Money Management
I've personally found that one of the most important things to do before you gamble, if not "THE" most important is that you must have MONEY MANAGEMENT! I can't stress this enough to you folks out there how important money management really is!
You must set a limit to your LOSSES and believe it or not especially your WINNINGS!
As far as losses go, that will depend on your own decisions. When should you stop? If you’ve already lost $20.00 will it be any better after $40.00, $50.00, $100.00?
Here's what I suggest you should try next time you go down to the casinos and your luck isn't the greatest that day.
1st – If you're luck isn't so good playing a 25 cent Joker Video Poker machine. Then I say, try changing denominations. For example, if quarters just aren't working for you, try halves, dollars. Of course this all depends on how much money you came down to gamble with.
2nd – If that didn't work, try other Video Poker machines. For example Double Joker Video Poker, Deuces Wild etc, But also keep this in mind that these machines must be played a lot differently from Joker Video Poker.
3rd – If that still didn't work try playing a different casino game. Slots, Roulette etc., and try different denominations on these machines also.
And as a very last resort I will try my luck at other casinos. If this doesn’t work then I say go home and let your girlfriend / boyfriend, husband or wife lick your wounds and go back again another day and try to seduce the Goddess of Luck once again!.
Just remember this.You CAN'T make yourself win! And NEVER EVER EVER HIT THE ATM MACHINES! Only gamble with the money you went to the casino to gamble with. And keep your other money for food, drinks and especially gas and tolls to get back home separate unless you took a bus down there or flew.
I also highly suggest that you get a casino card fir every casino you gamble at. Not only will you build up your comps for free rooms, food, drinks, gifts and shows but it will also help you at the end of the year for your win / loss tax record.
Here's the bottom line!
The money you came down to the casino to gamble with, you will lose. However. you can win it back, win it back plus a little more, a lot more and unfortunately lose it all by the time your done gambling. And keep in mind that breaking even is a lot better than losing it all.
If you do break even and you want to gamble more. I suggest you take a break 1st. Go get something to eat, drink or at the very least, go to the bathroom. Get refreshed for another session of gambling. The machines aren't going anywhere.
This is real money folks coming out of your hard earned pockets. This isn't Monopoly money. This is money you can pay bills with, buy food, buy material things for your babe or your stud or maybe even both now a days. And always remember when you win money from the casino and put it back into their machines that this was your money you could of walked out of the casino with, Don't think to yourself, oh well I was gambling on their money. NOT TRUE! Remember this next time you're up a couple of bucks from the casino!
These casinos are in business for a reason. To make money. They're still in business over all of these years because that's exactly what they're doing! The paying out JACKPOTS is petty cash to them.
If you can, try and circulate your money through the machines without losing it and building up your comps. And I personally don't usually play penny or nickel machines but, if you do still keep this in mind
ALWAYS PLAY MAX
And if you lose too much money too soon, go get something to eat or drink or go look at the ocean. In other words take a break, don't let it get to you! Then go back and try again later on.
So my advice to all you folks out there is…
BEFORE YOU GAMBLE… THINK MONEY MANAGEMENT, ALWAYS PLAY MAX, BE COMFORTABLE, HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!
HAPPY GAMBLING!
