My experience is mostly in live blackjack, and anyone who's played in a casino with even reasonable skill (knowing basic strategy), will witness countless shlubs throwing their money away. Some of these people are just in the casino to have a 'good time', and they look at their losses as the price they pay for the entertainment. It just hurts me to see this, because the casinos count on the clueless to make their money.
In poker, both online and live, the same situation occurs, maybe not to the same extent, but there certainly seem to be a lot of people that don't know really basic principles that are eager to part with their money. Like the bunch of college guys getting drunk at the poker tables at Hooters; they are there mainly to have fun. The big difference between the clueless at the blackjack tables, and the clueless at poker, is, of course, that it's not the casino that profits from bad players at poker, but the other players at the table.
Not that the casinos shouldn't make any money; they get their 'rake' no matter if the players are good or bad.
The thing with brick and mortar casinos is that they can be counted on to be honest. However, I'm still doubtful, despite what some of the 'experts' say, as to the honesty of the online sites.
Witness:
How Online Gamblers Unmasked Cheaters
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