Thursday, February 4, 2010

Casino Royale

The other day while I was walking through the ships casino, I saw a man slumped in front of a slot machine, the picture of despair. I can only conjecture that he had lost a lot of money and ruined his vacation.

And tonight as I sat at the casino bar I was joined by a lady named Cynthia. Cynthia was mad. She had just lost $300US playing the slots, and had blown her vacation.

She was angry at Carnival and she was angry at the bartenders; but mostly she was angry at herself, though she refused to admit it.

I am not personally averse to gambling, but there is no dumber form of gambling than playing slot machines on a cruise ship. 

I guess some people just can't help themselves as they turn their dream vacation into a nightmare of gambling losses.

Good luck next time Cynthia!