2010 - What will you be doing?

[Jasminebed]

I expect 2010 will include more money lost at the Landbased Casinos, as a return to health allows me to get about more.

I did pretty well in 2009 online, I'm down less than $600 with deposits in the 5 figures. $190 of that is the cost of my prepaid, and $136 in Moneybookers and bank fees for incoming wires. I've had a ton of play, some highs and lows, and endless hours of entertainment, so no regrets. I still have a little left to play with in a couple of accounts and a little in Moneybookers, so there is still a chance I could end ahead, or about $700 down.

[johnnyoyo]

Planning on making Dec. 31, 2009 my last night of playing online casinos (unless the U.S. passes some legislation to regulate and legalize online casinos). Sticking to land based.
Happy New Year Everybody

[DaveG39]

With 2010 almost upon us, I was wondering if fellow members here have any gambling plans for the new year.

Perhaps you have had a bad year and on reflection have decided to gamble less. Maybe you will be trying different software or have a new strategy.

Or if you are one of the lucky ones, perhaps it will be business as usual and you hope for more of the same in 2010 from your gaming.

Myself I will be taking less bonuses and smaller but more frequent cashouts.
As I am happy and settled at the casinos I play at, I don't intend changing these.

Whatever it is, lets hope everybody here has a prosperous year at the casinos in 2010!

Mike

I was going to put up something like this after the 1st, but, since someone beat me to it (lol)...

I just re-entered the online gambling scene in April '09 and I ended up ahead by a little over 1.7k on deposits of a little under 6k (minus bank/qt fees which I don't keep track of).

For 2010 I am going to change my strategy slightly. In '09 I was very superstitious. I played my favorite games in the same order every time, which meant I only got to play some of them in real mode very rarely. In 2010 I resolve to even this out a bit by starting my next session with the game I ended the last session on instead of going back to #1 on my favorites list every time. All the games on my favorites have an RTP of between 97 and 99+ and all are relatively low variance, so this should be safe. Also, in '09, all my winnings went back into the account from where they came. In 2010 I plan to use a portion of my winnings to augment my normal monthly IRA contribution.

[KasinoKing]

Or if you are one of the lucky ones, perhaps it will be business as usual and you hope for more of the same in 2010 from your gaming.

Yup - that's me.
But my New-Year's resolution will be to try to be more patient & controlled; I have found myself throwing all common sense (and lots of good winnings) out the window far too often in the last 6-months. I think this is due to impatience; I usually feel like I haven't got enough time to do all the gambling I'd like to, so I tend to rush & go for the big, fast hits instead of the slow building which has been the key to my success for so many years.
I may have to play less casinos (bonuses) so I don't feel this pressure.

KK in vegas? Perhaps he could bring a hot babe along to log his stats out there.

Alas my Hot Babe (my lovely wife) will probably not be coming with me; our little girl will be only just over 2 in May, and two 14-16 hour flights might be just a bit too much for her.

KK

[same_old]

my punting seems to be getting less and less each year with online gambling anyway and having a new baby in the works throws a lot of this sort of stuff out the window, old day's I would have a few hundred left over after each fortnight and I would have a little dabble but now baby Ben is here I prefer to spend my money on him.

I will still probably spend say $100-$200 per month for shits and giggles but that doesnt affect my bills etc at all.

IF anything, I want to try and be a little like KK and be diligent in my betting which I never am, always want the bigwin (just like winbig).

probably going to play more poker in the new year and see how that goes.

[nisosbar]

Ironically, for all those who say they are going to switch to poker because of casino losses, I started out playing poker, and lose, whereas with casinos, I am either breakeven or a little ahead for 2009.

But as to what I plan to do in 2010, I will probably deposit and play less, on a select few sites, using an amount determined by a budget formula. And I will probably try to schedule my gambling time, in order to give my time structure, which I find works well for me, even if we are talking about leisure. And as Secret stated, I will endeavor to read more and pursue healthier activities and hobbies.

I do not believe I will play much at B&M, as it's a PITA getting to AC, but I will maybe check out some of the newer casinos, like that one in PA. There is also a new one slated to open next year near Philly.

By the way, New Year's Eve last year was unreal - is that typical? That is, do the online casinos loosen the slots on New Year's Eve, because I kept hitting and hitting and hitting, couldn't lose. So honestly, I've been looking forward to New Year's Eve all year, to retest my theory!

Anyway, good luck, health and happiness to all in 2010!