Casinos - Are any of us truly winners?

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I have to admit, my first time going to a casino was exciting, the music, the sounds of the various slots, the atmosphere, the vibe, the people and the settings, it was just a new kind of fun. That first day, the rush that many of their customers get when they play a slot or a table game or even roulette, and they win, on their very first visit. Whether it’s double their bet or ten times their bet, that first day is the day that makes some of us feel like we’re able to win, like it’s easy and we can do it. Then the customers decide to go back another time and some of them either win a little again, and some of them lose what they won and then some. This is where the problem starts if we don’t have some form of control. The need to win and regain what was lost the previous day or sometimes earlier that same day, is rapidly becoming a top priority. Some customers think that upping their bets and playing multiple machines hoping for bonus and free spins would help them get back what they lost. What some people don’t realize, is that most of them end up spending a lot more chasing the money they lost and eventually end up losing sometimes forty times what they initially lost. I recently read an article that was sent to me by a friend, which described and explained how casinos have quite a few tricks of their own to encourage customers to stay and play more money. One of those tricks were, the countless shiny lights and the dynamic music, these two things encourage customers to bet at a faster pace and therefore spend more, research shows that the fast music and colorful lights do infact have an impact. Also, the fact that there aren’t many clocks or windows in most casinos is a sign that they really do want their customers to gamble and lose track of time, which is also a neat trick. The casinos in my country usually post pictures of the slot machines that pay out bonuses etc, on their Facebook pages which no doubt is a way to promote the casino and encourage new customers to come and try their luck. Personally, I have spoken to some of those ‘winners’ who all have the same thing to say, “I was betting big and what I won wasn’t even what I came with or even what I lost over the months of me coming here” Some would complain on a daily that they are aware of the fact that they’re losing more than winning on any given day, yet they’re addicted to the machines and the colorful displays on the slots and the excitement of the roulette, but at the end of the day, are we truly winners?