I was discussing with my friend that works in a physical casino yesterday evening. He lamented that his work environment has exposed him to gambling excessively that he hardly saves enough, if at all at the end of the month although he sees good funds from the tips he receives regularly from his clients that clinches wins. He also receives a manageable salary at month-end, but almost everything goes back into gambling.
He stressed that working in a casino exposes you to irresistible desires to gamble and you can do little about it.
I told him that it's possible to save part of the money and gamble with the rest and this was my strategy.
I asked him not to gamble until it's 6pm in the evening and by then he should divide his daily tips into five places, then go straight to a money collection point tho deposit 4/5 of the funds, then come back to gamble with the rest, he agreed to try it out from today and I'm yet to hear of his success as at now. We also agreed that he'll open a fixed deposit account where his salary goes in and remain untouched until every 6 months as his main savings since his tips are enough for his daily expenses
This got me thinking and I decided to share it here, is it not possible to work in a casino and not gamble?
Are there other behavioral patterns that could be employed to reduce gambling excessively while working in a casino?
Let me have your thoughts on this.
I once thought of working in the casino but I have to consider that working in a casino would need me to keep off immoderate playing and that may be particularly challenging due to the almost everyday exposure to gambling activities, and i know it create strong temptations. Your friend's scenario might have this problem, because the attractiveness of gambling often will become overwhelming in such an surroundings like casino of course especially in physical casino. The suggestions like you mentioned of setting aside a part of his money and save the majority into savings is actually the best idea you can give as a friend, by separating uneccesary spending aside from his savings, he can for sure establish a financial management plus its a good investment too. A distant friend of mine who's also a former casino employee said that you need to established routines like gamble only after a certain time or with a set sum of money each day and with that it also can help manage impulses and manage discipline, plus utilizing budgeting equipment or apps to music spending and automatic savings transfers can further guide this attempt since his a employee.
So let me add this and as I whos someone knew a little about disorders due to my college course, seeking a professional help is what we always said for gambling addiction or any kind of addiction because it can provide additional strategies, built a support system and emotional guide that may help you or any of us along the way, and after that, engaging in alternative activities and interests can also help distract from you from gambling desires, whilst setting monetary dreams and tracking your progress can reinforce nice behavior. So with this in mind, combining these thoughts with your method to saving and managed playing can assist in dealing with the challenges of working in such an environment.