Still, even armed with that knowledge, I was surprised to find this recent posting on Bellingham Craigslist:
"We are looking for a blackjack dealer with appropriate attire to deal at our wedding! It would be a fun game for prizes. No real cash. We need you August 11 from 8-midnight. Please email if you are interested!"
Location of wedding
- check. Caterer - check. Music - check. Someone to watch Aunt Esmeralda who drinks too much and tends to wander away - check. Blackjack, poker, slot machines, craps and roulette tables with play money so no one loses their life savings and gets into drunken fights - check.Another business opportunity lost to my inability to understand what people really want.
Is getting married a gamble? The current statistics for all marriages say about 50% end in divorce. Of those, 6 to 8 years is the typical range before the couple divorces. Those are the odds.
In gambling, the odds are heavily in the favor of the casinos, yet individuals spend billions of dollars on gambling every year. Compared to a little ball randomly slamming around a roulette wheel with about a 6% shot at winning, a 50-50 chance starts to look pretty good.
Unlike gambling, however, in a marriage you can stack the odds in your favor. There are factors that are out of your control but the majority of the factors in a marriage that have the biggest impact are in your hands. Much like anything else, if you are willing to work at it your life experience will help stack the odds in your favor. Once you do that, it is no longer a gamble.
Perhaps it is fitting, after all, to play blackjack at your wedding, as it is a good example of what your marriage will not be: against the odds. Deal me in.
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