Vegas gambling for fun and profit
 It's
possible to have a great time in Las Vegas without gambling -- at least
that's what we've been told.You can
spend all day sightseeing, shopping, by the pool or at the spa and you can
spend all night dining at fine restaurants and partying at the many clubs.
But this isn't
Disney World, it's Vegas, and if you're like most people, you're going
to want to try your hand at one or more games of chance.
Here are some tips from a veteran gambler
that should make your gambling experience more pleasant and maybe even
profitable.
Don't play games you don't understand
Playing with real money while you're
learning how to gamble can add up to some very expensive tuition in
the school of life.
Most casinos offer free gambling lessons
for table games like craps, roulette and blackjack. Some hotels even broadcast lessons
over the TVs in the rooms.
Gambling tip: The easier a game is to
learn (i.e. keno, slots, roulette), the higher the house edge. Poker, blackjack and craps
are more complicated, but they offer the best chance of winning if
they're played correctly.
There are thousands of books , videos
and DVDs
available to teach you the basics of any game as well as advanced strategy.
The Internet also is full of gambling
how-to information, including
casino
and
sportsbook betting guides on this site. And most
online
casinos will let you practice for free.
Slots tip: Avoid the slot machines at
the airport and in convenience stores and other non-casino locations --
they're traditionally stingy with payoffs.
Don't risk money you can't afford to
lose
Unless you make your living as a
professional gambler, you should treat any gambling you do in Vegas as
recreation or entertainment.
When
you go to the movies, you don't expect to leave with more money than you
came in with and you should visit a casino with the same expectations.
 If
you're gambling with money you can't afford to lose, you're almost
guaranteed to lose it.
If you do leave a casino with more money
than you came in with, consider yourself very lucky and be sure to put aside
some of your winnings. There's nothing worse than losing money you've
won back to the casino.
If you can't treat gambling as
entertainment, you may have a gambling problem and should
click here.
Friends don't let friends gamble drunk
The casinos will give you all the free
drinks you want while you're gambling.
But as painful as it is to pass up free
booze, our gambling expert sticks to bottled water and diet soda when he's
playing.
The reason should be obvious -- you need
full control of all your faculties and emotions when you're gambling.
Otherwise, those "free" drinks could turn out to be very expensive.
By the same token, you shouldn't gamble if
you're depressed, lonely, angry or under any kind of emotional stress.
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