Reply To: An honest conversation about record keeping

On Short Coin Charlie said

• if they tell you, “Oh, I broke even”, that is almost never the case

“I broke even” means either “I don’t know, because I didn’t keep records, and then the vacation cash in my wallet got mixed in with gambling money, and then we split the check with the Leeways at Ping Pang Pong, and of course the bill went on Chet’s card so he could get the damn points on HIS card, and then all the tip money everywhere we went came out of my wallet too, and then I gave my old lady some cash that one time, so I really have no idea if won or lost this trip”

“…and I’m not counting the $120 I lost playing Blackjack the time Cheryl took forever to go the can before we ate breakfast because I told her to go before we left the room, and she said she was ready, and then she changed her mind as soon as we got out of the elevator, and I had nothing else to do once we were already downstairs, so I would never have gambled at all just then except, I had nothing to do while I was waiting for her, so that loss doesn’t actually count…”