Scott, I think you might have misinterpreted my statement. When I stated that you cannot win in casino backed games, I mean over the long haul. Not one evening, three months or even 3 years.

I must assume your young of age and have yet to experience the lessons of the elders.

I believe that those slot machine syndicates are well monitored and are not allowed to win too much money before they are escorted out of the casino. Their bankroll is hugh and can sustain the swings.

I'd love for you to honestly tell us how your doing a year from now with your $8,000 bankroll. If your married, I sure pity your wife and God forbid if you have children to support.

I think probably the worse thing that could have happened to you is for you to be a winner at this stage of your gambling life. Take it for what it's worth. You're leading yourself into a feeling of false security.

In your spare time, take a ride to North Las Vegas sometime. I doubt if there is a person there that didn't feel the same way you did when they began gambling.