[jansdad]

They played that “wait for more sweets later” game on me when I was a toddler and I did very well and waited longer than the other kids.

But then with gambling, as you say, instant gratification somehow became very important. Now that I look back, I never enjoyed poker tournaments as much as cash games ‘cos with tournaments you had to wait many long hours before you’d win anything (if at all), whereas with cash games you could win any one hand.

Great point Vera, I never realized before how important role instant gratification plays with us gamblers.