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It seems that we have three distinct type of gamblers that almost all our guests fall into.
The tourist- these people are really unfamiliar with gambling, but they know it's supposed to be fun. These people tend to have big dreams, but reasonable expectations (wouldn't it be great if I won Megabucks? Oh well, I'll have fun either way.) These folks can easily get in trouble though. Terms like win/loss ratio, average payback, and house edge are foreign to them and they have no way of understanding information presented to them, much the same way that most English speaking Americans couldn't understand information given to them in Japanese. Any damage though is short lived, this is after all only a once in a while thing, if not a once in a life time thing, so they will recover from their losses and hopefully look back positively on the experience.
The experienced gambler- These people can be locals or out of towners, but they know all the lingo, understand house edge and average payback and all the other important terms to know when making gambling decisions. Most importantly they know that the odds aren't in their favor and that they are more likely than not to lose money. When it comes to big dreams they are the most realistic, they will say, "someone will win Megabucks, it probably won't be me, but it might be me and I can afford to place the bet to find out." It is rare to see an experienced gambler get into big trouble, because they know when to quit.
The addict- Sadly I've seen a few of these (though not as many as the scare mongers would have you think). These fall into two groups, the ones for whom addict is an accurate description (they are addicted to the rush they feel when the cards are being delt or the reels are spinning, which I will admit, is an amazing feeling), and the ones who have a complete misunderstanding of gambling. These are the people who say, "someone has to win Megabucks, it might as well be me." They won't stop at doing a $3 spin (yes, it costs $3 to do a Megabucks spin), they won't stop at two spins, or three, or four, or any number until they run out of money (and I don't mean spare money, I mean all money, after all, they knew that they were going to win Megabucks) or they win (and which one do you think is more likely). There's also a growing number of people who treat gambling a lot like people treat cutting, they are depressed and gambling, while not always being the best feeling in the world (it definitely has its ups and downs) is actual emotion that they otherwise seem incapable of feeling.
The tourist- these people are really unfamiliar with gambling, but they know it's supposed to be fun. These people tend to have big dreams, but reasonable expectations (wouldn't it be great if I won Megabucks? Oh well, I'll have fun either way.) These folks can easily get in trouble though. Terms like win/loss ratio, average payback, and house edge are foreign to them and they have no way of understanding information presented to them, much the same way that most English speaking Americans couldn't understand information given to them in Japanese. Any damage though is short lived, this is after all only a once in a while thing, if not a once in a life time thing, so they will recover from their losses and hopefully look back positively on the experience.
The experienced gambler- These people can be locals or out of towners, but they know all the lingo, understand house edge and average payback and all the other important terms to know when making gambling decisions. Most importantly they know that the odds aren't in their favor and that they are more likely than not to lose money. When it comes to big dreams they are the most realistic, they will say, "someone will win Megabucks, it probably won't be me, but it might be me and I can afford to place the bet to find out." It is rare to see an experienced gambler get into big trouble, because they know when to quit.
The addict- Sadly I've seen a few of these (though not as many as the scare mongers would have you think). These fall into two groups, the ones for whom addict is an accurate description (they are addicted to the rush they feel when the cards are being delt or the reels are spinning, which I will admit, is an amazing feeling), and the ones who have a complete misunderstanding of gambling. These are the people who say, "someone has to win Megabucks, it might as well be me." They won't stop at doing a $3 spin (yes, it costs $3 to do a Megabucks spin), they won't stop at two spins, or three, or four, or any number until they run out of money (and I don't mean spare money, I mean all money, after all, they knew that they were going to win Megabucks) or they win (and which one do you think is more likely). There's also a growing number of people who treat gambling a lot like people treat cutting, they are depressed and gambling, while not always being the best feeling in the world (it definitely has its ups and downs) is actual emotion that they otherwise seem incapable of feeling.
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We went in March, and got weather from 'rather hot, sunny and fine' to 'freezing cold, raining, snow on the surrounding hills'. Agreed, it was crowded, but I expected that anyway.
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