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.
To be honest with you, I was going to say that it's absolutely possible to work in a physical casino without gambling, but upon imaginning all scenarios and circumstances, I got to understand that It might just be difficult to actually not get involved in gambling while working on such a place.
I mean, imagine someone coming in and winning money that even your whole salary for an entire year won't amount to, and when you look at the person who won this money, he or she is a person you are far better than, the temptation to try some games yourself will be way too high to resist.
But on the other hand, It can actually be possible with strong determination, desire not to gamble and will-power to back it up, it's gonna be difficult but if the person is firmly determined not to, I believe the urge will be summountable.