Luck Be A (Silent) Lady Tonight

I'd like to open a lunch time poll. No, this is not about which Heather is prettiest, or which flavor of cornnuts are tastiest (kudos to those who get this reference), but about gambling etiquette.

As you may know, I just returned from a trip to Atlantic City where my husband and several other menfolk were gambling. I also returned from a trip to Atlantic City where I was scolded for "being really annoying" whilst said husband was gambling.

Well, excuuuuuuuse me!

And so dear reader, I turn to you.

I am of the school where "serious" gambling is conducted during business hours, or at the very least, while (mostly) sober. And any gambling past midnight, following several rounds of drinks at home/at a bar/from a giant plastic cup on the boardwalk, can no longer be categorized as "serious. "

Honestly. If you don't want drunk people to be annoying while you are gambling, then don't gamble when you are hanging out with drunk people. Or when you are also drunk and taking yourself way too seriously.

And if you are so inclined to put on your serious hat while gambling after hours, it is my opinion that you should inform others to go have fun some place else, instead of stewing about said annoyances in silence at the craps table.

Completely hypothetical example, of course.

But seriously, as a non-gambler, I just don't get it. Casinos aren't exactly fortresses of solitude, so why am I the one who is distracting?

Personally, I would love it if someone livened up my craps roll with nursery rhyme quips including, "ten, ten, for the men!" and "six, six, pick up sticks!" But that is probably because I am awesome.

The punch line of this entire rant is that with all my annoyances, CinS actually ended up winning money when I was around, and when he was alone, he won bubkis.

So what’s your opinion gang? Can a little liveliness bring luck, or does it distract from beating games of chance that heavily favor the house? I count on you to vindicate or school me. Cast your votes to the right.