Casino Gambling

How do people learn to play casino games? Unlike most games, gambling games are no fun. If you're interested in learning rummy, well you can find people to teach you. But who's going to teach you baccarat? Not only is baccarat extremely dry, but it requires many people to play effectively. And as you can see, there' s more exception than rule. Can you imagine teaching yourself baccarat? It's certainly possible, like learning Arabic is possible, but going to all the effort to learn a game that you can't help losing money at can only be frustrating.

Even something as simple as roulette seems impossible from where I stand. I understand the theory behind it; bet on colors or numbers and it pays off with the relevant odds. But how do you place bets? How do you collect the chips? There are all those tiny squares, and that spells chaos. I suppose you could ask the dealer how to play, if you were desperate. But you're not going to a casino to make money; you're going to a casino to feel suave, and admitting that you're a dunce is not suave. I for one am not going to play a game in front of the security cameras until I know exactly what I'm doing. They just use those cameras to laugh at the bad gamblers, you know.

It might be worth learning blackjack, if you like being kicked out of casinos for card counting, but that's a whole extra level of difficulty. If you're a card counter, you're probably already a prodigy, but my little mind can't imagine how to do it without practice. Do you rope some compliant friend into playing the dealer? I don't know about you, but if I'm going to dedicate that much time to a get-rich-quick scheme, I'd like to have a better chance of not being roughed up by casino thugs.

What this comes down to is, why do people go to those casinos? I realize some people get a thrill out of gambling, but gambling on baccarat? If you aren't already James Bond, don't bother. You're not going to make money at baccarat, or any other personal affectation. Save money on your image.