Douglas Rushkoff Quotes

Sex is a slotmachine.

Why do people play the lottery, or why do people gamble, period? You know, it's with the hope of winning something more.

Without gambling, I would not exist.

High stakes, low stakes, poor or rich - people will find a way to gamble.

If I lose today, I can look forward to winning tomorrow, and if I win today, I can expect to lose tomorrow. A sure thing is no fun.

There's a game out there, and the stakes are high. And the guy who runs it figures the averages all day long and all night long. Once in a while he lets you steal a pot. But if you stay in the game long enough, you've got to lose. And once you've lost there's no way back, no way at all.

I've never been to Vegas, but I've gambled all my life.

You can go home with a lot of money with absolutely no skill.

I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.

Raffles are no fun.

If I gamble, I'll play roulette. My wife and I will play roulette, and that's about it. I'm not a heavy gambler.

The first time I walked by a crap table, I felt kind of funny.

Nothing is sacred to a gamester.

The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever.

My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.

Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation in every tavern.

My whole life has been about risk and reward.

It is not easy to get rich in Las Vegas, at Churchill Downs, or at the local Merrill Lynch office.

And then I did one called High Rollers and that was a lot of fun.

I've been in Vegas. That's where you get into the money thing. Boy, you get greedy in Vegas, you know. That's the only place that you can bet $25, get it up to $500 and refuse to quit.

If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

Buying a particular vintage because everyone tips it and then waiting for it to mature is like gambling. The thrill is in placing the bet. Once the race is run or the match is played, you'll either win or lose. Until that happens, you're caught in this wonderful, agonising sense of expectation.

At night when I can't sleep, I play blackjack online until I get tired or I lose my money.

Betting on the success of innovative technologies in the marketplace can carry all the uncertainty and risk that betting on the next card in the deck does at a blackjack table in Las Vegas. There is a factor of randomness that must be factored in, but precisely how to do so is anyone's guess.