That moment when you are done with not just a job...

[smileyeagle1021]

And even when they lose on individual bets, I read that casinos will use those instances of people winning to promote their casino as a way of saying, "Hey look! This guy won big at our casino! It could happen to you too!"

Yup, I used to work at a place that had the slogan "we love winners", and our joke was, yeah, because the winners encourage the losers to come in. Where I work now will deliver up to $10k jackpots to you directly at your machine, discretely of course, but just not discrete enough that everyone around you realizes you just got something big, this area is hot, better double down while the going is good.

[WishfulSpirit]

I'd recommend Changing Careers for Dummies. Great book about the ins and outs of finding the right fit and landing your dream job.

[wolfie]

Yep, unlike the customers, the casinos don't flirt with Lady Luck. They hoist a few beers with Old Man Probability.

[Mr Hero]

Rule #1 of gambling: "The house" always wins...

And even when they lose on individual bets, I read that casinos will use those instances of people winning to promote their casino as a way of saying, "Hey look! This guy won big at our casino! It could happen to you too!"

[Chromatix]

Second the climate thing. I hate hot weather roughly as much as Jester hates the cold. So he's the one who lives in Florida, and I'm the one who lives in Finland.

[wolfie]

Of course, "climate" also includes the probable reaction if someone finds out about a controversial aspect of your personal life. For example, if you're an AD&D player:

Good climate: "Which edition? One of my friends is running a 2nd level campaign, and Joe in housekeeping knows someone running a Pathfinder campaigh."

Bad climate: "We don't need devil worshipers like you in this town!"

[Shyla]

I say pick a new place to live partly based on climate. Do you want sun or snow? Changing seasons or not? Which natural disaster can you best live with: earthquake, tornado, blizzard, flood, etc. there will be a couple of states with that climate and then you can check CPA requirements.

[CyberLurch]

My dad is the only one in my family who gambles (and even he does so infrequently and with a set budget) and his biggest win was $1000 on the airport slot as we were heading home from Reno. He put it in for shits and giggles.

I'd giggle and possibly shit if I won $1000.

Hell, I'd probably do it for $10.

[Strathclyde]

My dad is the only one in my family who gambles (and even he does so infrequently and with a set budget) and his biggest win was $1000 on the airport slot as we were heading home from Reno. He put it in for shits and giggles.

[Seshat]

I'm not familiar enough with the US to give you location recommendations, smiley, but I do say 'good for you' for deciding when to just up and change industries.

And the Reno folks who are going all 'you should be proud of the casinos' are ... bleargh. You're you, not them. Your feelings and opinions are unique to you, and you're entitled to have them.

[pzychobitch]

You just described my relationship with cookies. And ice cream.

described my relationship with pizza 100%

[Aria]

I won a T-shirt on a wheel-of-fortune today at the plasma center...

It's red.

Th-th-that's ...

Oh no, a red shirt?!? We'll all bring flowers.

[dalesys]

I won a T-shirt on a wheel-of-fortune today at the plasma center...

It's red.

Th-th-that's ...

[EricKei]

My biggest win ever was on a Wheel of fortune gimmick slot machine where I got the biggest available payoff short of the jackpot -- $250. I had been in the casino less than half an hour, and playing for less than ten miutes. My dad and his friend looked at me kinda funny when I pocketed my winnings and said that I'd done what I went there to do/was ready to leave I ended up waiting for them for another four hours, eventually breaking down and losing another $40 in a different slot machine.

[dawnfire]

I've always been told that the best machines are near the entrance because they want you to see people winning when you go by

my biggest win ($700) in a casino was off a machine near the door. hubby was drooling over a high powered boat, which was the big jackpot. I wandered over to nearest bank of machines.I threw 2 dollars into a recently vacated machine and got $700 much to the disgust of the lady next to me who had just vacated the machine.