Slots

I have discovered an afinity for slot machines. I like them... and I even win on them... sometimes. But I put it all back. Do I have a gambling problem? I don't think so. I limit my losses to $20 per hour, 24 hours a day.

I am an equal opportunity gambler. I have lost money in some of the nicest casinos in the world. I do wonder about the tacky themes some slot machines have. Who thinks these things up? There are James Bond slots, Dukes of Hazard slots, western theme slots, Chinese motif slots, cartoon slots, monster slots. At least there is enough taste not to use themes that are in very bad taste. There are no Charles Manson slots or Pearl Harbour slots. Mass murder does not attract money to slots unless it involves vampires, wolfpeople or zombies.

And the noise in the slot area of a casino is a mixture of bells, whistles, explosions, sirens, screams, and laughter that creates an unimanigible din, which floats out of the casino room and almost overpowers you with its intensity. But you get used to it, become entranced by it, entangled in its power; and it is not until you leave the casino slot room that you are aware of how peaceful the sound of daily life can be.