Are you a gamblin' man?

Maybe a Gamblin' woman? I dont profess to know much about gambling. Last time I stepped foot in a Casino, I was 17 years old and on a family vacation in Vegas with my parents. It IS a goal to get over sometime soon to check out the new Hollywood Casino, but the plan is to be cautious.

The reason I ask this question of you; if you are a gambling person, is because of something that sparked my interest in this subject recently. A conversation I was a part of.

The subject was a seller and a buyer, trying to come to agreement about price. It ALWAYS comes down to price. The agent dealing with this was frustrated because the buyer and seller were only about $2000 apart, and she COULD NOT figure out how to get this deal together. One of the owners here at Country Mile had a GREAT analogy, one that really resounded with me.

The sellers had a CLEAN offer of $198000. They were argueing over $2000 bucks.

So, lets say you went to the Casino. You have $198,000 sitting in front of you. Money in your pocket, ready to go. Do you honestly think you would place that $198,000 back on the betting table in order to make $2000? I doubt I would. No, I KNOW I wouldn't take a chance like that.

Yet day after day, thats what people do. Pride, emotions, memories, plans...it all gets in the way.

It doesn't matter if the deal is $30,000 or 1 million. Is it REALLY worth betting a sure thing in order to gain such a small amount, or worse yet, just as a matter of pride?

Would YOU bet $198,000 to prove a point?