Has it really been that long since I’ve posted here? Ah, well, that’s the holidays for you — and the gamble readers have with a blog done for love, not money (I don’t get paid to show up! lol)
I really got a kick out of The Rundown‘s post about the Superbowl, Money Ball: Between wings and commercials, you oughta be side betting. You needn’t be a fan of the Patriots or the Giants — or even give a crap about football to enjoy this one!
Artwork for a vintage paperback by Ernest Chiriaka.
Winner Take All Pulp Cover Ernest Chiriaka, 1959
Yes, I’m a fan of gambling; but I’m a fan of gambling responsibly. Gambling, like anything else in life, is a matter of moderation. Treated like any other form of entertainment, i.e. spend only what you can afford to spend and make sure it’s only a part of your life, gambling is fine. But it would be remiss of me not to mention this blog on the subject poverty, casinos, and minorities: A Black Woman’s Reflections on Casino Gambling. Of particular note is this post on addressing gambling through therapy:
Last month, I mentioned that I found a site that offered gambling therapy online while it also actively promoted gambling. Well, as it turned out, that site, which really is a UK based gambling site, was doing what most casinos do: offering help to clean up the mess of gambling addictions after the damage has been done.
In the United States casinos are required to set aside a fixed amount of money to fund gambling hotlines and to post in the casinos and on their advertisements the number to call to get help. For most people, it is much too late. By the time they reach out for help, they are in deep financial trouble and emotional distress and usually don’t know where to turn, since there are so few facilities or counselors trained to deal with gambling addictions.
Recently, someone mentioned an online gambling therapy group that is not in cahoots with the gambling industry. This gambling therapy site is connected to the Gordon Moody Association, which provides residential treatment for compulsive gamblers. Gordon Moody is in the UK; the gambling therapy site is international and apparently is moderated by gambling addiction counselors.
It’s annoying o be playing a game of solitaire and having someone over your shoulder, telling you what moves to make. …But if you are tired of playing alone, dressing like this will put an end to that. *wink* Via.
Topless Playing Solitaire
Don’t worry if you don’t understand all the terms; just note the kind of games women should play.
I’m thinking of getting a vintage deck of nudie cards, like this one, for our couples games. We always play girls against the guys because they think they are so much better at cards than we are. Not! If our boobs aren’t distracting enough, the cards might help us take more of the men’s money. I should tell you ladies, though, that bosoms and bits don’t distract at the poker tables with serious players; they make themselves immune. Until after they win big. Then what they say about a fool and his money is true. And the one time a nice pair can beat anything else *wink*
Vintage Nude Earl Moran Pinup Deck Of Cards
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Connecting our love and fashion and the “girls aren’t good a math” issue…
BUST Magazine covers the news that a new report says girls feels they must choose between femininity and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM):
By analyzing institutional and interpersonal obstacles that might be to blame, True Child suggests, “these trends are connected to girls’ perception of STEM as masculine and their internalization of feminine norms. Girls are caught in a ‘double conformity’ bind, in which they must opt out of femininity or opt out of STEM.”
Perhaps this explains the plethora of shopping available at gambling meccas like Las Vegas; while high rollers etc. are given more “masculine” perks.
