Friday, May 9, 2008

Cause and effect

Gambling is an example of cause and effect. People can become addicted to it and it can destroy peoples lives. They may gamble away more than they own and fall into debt because they can't control their addiction.
The first mistake that people can make is bringing too much money to the casino to gamble with. Another mistake is going to often because the odds favor the casino and so over time the casino will slowly be taking your money. Some people experience the effect of "tilt", where a player loses a lot of money in a short amount of time and then tries to win a big hand to win all of that money they just lost, and the player continues to lose.
People don't realize that gambling is just a form of entertainment and not an effective way to make a living. Once players fall into a hole they think that if they go back they have a chance to win it all back and they keep falling deeper and deeper.

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