When they say the slots are loose–they are fibbing. As has been pointed out at just about every site, Bennett didn’t come close to even if he is playing slots and video poker. Both games pay out poorly because, well, that’s how they are designed. Go figure–casinos are in the business of making money.
David Hogberg makes a good point about whether Bennett has a problem:
It reminds of the shock that some people expressed when it was revealed that Michael Jordan lost $10,000 gambling on one hole in golf. As Mike Royko pointed out, that was pocket change for Jordan. If you make ten times what you gamble every time you sneeze, it doesn?t matter how much you gamble.
I don’t know if the guy has a problem or not. But his inability to connect this to other forms of entertainment that he screams about is amazingly hypocritical. I’m not a big fan of strip clubs or pot–indeed, I find a good game of baccarat more fun than either of those, that is an individual choice or should be. My choice of games should be interesting to those of you who know gaming. My goal is to lose a little so that the free/cheap drinks pretty much make the evening a wash with what I’d normally spend. I could play blackjack, but frankly, my card counting skills go to hell when I’m drinking.