One of the more important business lessons I have learned happened in a casino. I am not a huge gambling fan, but I was in Atlantic City for a friend’s bachelor party, many moons ago, and ‘when in Rome do as the Romans do.’ Since I had some rudimentary knowledge of blackjack, I tried to find a table, but even ’back in the day’ all of the tables were $20/hand or higher. Even at this price, all of the tables were full with waits.
I watched people fork over fistfuls of Andrew Jacksons only to get a few brightly colored plastic chips in return. That’s when it dawned on me: the poker chip is the world’s most perfect and nefarious invention. When you exchange your money for a poker chip, the chip quits being cash, and becomes something else…Read On…
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