| It's a jungle out there! |
| Anything that occurs with what man devises will probably be comparable to a situation in nature. It is important to make this comparison in order to fully comprehend what exactly is it that man has devised. In mans' busy world of gaming we have casinos. Most people will tell you that there is nothing in nature that is comparable to such a man-made device as a casino. How wrong they are. The Venus Fly Trap This plant has an appeal to insects. They are attracted to it because of the promise of enjoying its' sweet nector. I need not explain the rest of this story. So you see, even casinos have existed in nature before man has pondered this very, seemingly clever, strategy. It's called entrapment, a lure, being pulled in hook, line, and sinker, or a zillion other things. Now, sometimes it is difficult to co-exist in an environment where the powerful will cause the scales to be imbalanced. In a shared water hole in the African jungle there are many creatures that live in and out of the water. There are also many creatures that come to the water hole to quench their thirst. Of course, as some of these creatures are resolving their thirst issues, others are contemplating resolving their hunger issues. Enter the alligator. After the alligator (the competent horse player) has picked its' prey and attempts to devour it, a hippo (the house) comes along and bites the alligator as a warning to give it up, and lose its' potential prize. (The house may do this by taking too much commission out of the players' winnings, thereby rendering the player a consistant and long term loser.) Why does the hippo do this? Probably just to relish the fact that it is bigger than the alligator. (In the case of the house, this is called power.) In the end, the hippo did not consume much of the alligators' efforts. Enter the scavengers (the people you see at the track scrounging around for a winning ticket on the floor.) Nothing goes to waste in nature. That's the way it should be. But man knows better. When the take is too much, the house experiences diminishing returns and it is hoped that the house will then lower the take to attract more players. Unfortunaley, the small players do not care about this factor and the house will get away with an excessive take far too many times. If the hippo were to keep doing this to the alligator, the alligator would not survive. In nature there is balance, so all of these creatures will survive, provided that man does not tamper with this very delicate formula. It is hoped that the tracks (and players) will learn from nature. We can all learn from the examples that nature provides us with. But who thrives in nature? Who thrives in the 'SPORT OF KINGS'? Please click here to continue... |
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