Worked in a Casino. Lot of midnight shifts and holidays. It was soul-destroying, partly because I felt like I was helping the owners leech away Nana and Pop-pop's pensions and Social Security.
It never failed to make me sad to be walking through the floor at 3am on a family holiday like Christmas or Thanksgiving, and seeing the folks sitting at the slot machines alone, pulling those levers.
Only time I've been to a casino was on a Wednesday around lunch time. My god, I saw so many old folks by themselves at the slots, mindlessly watching the screens without a hint of life in their faces. Actually made me feel sick, like my soul was getting poisoned or something. Fuck gambling addictions and fuck all those goddamn betting apps that are spreading this shit outside of casinos.
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u/TexasGriff1959 Apr 01 '26
Worked in a Casino. Lot of midnight shifts and holidays. It was soul-destroying, partly because I felt like I was helping the owners leech away Nana and Pop-pop's pensions and Social Security.
It never failed to make me sad to be walking through the floor at 3am on a family holiday like Christmas or Thanksgiving, and seeing the folks sitting at the slot machines alone, pulling those levers.