The casino is just cheap entertainment for me. I go in on the first day with $500 and I will play all week long on that money. I have no expectation of coming out ahead. Occasionally I have left with a little more, usually I leave with a little less. The more I drink the more aggressively I play. Over the course of a cruise I think the worst I have done was a loss of $300 and the best I've done is up $300.
I keep saying I need to learn another game besides BJ. They tell me 3 card poker is fun.