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I gamble when I make a trip to Vegas or Atlantic City and I go in with the expectation of losing money. I am a somewhat novice blackjack player. It's typically a social experience so I avoid tables where the players appear to be making their lunch or dinner money. I usually interact with the dealer a lot, asking for advice on hands, etc. My wife plays along side me and she has some incredible luck or skill so I use her to hedge my losses and it seems to work.

I go about once every 3 years or so. The losses I can tolerate are typically on the order of $500/day for a 3-4 day trip but I do my best to avoid hitting that limit and so I play at the daytime $10/hand tables. Suffice it to say, I am not high on the casino's list of valuable players.

Also, I live near a large, popular, all machine casino and have only been there once out of curiosity. Not really appealing and the liquor is not free there.