RE:RE:RE:RE:Deal or No Deal? One of my favourite people often says: "The more you play, the more you win!"
Casinos are offering escapism. Enjoyment of being present and the very enticing chance that you might walk away with a big payout. The same reason people speculate in penny stocks and tend to pick the dark horse.
Why is bitcoin rising? Why is Tesla valued at almost a trillion dollars? Why in 1630 did Dutch people pay 15x their annual earnings for one tulip bulb? (see: "Tulip Mania")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania People have been gambling for thousands of years, Casinos are just a pleasant way to participate in the action.
Yes, fellas, I hope to visit the Deerfoot, the Great Northern and the Boomtown after vaccines.
The monkeys who bought tulip bulbs in 1630 are the same people today dealing in bitcoin and Tesla. Humans don't change, they just find new ways to speculate and gamble.