I've been driving taxi on this island for eighteen years and I've noticed the casino crowd falls into two types: the ones who study before they go, and the ones who learn lessons at the table. A longtime regular customer, a retired fisherman, once showed me the Courtenay Casino reference he checks before every visit — hours, busy times, the whole picture. He swears it's why he never has a bad night, even when he loses. I took his advice on my own birthday last year, set a limit, stuck to it, and had the most relaxing evening I'd had in months. Lost thirty dollars, gained a new tradition. The fisherman says limits are the whole game. Eighteen years of driving around this island and I'm still learning from my passengers.