And catching up from yesterday...
Casinos and I have a love-hate relationship. I love them when I come away from the roulette table ahead by $600, but hate them when the house "takes" my money. I used to do the slots, but then realized I'd rather have more "control" over whether or not I win or lose. -Thus, I started playing roulette.

Seriously, I started playing blackjack a few years ago, and found that as long as I stopped when I
should stop, that I would always come out ahead - by some amount - when I left the table. Of course, there have been those moments when I thought the streak would continue, and... Then I would think it would come back... And then... Well... Play and lose. Live and learn.
*As for slots - I remember laughing when I saw the "penny slots" in Australia in the Crown Casino. At that time, a "penny" there was a about a half-cent American, so... Then there were the nickel slots in Puerto Rico, and the "addicts" who would sit there all day - even "holding" their machines by placing their keys in the coin slots when they went on breaks".