So I walked into a casino with $50 one night with some friends

>>17806591
>Should I keep going with this only using what I have made and if at any point I break even I don't go back, or should I just keep the 300 I made and forget about it?

It really depends on what you are playing, and how much value you get from the entertainment. If you can't count cards with 100% accuracy then there is nothing you should be playing at a casino to make money. Over the long run you will always, and i mean always lose. Stop, take your money, you're up more than 99.9% of anyone who leaves there.


If on the other hand you enjoy gambling, like going to the movies, then id say take 20 from your winnings and play with that until you want to cash out again or you lose it, then stop, thats it, you paid for an hour or two of entertainment. Do not buy in again.


I repeat, unless you are rainman/savant with counting cards you will absolutely, without a doubt, no questions asked end up losing all the money you made and more than likely more. It comes down to simple probability.

There is no game in the casino which is even a little in your favor.

And by the fact you have to ask means you definitely can't count cards and will likely never ever ever win this much money at a casino for the rest of your life.

No I'm not trying to count cards or anything like that haha. We basically decided to go do this instead of go to the bars one night and here I am. As far as enjoyment I do think it's fun, id honestly rather waste 20 bucks there then at some bar. Plus the fact that I have made 300 bucks so far and I'm only taking in part of that profit helps too.

>>17806620
>id honestly rather waste 20 bucks there then at some bar.


Totally worth the 20 bucks then. Go for it mate. But stop there, no more. Dont continue to dip into funds, otherwise you'll find yourself with no profit or worse in debt.

Know that the chances are that you will absolutely lose that 20 bucks, and any else you might bet. So limit how much you lose and enjoy the time you have to play around with it.

Also even if you can count cards you can only take advantage of poker and blackjack, and even then not as much as you would think. If you're a fucking pro you can break even at craps. Every single other game is 100% guaranteed to be in the favor of casinos. From roulette to slots to etc....

Enjoy the entertainment but know casinos have been designed over many hundreds of years with one simple goal, to make you lose money.

>>17806620
Also take advantage of those free beers!!

>>17806591
You keep half of your profit every time and keep gambleing with the other half.

Yeah so far I have been taking half of my winnings from the night before ($50) and nothing else. I'm keeping track of what I made and just keeping this money separate from the money I make working. Part of me wants to see where this goes and I get a kick out of it, but part of me likes having 300 bucks haha. maybe I should just keep trying until I lose the 50 and leave it at that.

>>17806671
>maybe I should just keep trying until I lose the 50 and leave it at that.

Yeah totes. I threw out 20 as an example, but the most important aspect is to absolutely choose how much you want to play with before you gamble and dont deviate.

You got some solid advice here, I think I'm going to see where this goes. Hopefully it doesn't end on 250 haha

Yeah count yourself lucky and walk away with the money,

I was raised in vegas, i can't tell you how many times i've seen people push their luck and lose all their winnings. don't do be one of those guys.

You'll win for awhile, then you'll lose for awhile, and you'll keep putting down $50 after $50.
Just this once, you think. You've won before, you know what you're doing. Just a bit of bad luck tonight, and why not? You've got the winnings from before, may as well.
Three years later you've mortgaged your house to try and win back what you've lost.

I'm an addict, OP. Not "an alcoholic" or "hooked on opiates", just a generic addict. It doesn't fucking matter what it is. Gambling, blow, sex, speeding, booze, I want my fix of absolutely anything. And your mentality is exactly what leads to addiction.

You won't think I'm saying anything accurate right now because you haven't been on this side of the fence, you're not "like that". You will be if you keep it up.
Keep your winnings. Buy yourself an extravagant dinner with your winnings or a TV or something. But don't make a regular habit of it because you WILL lose and you WILL break your rules.

>>17806591
You will eventually lose more money than youve won. The mathematical odds pretty much guarantee it.

>>17806591
Unless you're cheating, the casino will always have the upper hand when it comes to small prize gambling. Unless you strike it huge on some slot machine. But can you imagine how lucky you'd have to be? Even if you got lucky with cards or craps, it's just luck. You're more likely to loose. I see what you're trying to say, and no: gambling is not a wise career move. Even with structure and rules, there's no such thing as being "good" at gambling. But cheating; now that's a whole different topic. But I get it, you're on a streak and you feel like there's something to it. But it's just as easy to go on a loosing streak. I remember the first time I went to a casino and walking out up $60, thinking wow this is so easy, why doesn't everyone do this? It goes fast. As soon as you've spent more than you've ever won, then you've forever lost. Do it for fun once in a while. I know all about the high, it's fun. Treat it like weed or alcohol or something, and only spend what you can afford to loose 5x over.

>>17806591
the house ALWAYS WINS, just imagine how much money they're making if hundreds of idiots come in throwing 50 dollars at them every hour