How random is \"random\"?
Yep. It's also a psychologically addictive form of entertainment, and the casinos usually set the expected return at about .99 for the player; that is, you bet 1 penny 100 times, and on average, the number of times you win and the number of times you lose will leave you with 99 pennies. $20 will go a long ways on the nickel machines. A lot of the times, a "good" gambler isn't actually spending any more money on gambling in a given month than a smoker does on cigaretts in the same timeframe. Both will often make ends meet by skimping a might on meals - hamburger rather than pork chops, and the like.
People who don't know when to stop, though... they tend not to have houses, cars, or friends after a while.
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Of course, by the time I finish this post, it will already be obsolete. C'est la vie.
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