At its heart, gambling is the science of superstition. Aside from the very latent superstition that you will win at all, gamblers have their own rituals and superstitions, Woe to you if you try to convince any one that there is nothing to what they are doing. But, as long as they are having fun. All casino games are subject to these ridiculous superstitions. From poker to blackjack, and especially roulette, each game has its own mystics. Indeed, how else would casinos make so much money?
One superstition that people tend to believe is that it's smart to insure a 20. But which Insurance bet are they more likely to win – when they have 10/10, or 3/2? Think about it. Since a player's 20 takes two 10s out of play that the dealer needs in the hole to pay off on the Insurance bet, that's the worst possible hand to insure.
Another blackjack superstition is when third base has 7/5 against a dealer's 6. In this case, why should the dealer break if the player plays correctly and stands, but the dealer make a good hand if the player plays wrong and hits? If that's true, suppose third base held 7/4 rather than 7/5. Which play, standing or hitting would make the dealer more likely to break now?
A third gambling superstition comes from the world of roulette. Most casinos have an electronic board over the table, listing all the numbers that have come up. Many players believe in roulette “trends” or wheel biases, and so they make special note of these numbers. However, as everyone knows, each spin of the roulette wheel is completely independent of the last, and so this makes no difference. As to the question of roulette biases, today’s wheels are checked so often by the casinos and the gaming commissions, that it is almost impossible to find one. Pf course, in the online casino, this makes no difference what so ever.
The list of misguided decisions goes on and on. But the important thing is this: If you squander your attention on this kind of popular nonsense, you'll be gambling at a level that is oblivious to things that really matter. Eventually, you'll find yourself wandering around the casino floor a hopeless loser, wondering what went wrong because you never got beyond the senseless superstitions.
It's ironic that superstition is what brings so many people to gambling in the first place – when superstition is the very thing that can keep them from winning at it.
At its heart, gambling is the science of superstition. Aside from the very latent superstition that you will win at all, gamblers have their own rituals and superstitions, Woe to you if you try to convince any one that there is nothing to what they are doing. But, as long as they are having fun. All casino games are subject to these ridiculous superstitions. From poker to blackjack, and especially roulette, each game has its own mystics. Indeed, how else would casinos make so much money?
One superstition that people tend to believe is that it's smart to insure a 20. But which Insurance bet are they more likely to win – when they have 10/10, or 3/2? Think about it. Since a player's 20 takes two 10s out of play that the dealer needs in the hole to pay off on the Insurance bet, that's the worst possible hand to insure.
Another blackjack superstition is when third base has 7/5 against a dealer's 6. In this case, why should the dealer break if the player plays correctly and stands, but the dealer make a good hand if the player plays wrong and hits? If that's true, suppose third base held 7/4 rather than 7/5. Which play, standing or hitting would make the dealer more likely to break now?
A third gambling superstition comes from the world of roulette. Most casinos have an electronic board over the table, listing all the numbers that have come up. Many players believe in roulette “trends” or wheel biases, and so they make special note of these numbers. However, as everyone knows, each spin of the roulette wheel is completely independent of the last, and so this makes no difference. As to the question of roulette biases, today’s wheels are checked so often by the casinos and the gaming commissions, that it is almost impossible to find one. Pf course, in the online casino, this makes no difference what so ever.
The list of misguided decisions goes on and on. But the important thing is this: If you squander your attention on this kind of popular nonsense, you'll be gambling at a level that is oblivious to things that really matter. Eventually, you'll find yourself wandering around the casino floor a hopeless loser, wondering what went wrong because you never got beyond the senseless superstitions.
It's ironic that superstition is what brings so many people to gambling in the first place – when superstition is the very thing that can keep them from winning at it.
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