Lesson: How Casinos Work - The Simple Explanation/ExerciseL1

Listening Exercise

Watch the video and complete the text according to what you can understand. This is the story of Casinos and how they work. The story begins with a bunch of people. And these aren't just any other people. They're people with money. And these people get a great idea. They decide to put all of their money in a pile. Now, this pile is what we usually refer to as a Casino. Some people also call it a lottery. Now, at the Casino, these people play games, not only bet. They get to push buttons on machines that have lights and sounds. Sometimes the people even win the game and the machine makes really loud sounds. When this happens, it means that these people get to keep some of the money from the pile. As you can imagine, this makes those people very happy. Everyone sees those people that are happy and they realize that putting the money in a big pile was really a great idea, they want some money too. But, the Casino has a charge for making some of the people really happy. After all, nothing is free and the charge is the rest of the money. Which makes the Casino very happy, and leaves no money for everyone else. But, there is hope, because maybe someday they'll be the one pushing the button that makes the bright lights and loud sounds, and they'll get some of the money out of the pile. But, probably not. Unfortunately, this is the end of the story.