I work...
.... as an inspector in a Casino. I've seen some pretty dumb bets made by a lot of dumb pretty people. Doubling down on a Blackjack score of twenty, for example. Betting on odd 'because my favourite number is 30'. I could go on.

But the biggest and quickest waste of money i've ever seen came a few years ago. A chinaman walks up to my roulette table, throws me £3000 to change into cash chips, and plasters the layout, covering virtually every single number except one.

Twenty seconds later, that number comes in. I clear the chips and keep my head down, avoiding eye contact and bracing myself for a barrage of abuse and death threats that never materialise.
Looking up, i see the chinese fella giggle a few times, then walk off with a smile on his face.

All good fun, eh?
(searlichek, Mon 11 May 2009, 9:43, Reply)