This probably sounds like an odd title for an article here at Slots Play Casinos. As our readers know, we mainly cover the online casino market so what are we talking about having fun at a land-based casino?
Well, we have also always acknowledged that there is fun to be had at land-based casinos. We have stated many times, and brought the receipts thereto, that online casino gaming has many advantages over land-based casino gaming.
With that in mind, we felt that the time had come to talk about some of the better aspects of land-based casino gaming.
How NOT to Have Fun at a Land-based Casino
We really should start with the many ways that players at a land-based casino take all of the fun out of the experience.
Don’t Set Good Limits on Time and Money at the Casino
Really, setting time and money limits is a key way to have fun at a land-based casino! If you want to go to a land-based casino, treat your time there as if you are playing at home at an online casino. If you usually allow yourself one hour at an online casino, set that as your daily gaming time budget.
Decide before you go how much money you will allow yourself to lose. This is your monetary budget. It is not how much money you will bet. You can play blackjack or video poker and, if the casino pays full payouts, as it should, and if you play correctly, you can bet $100 and get back $99.50!
What are Full Pay Outs?
These are 3-2 for a blackjack and 9-6 for a full house or a flush in video poker. If the casino you are at pays less, DO NOT PLAY! This also looks to doing due diligence before traveling to a land-based casino.
Never Turn Down a Free Drink at a Casino
Drinking at a land-based casino is a cute trick the casino plays on unsuspecting players. The drinks cost very little and the casino gets back a lot more than the costs as players make poor decisions under the influence.
Now, How Can Players Have the Most Fun at a Land-based Casino?
The biggest difference between a land-based casino and an online casino is the presence of other people. If you are at the casino with a lover or significant other, make them the center of your attention. Spend time together at the pool. Go to a land-based casino that offers in-house mobile gaming and play in your room!
If you are a people person, whether with a partner or alone, you can spend time befriending the other players rather than gambling on your own.
Many observers have said that these casino friendships are fleeting and end at the exit from the casino. That is true in most cases and is an argument in favor of online casino gaming. But a true hail fellow well met person will be able to have a wonderful time at a land-based casino by emphasizing the people connections rather than the gambling!
Strike up a Conversation
Here we get into another good way to have a great time at a land-based casino: Do not fly there; drive there. That makes Las Vegas out of reach of most players. But it makes a local land-based casino within reach.
Now, take the time to research the towns on the way to the casino. Stop off at least at one of these towns; preferably a few. Now, when you are at the casino, the small-town charm you have just experienced will be fresh in your mind and will make for a natural conversation starter.
On the way, you might take an hour to hike on a local trail. This makes for another excellent and natural conversation starter.
Small towns have a lot to offer a traveler who wants to spend an hour or two there. We are not talking about wax museum charm! We are talking about a local antique store, a regional museum, a homemade ice cream or fudge shop on Main Street. Many small towns now have a local brewery or distillery. A tour is a great way to capture moments.
What Should a Player Do after Starting a Conversation?
First the conversation has to be natural. So, play blackjack, craps, or roulette for this kind of interaction. The blackjack table is a perfect venue for the smallest of small talk while the craps and roulette tables are perfect for the extroverts among us who whoop and holler on every toss of the dice or spin of the wheel. Slots and video poker are way too individual. Bingo is also great for this kind of social interaction as is the sports betting room.
What Should a Player Do if No one Responds to their Overtures?
Remember, you are playing where there are naturally a lot of people. Watch them but in a not-obvious way. Just observing people at a casino can provide you with many interesting thoughts about people in general.
You might be able to use things that you learn people watching at a casino at work back home.
Why is Social Interaction so Important?
Humans have developed a genuine need for complex and simple social interactions. The saying “It takes a village” that originated in a small African village and was popularized by Hillary Clinton, speaks about the complex interactions that allow small children to mature and develop into contributing adults.
A land-based casino is a very minor microcosm of that village. In the modern world, we assume that hundreds and thousands of people are contributing to our well-being behind the scenes. But the people right in front of us at a casino also contribute to our well-being!
An anthropologist named Robin Dunbar suggested a few decades ago that the human brain is larger in reaction to the body because we as humans have to navigate so many different types of social interactions. Another scientist has said that our brain’s default setting is to be prepared for social interactions.
When we go shopping or to the movies, we are interacting socially. At the store, if the clerks, floor people, or cashiers are unfriendly, we won’t keep it to ourselves; we will tell our family and friends about the bad treatment we got at the store. The term “the customer is always right” came about because store owners never wanted to be the source of a bad shopping experience on the part of a customer who is connected to an entire village.
Land-based Casinos Can be a Good Place to Meet People
So, the bottom line here is that, while online casino gaming is better than land-based casino gaming for many reasons, the social interactions we can have at land-based casinos cannot be replicated online. If you choose to go to a land-based casino, make sure to have your time and money budget secure so that you don’t gamble away money that you don’t want to lose and that you don’t spend hours upon hours at the casino.
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