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Asians and gambling

Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:38 pm
Posted by ClientNumber9
Member since Feb 2009
9339 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:38 pm
I don't want this to come off as racist so let me explain- I live in about 30 miles from the Idaho panhandle (Spokane, WA) which is about the whitest, least diverse place in the country. You can drive around all day and not see a minority, especially Asians.

Yet, when I go to our small casino once a month or so, I see dozens of Asians (particularly Vietnamese) playing blackjack, craps and roulette. This isn't a once and awhile thing, either. It's every single time I go to the casino.

Further, my job carries me all over the country. In a given year I may be sent to 15-20 locations across the US for a week or so at a time. Often when I'm by myself in a new city I'll go play poker or hit the craps table and it's the same thing- Asians (again, Vietnamese in particular) are overwhelmingly represented. From big casinos in Vegas to Philadelphia to Florida to little casinos in Missouri, Asians are crowded around almost every table.

It's not like the sight of Asians bothers me but my curiosity is piqued. Has anyone else noticed this? If so, why do you think this phenomenon exist? Is there something in their culture that predisposes them to gambling?
This post was edited on 10/27/16 at 3:02 pm
Posted by rondo
Worst. Poster. Evar.
Member since Jan 2004
77416 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:39 pm to
quote:

I don't want this to come off as racist so let me explain




Didn't read any more but I'm guessing you said a lot of racist shite.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66622 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:40 pm to
i always seem to be at the blackjack table with that old asian bitch who complains about every hand i play.
Posted by The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Bucktown
Member since Nov 2012
3509 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:40 pm to
Harrahs in NOLA is always packed with the Asians
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
65531 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:41 pm to
You forgot to mention the cigarette smoking.
Posted by Theboot32
Member since Jan 2016
2435 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:41 pm to
well they are good at math... which should teach them gambling is a bad decision

but maybe they think their superior math skills will help them beat the casino...
Posted by BigVoodoo
Milky Way Galaxy
Member since Jul 2015
1140 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:42 pm to
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This post was edited on 10/28/16 at 1:34 pm
Posted by FulshearTiger
Member since Jul 2015
5277 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:42 pm to
Gamblers Anonymous International Hotline: 626-960-3500

The first step is admitting you had a problem. Good luck!
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116953 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:44 pm to
Macau is now the gambling capital of the world, ahead of Vegas.

Asians really really do love to gamble.
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
14847 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:45 pm to
Dragon Poker. There's a whole area in L'Auberge I avoid like the plague.
This post was edited on 10/27/16 at 2:46 pm
Posted by BoominHogtown
Quantico
Member since Dec 2012
421 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:46 pm to
quote:

Often when I'm by myself in a new city I'll go play poker or hit the craps table and it's the same thing- Asians (again, Vietnamese in particular) are overwhelmingly represented. From big casinos in Vegas to Philadelphia to Florida


I'll make a bet with you right now that you didn't see anyone in the casinos you frequented in FL
This post was edited on 10/27/16 at 2:47 pm
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
18968 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:46 pm to
Cultural thing. Huge casinos over there on Macau. They are also heavily into numerology.
Posted by PairofDucks
Member since Jul 2016
4992 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:46 pm to
I have never seen this in the Colorado casinos. I'm not saying that you're wrong; my experience is just different.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67601 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:47 pm to
gambling is like catnip to asians
Posted by Christopher Columbo
Member since Jun 2015
2143 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:48 pm to
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
22011 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:49 pm to
I seen an Asian guy loose $12,000 on a roulette wheel in about 20 minutes. My wife was astounded he lost so much so quick. But yeah, casinos have lots of Asians and they always playing table games.
Posted by El Magnifico
La casa de tu mamá
Member since Jan 2014
7017 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:51 pm to
quote:

ClientNumber9
Sounds like you have a gambling problem
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
110063 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:52 pm to
Yes. They fricking love to gamble. Macau makes more in 2 months than Vegas does in a year.
Posted by lodestone
Member since Aug 2016
32 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:53 pm to
winner winner chicken dinner!
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
23792 posts
Posted on 10/27/16 at 2:57 pm to
quote:

Asians and gambing


Yea, some shifty Asian tried to gamb me last night.
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