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You're a relatively smart person, right? In the first few years of your life you managed to learn an entire language, how to walk, and how to manipulate your folks into giving you what you want. And you've been learning ever since. So why all the resistance to learning how to gamble right? Everyone who goes to a casino to gamble, goes with high hopes, or a feeling that, just maybe, they'll be "lucky" at the tables. What most people don't go to a casino with is knowledge.
If you’re going to be a successful gambler you have to know everything there is to know about the games you're going to play. Study. Now there's a word people don't usually think of when talk of a trip to Vegas comes up! There are thousands of great books in print on the details of how to play smart cards, slots, craps, roulette, you name the game, someone has written a book about it. Not to mention the world wide web. If you are a Black Jack player, learn "basic strategy". Even if you only play the slots, you need to take a few minutes before you reach for the handle to read the front of the machine. Will you be penalized for not playing the maximum number of coins per pull? Do you understand how the pyramid jackpot is built? Just like in real life, at the casinos, knowledge is king, luck is just the court jester.
How many times have you heard someone talking about a trip to the casinos and say, "I'm only taking a few hundred bucks to blow at the tables"... Well if you go with a plan to lose, you will. Bet on it. Losers plan on losing their money, most aren't satisfied until they do. It's a self fulfilling prophecy. Winners expect to win. Winners have a game plan (bet average per hand, house edge, etc.) made before they even get to the table. Winners are confident and this confidence stops them from second guessing their ability. Remember when you are gambling, that's your hard earned money! Use it as wisely as you would in any other spending situation! Know your game, stick to your plan and keep a positive attitude. It's a game, after all, and the way to have the most fun at any game, is winning...