Frank, we owe the negative EV gamblers of the world a debt of gratitude. If everyone heeded your advice then the last one out of Nevada bring the flag. Casinos could not exist if the masses were not willing to take the worst of it; video poker pros CANNOT EXIST without casinos.
You and I may not consider it entertainment but a lot of people do. There's nothing wrong with that. Let them have their fun. I had to think about this about 8 years ago when my nother and one of my sisters visited me in Las Vegas. I was showing them one of my haunts, the Horsehoe. They bolted for the bartops and played video blackjack. You know, the even money on blackjack sucker game.
What was I supposed to do, tell them not to play? Stand over them and say "No, don't play the hand that way, play it this way. Should I have marched them over to the 4 Queens 10/7 prog. and stand over them and tell them how to play? My mother don't like that kind of stuff. All I would be doing is turning it into work for them, AND ME!! They didn't come to Las Vegas to work. So I left them alone and let them have their fun. Sure they dusted some money off. So what? The only thing I straightened them out on was tipping $5 for a free drink.
There are a lot of professional people on this site that like to take casino vacations. What's wrong with them giving up a FEW tenths to get RFB. Nothing!
Let's don't forget Frank, if not for the negative expectation crowd, you and me would be stacking boxes for a living. Well, maybe not you but that's what I'd be doing.
