[dynimagelv]

this is the STUPIDEST F'n thing I have ever seen...reward employers cause they can't run a business and pay real wages...NOT high wages just REAL wages.

[quixotic59]

This issue is not a joke. Very quietly, every day, in this counry there is a movement towards the erosion of the middle class and the working class. The truth, that many are missing, is that this is a direct result of all the deregulation that has gone on since the Reagan administration. Without getting political, certain factions whose battle cry is "Too much government", are really serving the interests of big business. The ONLY check on abusive business practices is the government. CEO salaries are at an all time high. The top 1% of earners has increased their wages by 33%. The middle class is still at 1990 levels. Not adjusted, but actual 1990 earnings.
The anti union movement is an off shoot of this. Unions annoy big companies. While a union may not be a perfect organization, it keeps a company from steamrolling its workers.
The whole real estate debacle, the over development of real estate, bank manipulations, (all of which have affected las vegas directly) are a consequence of unbridled greed. The little guy has to wake up and realize that little battles like minimum wage have a domino affect.
When minimum wage goes down, salaries of higher paid workers will also be affected. This chain reaction flows all the way until the very top where it is actually reversed.
The more a company saves on wages and benefits, the more it compensates its "executives".
It's just sad.

[tonetls]

Is there anyone here that actually gambles for a living--BJ, Baccarat, Craps?

I know many say no-way but there must be some who do. I only need to earn $200 day and do it 5 days a week. If so, how do I learn to do it and from whom/where? I need a change in life NOW!

thanks all........

[dynimagelv]

you are the kind of person that makes Las Vegas great.....bring money sucka

[unf0rgiven6262]

Originally Posted by tonetls

Is there anyone here that actually gambles for a living--BJ, Baccarat, Craps?

I know many say no-way but there must be some who do. I only need to earn $200 day and do it 5 days a week. If so, how do I learn to do it and from whom/where? I need a change in life NOW!

thanks all........

There are people. 99.99% of people attempting this will blow their savings though. I read about a guy that would sit down at a video poker machine every day that had around 101% payback rate. He also knew perfect strategy so every hour he was making a profit of around 1%. It's still not a perfect science at that point but in general he was making profit. In order to do this he had to show up to the casino with a huge bank roll and be able to play thousands of hands per hour without flinching to make it worth it. And of course, not all the machines are the same so if someone was already using it he had to just wait around. I rarely gamble anymore but does anyone know if there are still machines paying as high as 101-102%?

[vegaslocal55]

Very few people can make a living gambling, but we can make money playing poker. Poker is a game of skill (not "gambling")when played well & there are 1000s of pro poker players in town. (And remember "pro" doesn't mean famous or rich-a good player usually earns about $8-$20 an hour.)

[quixotic59]

Thanks Kimba!

[las vegas drunk]

Originally Posted by tonetls

Is there anyone here that actually gambles for a living--BJ, Baccarat, Craps?

The only people making a living at those games are the dealers. Blackjack is the only beatable game out of those three with card counting. However, most now casinos have card shuffling machines, and the ones that don't would quickly ban you for it.

[tijlover]

I try and put myself in the position of a business owner, and I'm dumbfounded how any of them stay in business during this recession, even so much as a Wal-Mart store.

I flirt with the idea, when retired in a few years, of merely opening up a small cafe or used bookstore, and it defeats me even to think about, even hiring one or two people, paying the rent, trying to just break even!

If I do, I'll probably do it solo, as I'm prone to panic attacks, worrying needlessly, giving up too easily, and why expose an employee to all that madness!

I could just see it, I open a small cafe, business goes great the first two months, business falters, I panic, fire the cook & waitress after I have to dip into my social security check to pay their wages, hang a closed sign in the window!

Increasingly, I'm looking at the perspective of a business owner and it's scarey to think about!

[BUGBULLY]

Originally Posted by tijlover

I try and put myself in the position of a business owner, and I'm dumbfounded how any of them stay in business during this recession, even so much as a Wal-Mart store.

I flirt with the idea, when retired in a few years, of merely opening up a small cafe or used bookstore, and it defeats me even to think about, even hiring one or two people, paying the rent, trying to just break even!

If I do, I'll probably do it solo, as I'm prone to panic attacks, worrying needlessly, giving up too easily, and why expose an employee to all that madness!

I could just see it, I open a small cafe, business goes great the first two months, business falters, I panic, fire the cook & waitress after I have to dip into my social security check to pay their wages, hang a closed sign in the window!

Increasingly, I'm looking at the perspective of a business owner and it's scarey to think about!

That is what we have been going through. We started our biz at the end of 2007, just when things started getting really bad. Not the best move. But year after year it gets easier to get over our slow time. It is very hard, but if you really want it to work, you do what you have to do to keep the doors open.

We work from home, it saves on everything, we have the extra room at our house to have an office. Plus, no more daycare for my daughter.