Opinion: Don’t Take The E-Tabs Machine To The Bathroom

I was out to eat recently, and someone I was eating with nudged me to make me aware that someone in the restaurant/bar area was walking around with their e-tabs tablet. Sure enough, this player was taking a bathroom break, and they ended up taking the tablet to the bathroom with them. Yuck.

I'm Second-Guessing Playing E-Tabs

You read that right, the person playing the e-tabs brought the machine/tablet into the bathroom with them. I'm second-guessing playing on these machines now, as that just doesn't seem right.

The whole instance took me and the people I was dining with a few moments to process what had just happened, but after a few minutes, yes indeed, this person emerged from the restroom with the tablet in their hands.

Leave the game on the table/bar

I know e-tabs are popular, even after the change in gaming that took away the slot-like bonus play from the games, but really, can't we just set the tablet on the table/bar where you were? I don't think anyone is going to walk up and start playing.

A popular game, whether it's traditionally played or on a tablet

I've got family that, when they are in Minnesota, ask where they can play pulltabs. It's a thing the Midwest is known for, although I don't always see the attraction to playing.

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What makes it more uncomfortable now is that if a family member asks me about pulltabs or E-tabs, I'm going to have to swallow hard and opt for the traditional method versus the electronic method, after what I witnessed tonight.