o you know the number one reason why we lose at the casino? If you think it’s the house edge, you’re wrong. That’s the second reason. The main reason we lose at the casino is because there’s a little urchin that comes out from time to time, most often uninvited, and he’s the reason we lose.
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ate best when we adhere to a schedule. The human body is capable of doing incredible things, but only when treated properly. All of us who participate in gambling for entertainment purposes can point to at least one casino trip where we could have made better choices. We lost because we were our own worst enemy.
This urchin, who’s actually more like an imp, enjoys the challenge of going up against the casino. He sees himself as some sort of superhero who can defy all odds. The 24/7 rhythm of the casino doesn’t intimidate him. We humans and our biorhythms, on the other hand, are not equipped to do what the little urchin inside of us can. But we try anyway, to no avail.
We’ve all been guilty of gambling late into the night, way past when our bodies were telling us that it was time to quit. And, how many of us have come home with screaming headaches due to eye strain or not hydrating ourselves enough while at the casino? What about the times we ate everything in sight for dinner at the buffet because we gambled through lunch?
The fact of the matter is no human being can match the casino’s rhythm because human beings are creatures of habit. We oper-
When we neglect our normal routine and we don’t treat our bodies right then bad things usually happen. If we’re leaving
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