I’m sure you’ve heard the reports that US land casinos announced a dramatic decline in revenue for 2009, and analysts are scrambling to determine why this is so. Lots of excuses were given, but the best we heard this week was that the weather had a lot to do with it. Ok, so we can accept that the storms of the past month or so may have kept more people indoors and prevented them from traveling to their favorite gambling destinations, but – honestly – there is a limit to how much we can blame on the weather! And certainly a 10.4% decline of revenues in Nevada is WAY past that limit. I think the land casino industry needs to admit that players simply prefer online gambling because of the choice available to them and the convenience of wagering wherever and whenever. Just a thought.
So here’s a cool weather related joke we heard this week:
A priest and a pastor from the local churches are standing on the side of the road, pounding a sign into the ground that reads:
The End is Near!
Turn Yourself Around Now!
Before it’s Too Late!
As a car sped past them, the driver yelled: “Leave us alone, you crazy religious nuts!”
From the curve they heard screeching tires and a big splash.
The priest turns to the pastor and asks, “Do you think the sign should just say “Bridge Out?”
