I GAMBLED MY PAYCHECK FOR A FREE CRUISE

Editorial Summary

The creator explores the question of how much money must be risked in a cruise ship casino to earn a free cruise. To fund this experiment, he generated three thousand dollars in revenue from long-form YouTube walking tours of various ships. He and his partner, Jenny B, traveled on the Sky Princess with a combined bankroll of three thousand five hundred dollars. Jenny B played the slot machines with two thousand dollars, while the creator played blackjack with fifteen hundred dollars. Throughout the voyage, the creator describes the social atmosphere of the casino and his personal strategy of attempting to secure an early win to manage the mental stress of gambling. Ultimately, the results of the experiment were unexpected. While the creator ended the cruise with a profit of eight hundred dollars, he only received five hundred dollars in free play. Conversely, despite losing her entire two thousand dollar bankroll, Jenny B received an offer for a free interior stateroom including drinks, Wi-Fi, and casino free play. The creator concludes that the loser of the gambling experiment was actually the one who secured the free cruise.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.