Have Fun And Gamble Responsibly

Turn on the television-if you dare!

Watching the news these days is like watching those old black and white horror movies hosted by a buxom female vampire.

With deadly viruses, recession, global warming and political in-fighting dominating the news today; sometimes you just need to get away.

You love your kids, you probably love your life too, but sometimes you just have to get away from it all in order to regain your sanity.

If your idea of relaxation is hitting a casino, by all means do that, but if you are like the majority of people today with a dwindling 401k and savings account, you just can not go limitless like you may have in the past.

Here are a couple tips to keep you out of the red.

SET A LIMIT BEFORE HEADING OUT

To avoid throwing your mortgage on top of the pile of chips, have a limit and STICK TO IT!! Easier said then done, I know, but this is a must. Determine your limit before heading into the game room, and if possible, take only that amount to the tables.

Leave the rest of your dough at home or in your hotel room. If you are going to the casino with your more responsible significant other, have them take the rest of your money and lock it away in an undisclosed location if need be.

If neither of you are responsible? Well then try Disney World. We hear it’s nice this time of the year and there are no casinos to be found at the Happiest Place on Earth.

BET THE MINIMUM

Okay so you are now on to this subheading which means you dissed the mouse and want to spend some cash responsibly.

If you are on a budget and hitting the gaming tables, then you want to maximize your time and fun. Betting $1000 on a hand of blackjack within five minutes of entering the sacred hall is not going to maximize your fun and relaxation.

Find the minimum tables and bet the minimum. Do not go to the quarter slots and bet four quarters, bet one. The surest way for your budget to dry up is to bet the maximum. Yes the odds of hitting the big jackpot decrease as your wager does, but it beats spending the rest of the night on the hotel bed watching six straight episodes of COPS while eating the free soup crackers you pilfered on your way to the elevator.

DON’T GO TO VEGAS

President Obama got in hot water with the good folks in Las Vegas when he told people to stay away from the gambling hot spot to avoid spending their savings. We partially agree with the President.

As we have covered, some people just want to gamble to be entertained-and if you have read this far, then you are one of these people. While Obama was right to say to stay out of Vegas, he was wrong to dissuade the responsible people from having a good time.

It’s simple, Las Vegas is a huge expense. So many states offer forms of gambling that it may be much cheaper to stay home or take a road trip.

Face it, the days of cheap airfare to Sin City is over, not to mention the rising hotel fees. Then there is the allure of everything gambling. At least if you go to a local casino, when you leave it, you leave the temptation behind. In Vegas when you go to Dennys you can throw some coins in a slot, while you are draining the Mai Tais, you can gamble-you get the picture.

Which leads us to the final tip.

STAY OUT OF THE HOTEL

If you are traveling to your destination, do not stay in the casino’s hotel. The temptation is just too great.

Not only will you avoid staying up all night gambling, hotels and motels surrounding the casinos are usually much cheaper than the casinos hotel. After all, you will probably just be in your room for a few minutes before drifting off into your dreams of winning the big one, so what difference does it make.

As we said before, once the temptation is out of your mind, your nest egg is safe. Wake up at 3:30 am in the casino hotel and listen closely, you can HEAR IT. Which makes you think gaming is much more important to you than sleep. That would be a mistake.

As always have fun and gamble wisely.

And turn off the TV news.

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