Bingo Gambling and The Tao

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• It may seem strange to equate Bingo gambling with
  Taoist philosophy, but it may be because gambling
  is so much a part of and widely accepted in
  Chinese culture.
• The very first recorded history of playing cards
  date back to 9th century China which makes sense
  being that they were the inventors of writing
  paper. The first book written with reference to
  playing cards dates to the Tang Dynasty (618-907)
  called Yezi Gexi. By the 11th century playing
  cards could be found throughout Asia featuring
  many of the 108 heroes of Lan Shun found in the
  Chinese classic the "Water Margin."
• In the 16th century playing cards had made their
  way to France and it is there that they began
  using the suits of picture cards that we are
  familiar with today based on figures of French
  nobility.
• Taoist philosophy is said to be nearly 6,000
  years old and came to prominence with the
  teachings of The Yellow Emperor, Huang Ti, the
  first emperor of China. With many of their
  scientific discoveries such as mathematics and
  astronomy, there was also a deep connection to
  astrology, symbology (a science of symbols and
  their effects), numerology and many forms of
  mysticism.
• In the 7th Pillar of Taoism, "The Tao of
  Mastery," The symbol for water is K'AN and
  states, "to be successful and fortunate, risk
  must be taken." Luck to the antique Taoists was a
  method of switch and judgment.

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• Evidently in all betting, timing is an
  significant issue. Regardless of the type of
  gambling, all of it's forms tend to run in
  cycles, both winning and losing ones. It is the
  skill which one navigates through these cycles
  that the player conveys their level of control
  over the outcome Inspector Bingo.
• The first serious studies of gambling in the 20th
  century were done by economists who expressed
  their confusion that gambling is a losing
  proposition and in effect, irrational behavior.
  In 1945 William Vickery, a renowned economist,
  decided that betting should be slow not in
  probable gains but by the cash a bettor doesn't
  have that seems to be additional valuable to them
  than what he does have.
• The typical view is that gambling is
  self-destructive, undermines the work ethic and
  removes money that could be put to better uses in
  the economy. The notion that most people tend to
  gamble beyond their means remains unproven and
  was disputed in research conducted in 1966 in the
  "Economics of Gambling" published in London,
  England. In this study it was found to be an
  affective outlet for frustration, a relief from
  loneliness and a leveler of inequality among the
  economic classes.
• Many psychologists view gambling as a normal form
  of recreation and destructive only to the
  addicted. They specified that the answer lies in
  giving the bettor, not in the censure of betting
  as a entire.

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• The Iconic Bingo patron is courted with opulent
  surroundings, swimming pools, shops, shows, night
  life and "comped" amenities. The attraction is
  undeniable as an escape from tedious and
  purposeless occupations. Being confronted with
  the myth of success, when faced with
  insurmountable economic and social obstacles,
  makes the whole Bingo experience much easier to
  understand.
• My own opinion is that people who gamble solely
  for the thrills and excitement, with no care of
  the economic results, would do better to find a
  more fulfilling and less expensive hobby.
  Gambling is an isolated activity. It will not
  take the place of a meaningful relationship nor
  will it counteract feelings of alienation or
  loneliness. These are not reasons to gamble.
• Using any type of gambling to fill a void in ones
  personal life, something which it cannot do, is
  the type of gambling that can lead to devastating
  consequences.
• If you've ever been in a Bingo, there is one
  thing you've probably noticed more than anything
  else... that one thing is seeing people lose
  money. This happens because the amateur gambler
  enters into this competition without a basic
  knowledge of the odds of the games, a playing
  strategy or even a thought to proper money
  management. It's a careless way to handle ones
  money and does little to change the inevitable
  outcome.

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• Bingo love this type of gambler and spend a
  fortune attracting their business. With the odds
  squarely in their favor, the King Jackpot Bingo
  operators know that even though there are highly
  effective methods of playing that can shift those
  odds to the player, very few of them will invest
  the time or effort to use them.
• Common sense tells us that if everyone that
  gambles in Bingo lost, they would cease to exist.
  In order to attract losers you must have winners
  and it is just as easy to win at many Bingo games
  as it is to lose.
• I do not write for the weekend gamblers who are
  looking desperately to have a good time at any
  cost. Winning is not even in their vocabulary.
  They consider the possibility of winning to be
  remote as if being left completely to chance.
• It is the individual who is determined to win at
  any cost that I feel are most like myself. It is
  to these individuals that I offer the following.
  There does exist many ways to achieve your goal.
  Resolve that you will learn everything you have
  to in order to win consistently when risking your
  hard earned money gambling in Bingo. To me,
  nothing else makes sense.
• In the words of the ancient Taoist, Lao Tse
• "Fortune favors the prepared."
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