Games of chance have long been a part of societies. From dice, spinning tops, or playing cards, we have always wanted to win big on luck. The modern casino, however, offers an interesting perspective to take seriously what happens when we place bets.   Matt read some quotes from The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Project Gutenberg   Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program Review British Columbia - Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices   BC Lottery Corporation's self-exclusion program not keeping gamblers out - CBC News   Gambling addict takes B.C. Lottery Corp. to court - CBC News   William R. Eadington (ed.) Gambling and society : interdisciplinary studies on the subject of gambling.   Cotte. J. (1997). Chances, Trances, And Lots of Slots: Gambling Motives And Consumption Experiences. Journal of Leisure Research, 29(4), 380-406.   We thank The Band Alexander,an alt-pop group from Indianapolis, Indiana, for letting us play some tracks off of their new debut EP ‘Playing Basements’. You can find The Band Alexander on: Bandcamp: https://thebandalexander.bandcamp.com/releases | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BandAlexandr/ | Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3NuMZiYQ6ZwbwDX2JNkhOJ   Concluding thought: In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win. -George Bernard Shaw   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow #PodernFamily #Podmosphere, #UnderDogPods, and #2PodsADay on Twitter and Facebook for the best in indie podcasts. Listen More. Listen Indie.   If you enjoy podcasts and need a better way to find, review, and share shows you love check-out Podknife at https://podknife.com. For updates on the new shows added to the Podknife database and for a featured podcast of the day, follow https://twitter.com/podknife. Podknife: Podcast reviews for everyone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------   If you enjoyed this episode, we strongly urge you to make a donation to the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund and/or the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Please help continue Gord's charitable & activist work. He left us with memories and a lifetime of music to enjoy. Helping the causes he cared about is the best way we can thank him now. https://www.downiewenjack.ca/ https://give.umanitoba.ca/nctr http://secretpath.ca/   Follow us on Twitter: @The_SIM_Pod and on Facebook @thesimpod Email us: semiintellectual@gmail.com Subscribe to the podcast: https://thesim.podbean.com/feed/ iTunes: https://goo.gl/gkAb6V Stitcher: https://goo.gl/PfiVWJ GooglePlay: https://goo.gl/uFszFq Corrections & Additions webpage: http://thesim.podbean.com/p/corrections-additional-stuff/   Please leave us a rating and a review, it really helps the show! Intro Music: Song "Soul Challenger" appearing on "Cullahnary School" by Cullah Available at: http://www.cullah.com Under CC BY SA license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Semi-Intellectual Musings does not own any of the songs played in this episode. Follow links above for proper attribution.