Venture To Thunder Valley

The Director was prudent and HH practiced his lines. E. had no luck; neither did I.

At one point, I tried to access money a second time via ATM card, but was denied. I tried using a VISA card, but couldn't remember the PIN. Instead, as instructed, I picked up a headset, and over the cacophony of ringing slot machines, could barely hear some kind of warning or lecture about problem gambling. I was then asked if I wanted to make a point-of-sale withdrawal, but by this time I was getting impatient, and getting mad. No one on Earth is more impatient than the problem gambler wanting to chase his stake. I was so out-of-there!

The question is, who put up these new barriers? Probably not the casino, since half their income is from problem gamblers chasing their stakes. Probably not the state, since they share in that income. Probably not Gambler's Anonymous, or a similar organization, since they have no entree. I'm thinking it's the banks, since the cost of credit has gone up, and no one is a worse risk than the problem gambler.

This is a good thing (however annoying).

Loss for the evening: $403.00