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I personally have very limited experience on cruise ships. And even less experience in the casinos on cruise ships. The idea of paying exorbitant sums to go out to sea on a craft filled from bow to stern with amenities, only sit inside in a windowless room sort of defeats the purpose. I mean, I swung through the casino on the one cruise I ever went on without breaking stride because it didn’t look one iota different than what you’d find in any other gaming establishment on land. To me, the only difference was we were in international waters, so there was no way of knowing whether an actual Gaming Commission was in charge of regulating these tables and machines. So I kept walking to the bar by the pool where the…

