7th March 2007, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Logic
It reminds me of the casino dealer who effectively told me that his casino could go bust! Not in such words, but he said, "If only the punters quit when they are ahead, they'd leave here as winners. They are always ahead at some stage."
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This is actually true.
Because there were times at Crown, I was 15k up and I always started with the same bank of $400.
When you compound a winning streak, the house has to win in the end, but if you get out before the end you have to win. Knowing when to get out is the trick, being able to read a bad deck or when things start to turn against you.
Of course there were many days, I never caught a break and lost the $400 in half an hour, but when the run came I compounded my winnings and it was always better than the past 20 banks I lost.
When you keep going the house percentage always gets you.
I only stopped because they barred me, they didn't like my approach 
I had pit bosses. Government inspectors, dealers, all trying to put me off my game by offering "incentives" or chit chatting (interrogating me) while trying to play. In the end it became impossible and I got barred for telling a pit boss to go away. |