Don't Drink & Gamble!
If you like to take a drink every now and then, leave your money
at home if you plan to do your drinking in a casino. I'm
serious. Empty your pocketbook, your wallet, and leave all cash,
credit cards and chequebooks at home. Take whatever money you
intend to spend on drinks, tipping and whatever pocket change
you intend to lose and leave the rest behind.
Pessimistic? Not at all. Realistic more like. You may well
experience a win after a boozy night out with your friends and
be lucky enough to catch a 25 minute roll at a hot craps table.
Hang on to that story because it is as short-lived as it gets if
you continually drink and gamble. The two simply do not mix.
Leaving your cash at home is a bit drastic, but preventative
measures for drastic behaviour is relative and necessary. If you
play to win, then don't drink and play. If you can afford to
throw away your money without a worry, then drink all the free
booze your stomach can handle, but don't take credit cards and
chequebooks to throw into the mix of chasing losses after your
drunken brain loses everything!
Let me take this one step further. Don't drink and then jump
online to play in your favourite casino either. I love to drink
from the comfort of my home, but because I'm linked up through
Neteller, Firepay and have credit cards at my fingertips, I can
not drink and gamble.
Why? Even though I don't drink a lot, when I drink, it's
definitely enough to cloud my better judgment. I gamble, so I
don't drink when gambling. If you are more of a drinker, don't
gamble at the same time. The two mix up for a ferocious, and
costly, cocktail.