On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 03:07:03 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, July 29, 2019 at 4:26:21 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 4:02:54 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> > On 2019-07-28 9:53 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>> > > On Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 12:54:36 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> > >> On 2019-07-28 6:44 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> > >>> On 7/28/2019 5:19 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>>> I don't blame them, for the most part the land they got is kind of
>> > >>>> shitty - suitable only for growing casinos.
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Love of casinos probably is greater than love of a sacred site.
>> > >>
>> > >> There is a casino in Niagara Falls about 15 miles down the road from me.
>> > >> I went through it once and was surprised that most of the people there
>> > >> looked so depressed.
>> > >
>> > > My guess is it's because they realize that the deck is stacked against them.
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > They should have realized that before they went there. Casinos count on
>> > those poor sucker being willing to drop a certain amount of money and
>> > considering it the cost of a fun evening out. When they start running
>> > low on cash they are desperate to win it back. If they get a significant
>> > win they are likely to keep feeding the machine in the hope of an even
>> > bigger win. It's pretty sad.
>>
>> What most people don't know is that the Hawaiians love to gamble and they love Las Vegas. My guess is that it's some kind of Asian thing.
>
>It's certainly a sign that they're unfamiliar with the laws of probability.

Maybe being between cultures means people end up only valuing money.