock3421
    @victorblock3421 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was an addicted degenerate gambler. That was about 26 years ago. I wrecked my life. Somehow I stopped and even with a new Casino opening right in town (I use to drive 110 miles each way) I don't have the slightest temptation.
    I have become addicted to zero debt. I now have millions of dollars. I'm so afraid of losing the money, I'm miserable. It's better than the gambling but it's not a good life.

    • @creightonjason
      @creightonjason ปีที่แล้ว

      Many years ago I used to go into a bookies on Monday when the Chinese waiters would be in there, on one occasion a waiter pee'd himself rather than stop and go to the loo.

    • @christopherpaul6062
      @christopherpaul6062 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      YOU don't have a relationship with Jesus.Go to church,read your Bible. Start by yourself and Jesus Christ only you and him .

    • @COSkywatch
      @COSkywatch 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did you get millions of dollars? When you die, you don't take anything, keep that in mind.

  • @wildwest1832
    @wildwest1832 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All I know is everytime I go to the casino its jam packed with people at all hours of the day 24/7 so there are tons and tons of people gambling.

    • @DrSchor
      @DrSchor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i am sure that is all you know

  • @yourfuneraldirector6432
    @yourfuneraldirector6432 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    We go twice a month for years now. We take a set amount of money and a time we are going to go home. It's fun to just get away from the quiet sorrow we see everyday in our funeral home chain. I always say, it's time to be adults now and head home. It's pure luck to win and we never expect to win. It's fun when we do.

  • @TravelingMan63
    @TravelingMan63 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We all have some sort of addiction. It could be gambling, drinking, exercise (running), video games, watching certain TV shows, etc. You need to keep your addiction "IN CHECK" and not let addiction control your life.

    • @bribri6985
      @bribri6985 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even sex can become addictive..

    • @HecMan-kp8jm
      @HecMan-kp8jm 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m addicted to sleep

  • @davef5277
    @davef5277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    After he left office, Rendell was an advisor to a Chinese casino in a US territory. He was paid 5000 month. This was taped before he went on board. Connect the dots.

  • @JoseGarcia-vi3pu
    @JoseGarcia-vi3pu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    this video made me want to go to the casino:/

    • @caddyman1962pp
      @caddyman1962pp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍👍👍😂😂😂

  • @paulflores5335
    @paulflores5335 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There will always be addictive personalities. The "drug" is what changes

  • @bascal133
    @bascal133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    How many “boards” is that Harvard guy on? How much is he being paid to do his research? He reminds me of the guys who could never conclusively find that smoking causes lung cancer

    • @stewartsnider9917
      @stewartsnider9917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bacall McElroy Exactly or that opioids are addictive

  • @lti134
    @lti134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The problem with gambling is you have to know when to get out just like stocks right place right time, all and all it’s set for the house but everyone will take a lottery number sometime to dream

  • @daleraby8117
    @daleraby8117 10 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Only a fool sticks their money in a slot, They let a few pots win so they can rob everyone else!

    • @mukeshmakwana6906
      @mukeshmakwana6906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very true bro they did me like a kipper

  • @blasthead1722
    @blasthead1722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Penny slots are cool. Betting one penny at a time can give you around 4 hours of fun and entertainment for 40 or 45 dollars.
    Even accepting that your going to lose the money, it's still cheaper then a night on the town.

    • @dogguy8603
      @dogguy8603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There are no penny slots that cost just a penny, minimum bet is usually around 0.50 max bet around 5

  • @eugenefarrar1959
    @eugenefarrar1959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Schull knows her stuff. Her book is brilliant.

  • @wildwest1832
    @wildwest1832 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree give people the choice. If you play the better games with good odds you dont lose more than 5-10 an hour not much different than a movie or any other entertainment. Just educate people about gambling and use a portion of the revenue to help the small minority of new addicts.
    He is right that people would just spend it elsewhere.

  • @ExposeFlyersDotCom
    @ExposeFlyersDotCom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know a girl who won a $2,500 and a $700 jackpot, but she was so addicted she gambled away those jackpots the next day, and shes 2 months behind on rent.

  • @lorenzomedina6220
    @lorenzomedina6220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    11:40 Best part !

  • @onenickelmiracle
    @onenickelmiracle 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Being politicians are allowed to own chunks of casinos, I wonder how much Rendell has in profits from these casinos.

  • @elenaarman-tang7811
    @elenaarman-tang7811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have been in the "zone" it's scary 😩😵🥺

    • @hha8171
      @hha8171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elena Arman-Tang Same here omg. Never going back after losing $30k in 2 days!!!

  • @mimbster1972
    @mimbster1972 14 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is really, really serious stuff. I know all about it :)

  • @wildwest1832
    @wildwest1832 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This whole video is making me wish I was at the casino winning some money

    • @Neukids
      @Neukids 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NOBODY wins but the casino eventually. Unless you go ONLY ONCE....

  • @kathybittle7385
    @kathybittle7385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely no casinos in Georgia.
    A million slot machines in gas stations, restaurants, bars,and bowling alleys.
    Against the law to pay out cash.
    Right,then why are so many people sitting in front of them????????

  • @rodneykantorski736
    @rodneykantorski736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I saw the poster in a casino, gambling problem? Then there was an 800 number. So I called and asked, what do I do when I get dealt an Ace-7 vs the Dealer's 6?

  • @TheCobalt100
    @TheCobalt100 13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Here is a big tip. If you must play slot machines, (they are not really slot machines because there are no coins involved) do not ever play the penny slot machines or any slot machine that has more than 3 reels. The so called penny machines will compel you to play all lines. These penny machines are now costing you a dollar or more.

  • @Poems101
    @Poems101 11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I lost 1600$ last nite no BS I'm going back 2 sign up so I will never b able to go there againg, banning out. It's bad

    • @johncrazy8756
      @johncrazy8756 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      great decision and the rest need to do it, too!!!!

  • @TheShamusOfSlots
    @TheShamusOfSlots 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mr. Elliott ... it's horrible that there are people who would spend their last dollar ... or money they don't even have .. on gambling. I totally agree -- it is very unusual to have a player, a fan of slot machines defend an industry that does not normally have a human face. There are a lot of regular players who really enjoy slot machines as a recreational activity. I often forget it is even gambling. I still just play 40-cents or 50-cents a spin ... and that's enough for me.

  • @samelliott7162
    @samelliott7162 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anyone who's playing the slot machines & has been to Casino few times, has seen or heard of addiction in one form or another. Regardless of how much you spend, you must have seen folks who are there every day spending money like there is no tomorrow. You must have heard horrible stories. Just because you are more disciplined at the Casino, that doesn't mean that others have the same capacity to control their wallet with all the temptations in front of them. tbc...

  • @hint0122
    @hint0122 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    exactly. I live in MN, and the Indians have a virtual monopoly on gambling. they own all the casinos

  • @HemiVic
    @HemiVic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There are certain machines that I play! I never play the modern 40 line machines that tell a story! I only play the old fashioned slot machines! I never play penny or quarter slots! When I go to a Casino, I allow myself a certain amount of money to play slots! If I lose the money that I have allocated myself, then I walk away. If I win a few line hits, and make a profit, I walk away happy! If I put in $200 in a $5 dollar slot machine and win a few line hits, not hand pays but line hits that doubles my money, then I’m happy with a nice small profit! If you have a serious problem with losing your hard earned money, then seek help!

  • @edmccaffrey1
    @edmccaffrey1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That trance, or the zone they refer to is commonly known as stupidity or lack of self control.

  • @dkaio1389
    @dkaio1389 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lol damn, see I figured out the right way to “gamble”. My co worker lost half a million and stopped going but he still gets $55 a day free play so I go, whatever I win with that $55 I take home I’ve made thousands for free this year and don’t put any cash back in.

  • @jdoggg1119
    @jdoggg1119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everybody has an addiction, it just varies in degree, and what they are addicted to

    • @dodgeman4360
      @dodgeman4360 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      But, you can only drink so much, till you pass out or die. Same with drugs. But you can blow a million cold sober.

    • @jdoggg1119
      @jdoggg1119 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dodgeman4360 Yea, but 99% of people who lose money in a casino can't afford to. They are using gas or grocery money. They go into a deep depression and some commit suicide

    • @dodgeman4360
      @dodgeman4360 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jdoggg1119 I'm I wouldn't say 99% Lose money they can't afford to. But I will say "Those casinos weren't built on winners"

    • @justvideos5170
      @justvideos5170 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Going to GA to stop this addiction. I am ashamed and ruin my life and family's life bc of this addiction. I want to stop and go back to my old back.

  • @TheShamusOfSlots
    @TheShamusOfSlots 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outside of Hungary, there are countries who prefer to let people make their own mistakes ... if that is what they are going to do.

  • @bradlafferty6076
    @bradlafferty6076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bad news Massachusetts, Encore casino in Everett just opened up, shuffle up and deal!!!!!

  • @billhilliard5454
    @billhilliard5454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Even though it wasn't true gambling, I think of the Zone episode with William Shatner. He was addicted/obsessed.

  • @joshanderson3640
    @joshanderson3640 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    it's called free will. control yourselves people. no one is making you gamble. be accountable for your own actions

    • @MrManny075
      @MrManny075 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wath you said surely prove you don't know anything about addictions , the problem of all addictions is control and none can control it, sure all those addicted will love to find a way to control their addiction . You said free will that right, but knowledge had to come in first before a person can exercise their free will when people were told this just a fun game and their mind find it so exciting for many reasons it will become not just a fun . it's not easy as you may think . maybe you are just one of many deniers of the problem .

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    • @DarkroomMedia007
      @DarkroomMedia007 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +manny mo
      Well put. I agree. 👍

    • @joshanderson3640
      @joshanderson3640 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      quite the opposite, ive had my own demons and learned it was up to ME to overcome them

    • @joshanderson3640
      @joshanderson3640 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dilwich, not sure what you're saying here. but yes you are responsible for what you put in your own mouth. who else would be? lol

  • @kelvinrods6888
    @kelvinrods6888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:45 yup

  • @jerrybarby5535
    @jerrybarby5535 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    How very, very sad that we call this "fun". Lives are ruined and not just the lives of the core person - it's their families, employers, city, county, state and federal governments. The taxpayer pays for the losses.

    • @Clintsessentials
      @Clintsessentials 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jerry...I so agree!

    • @wesjanz
      @wesjanz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's their own fault, not the fault of the casino

    • @wesjanz
      @wesjanz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Better close the liquor stores and bars too right?

    • @ricardorodr207
      @ricardorodr207 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jerry Barby i so agree jerry

    • @septiawoman7687
      @septiawoman7687 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      People are not addicted to gambling, they are addicted to losing.

  • @joefran619
    @joefran619 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never really enjoyed slots, but playing Craps is my joy. I practice throwing the dice on my practice table in my man cave!

    • @kathleenking47
      @kathleenking47 ปีที่แล้ว

      They have pull tabs at bingo
      Just stay away from those

  • @deathlarsen7502
    @deathlarsen7502 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The casino put guns to their heads to enter

  • @chuckzamzow
    @chuckzamzow 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm addicted to Lesley Stahl.

  • @richardtaylor5948
    @richardtaylor5948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2019 Holla

  • @mubasharqadeerSAP
    @mubasharqadeerSAP 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Casino vs Night club which is less evil option?

    • @tomislavkrnic9968
      @tomislavkrnic9968 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Night clubu..less evil for you 100%

    • @tomv5988
      @tomv5988 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah plus you could probably get laid.
      Just saying ​@@tomislavkrnic9968

  • @bernardsebranek1963
    @bernardsebranek1963 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here in Nicaragua there's casinos in every city. They all have old machines from the USA. Example...if it's a quarter machine, here you put in cordobas. It takes 33 cords to make one dollar.

  • @bobvila6437
    @bobvila6437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That guy dosen't get it. And his argument that people would be gambling anyway only applies to a very small minority that go out of their way to gamble. I speak from experience. I never liked casinos since the first time I stepped into one and smelled all the cigarette smoke that clung to our clothes and stunk up our car when we left right away. Years later my in laws invited us and as much as we stood away for years. We got addicted to gambling because of the new, attractive machines and easy access to casinos. Won 4,000, 2,000, 2,000, 3,000, lost about 60,000 to 100,000.
    There's no money for anything else other than bills. I used to enjoy all kinds of self care. Now I have to think twice about getting a simple haircut, color, mani/pedi. But there's always hundreds to drop down the slot machines.
    I am disgusted and holding on to our money. I like the music and socializing
    but that's it.
    Slots are boring compared to everything else one could be doing.

    • @macyprimm7201
      @macyprimm7201 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was with you until you said slots are boring 🤭

  • @goodvibes7343
    @goodvibes7343 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    well that lady said it all, u get addicted to the whole life style n it becomes more than a chase to fortune, the most dangerous thing u can ever do as a gambler is getting MAKING FRIENDS there, it is just NOT a good idea in many ways...

  • @Blaz-s6z
    @Blaz-s6z หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a former casino customer, if u in vages , put in 140$ any how much. Then play 2$ a spin on say lucky charm in uk then dolphin pearl. Play dolphin pearl or the equivalent and press spin every time don't skip any win , and please tell me how u get on

  • @bellestarr6484
    @bellestarr6484 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Facebook slots are even more dangerous - in terms of their addictive potential - than casino slots. The player doesn't even have to get up and go to an ATM for more money. You just click - and it comes out of your bank or paypal account.

  • @josephgreen2008
    @josephgreen2008 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why do i have to watch the comercial 2 times about the offee that i cant even buy in the country i live in??

  • @xdwindywindxd2922
    @xdwindywindxd2922 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    But then they put people who do drugs in jail fo many years but gambling and drinking is ok.
    What a messed up government.

  • @jeremywj
    @jeremywj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even worse now with online casinos. You don't even have to leave your house to lose your house.

  • @richardromero2707
    @richardromero2707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If everything was so expensive we wouldn't go to a casino

  • @pirate259
    @pirate259 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do too!

  • @charliepearson1678
    @charliepearson1678 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These folks with this form of gambling addiction is a very small percentage

  • @r.a.contrerasma8578
    @r.a.contrerasma8578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So tell me, what's the worse addiction:
    Money
    Sex
    Food
    Gambling
    Drugs
    Smoking
    Drinking ??
    One chooses it. There's not anyone else to blame. Enjoy it. But it will control your life.

  • @joeashe83
    @joeashe83 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The issue with gambling in casinos is that that games are fixed. Its rare that you win. The real winner is the casino. The deceptive part of gambling is the illusion that you can win & that's the real issue.

  • @Clintsessentials
    @Clintsessentials 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Ed Rendell has rage because he's directly profiteering from this activity...just sick!!!

    • @jjpac2011
      @jjpac2011 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes. definitely. 60 minutes need to check what lobbyists lined his pockets.

    • @Clintsessentials
      @Clintsessentials 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jjpac2011 yep

    • @LEFTaTIP
      @LEFTaTIP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely, Gov. Rendell found an easy solution to handle his state debts (while probably getting some kind of kick back) But its like profiting off a friend. Rendell has lost his own moral ethics. I hope none of his family ever come down with a gambling problem.

  • @AL-zz4mz
    @AL-zz4mz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had withdrawal symptoms as well like body shake but I kept on playing black jack and won $3000 and left from casino

  • @stillse2130
    @stillse2130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    its believed that gambling is the hardest addiction to break

    • @sheliapea1387
      @sheliapea1387 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is hard . I went from casinos to scratch offs. Stay focused and strong. See it for what it is concerning your life

  • @eves3124
    @eves3124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ed Randell had no idea how many more lives, families & children in PA and neighboring States have suffered due to his decision to open all those casinos!

  • @duckyloudiva5199
    @duckyloudiva5199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love gambling, can't wait to go back to the casino. Yes, yes, yes, it's addicting, but I want more

  • @notsospooky9570
    @notsospooky9570 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    not so much against gambling but alarmed with the lack of regulation in regards to how much casions can make. the licensing authorities must come down hard on the almost unregulated earnig percentages casinos are ripping off the public. with a twitch of a switch casinos can set whatever 'winning' margins they so desired and that is outright criminal cheating. this con game has to stop

  • @june201955
    @june201955 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If only more people would do some research on "Server Based Gaming". Most all newer casinos use this latest slots technology. Pa. approves of it, and why not? It means more for their cut also. (058 Pa. Code 461a.21. Server Based Slot Systems)

  • @aolson72178
    @aolson72178 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    all this talk about slot i wanna go gambling and yes i have a hugh porblem

  • @michael2244
    @michael2244 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Natasha is alright lookin =)

  • @pablogrenade4240
    @pablogrenade4240 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    slot machines have to legally payout a certain amount

  • @skiperoo
    @skiperoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:49 and on …..especially at 11:45.....scary

  • @fy90s
    @fy90s 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You win a jackpot and are annoyed its stopping the game. I felt that. Damn.

    • @bobbyg2515
      @bobbyg2515 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I win a jackpot I get annoyed of how long it takes to for them to come pay me out lol

  • @MR.F30
    @MR.F30 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I do gamble Im 27 Navy Veteran, But I make up the money I lost every week.

  • @blakelewison9872
    @blakelewison9872 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree with the Governor on this issue. People have always gambled and will continue to gamble. No ones forcing anyone to gamble it’s the individuals choice. It’s smart for the government to tax it.

  • @et4036
    @et4036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Gambling, you may win 🎰 but must leave with the money 💰👍🍺
    Next time try a twenty when it’s gone you leave.
    If you cannot abide by these simple rules of gambling then your a degenerate gambler and should never gamble.

  • @Mark-lj1dj
    @Mark-lj1dj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:05 I suspect that he's taking a wedge from the gambling industry.

  • @gawddang
    @gawddang 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    MINUTE 12:57: "SPONSORED BY LIPITOR"......A KILLER MED

    • @Piggy-Oink-Oink
      @Piggy-Oink-Oink 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That;s a whol other thing-- Bad meds..Lipitor causes Myoglobins (muscle enzymes) to enter your blood stream and changes your CPK fractures. Once the myoglobins start excreting in urine you are in big trouble. I was alerted in time to avoid it-but my myoglobins reached 450 before I knew...if they werent checked Id be dead. Its a KILLER MED

  • @javierharth3647
    @javierharth3647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "I don't come to the same conclusion... Because I'm making money out of it. Money, money, money. It's all about money!!
    Disgustingly amoral, we're doomed.