Betting, Something that we need to Control
By N.K.

Betting. It's like smoking and drinking, so addictive. Granted, I don't smoke nor drink, but some of whom I know did, told me this. The fact we can't explain why is it addicting, makes it more indulgent. From small betting, like who will end up with who in the latest episodes of 90210, to whether the ball will fall in black or red at the roulette table.

Ironic, isn't it? To place our lives on man-made machines. So fun for us to proof our choices are right, even after three consecutive loss. On the other hand, we will just continue playing, even after several winnings, just to end up at one lost. Come on, don't tell me you don't expect that.

Funnily, the prizes faded like vapor when we bet like crazy for days. Remember how many times we pulled the lever to get the three strikes of cherries to be aligned? Damn frustrating.

Casinos are focused betting centre. We already implemented betting since our childhood. I don't like betting, I never bet. Or so I think. Then, I remembered. My childhood interactive games. Slot machine-lie games ? Check. Blackjack? Check. Solitaire? Check. Oh, don't lie to me, you do bet with your friends about who will finish it first. Even fifty cents is still a bet.

Is it wrong, is it right? I don't know. If it's the idea of getting rich without earning it, it doesn't sound right to me. Like plucking apples from other people's farm. For all we know, when we won a million dollars, we've already invested twice or triple of what we won.'Betting' definitions are different for people. Some considered betting only when it involves money, some considered it is when we choose something based on luck, some don't even consider it anything. There are no definitive answer to define betting. Betting can be thought a source of evil, it can also be thought the last saving grace. Betting can be for the desperate, or for those who just want to enjoy a game of luck.

So, betting...I'm trying to be subjective the best I can here. We can't avoid it, but we can learn to control it.

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