You got it all upside down.
Most so called gamblers will turn $10k into $0 without going over $12k. These are mostly the self professed intelligent gamblers who are careful with their money, want to bet small and win big. Well guess what...it doesn't happen. Ask the machine players. I have no doubt that they think they are intelligent because they are betting small and can win big, sometimes 100 times their bet on a good set of free spins. Well guess what also...the wins they get are still never enough to make up for all their small bets that they spent hours intelligently making. They are actually paying the largest house edge in the casino and they all lose. So let's now go to the baccarat player who also intelligently studies the histories, bets small until his system starts working (which it rarely does) and then plans to clean the casino out. Well guess what...1. It's not intelligent; and 2) He's not a gambler. He's a beggar or a hoper. All he's doing is getting himself MORE ADDICTED. A bit like a smoker who finds cheap cigarettes. They're not brilliant, they are killing themselves just like the sensible gambler. The casino loves the so called sensible gambler who restricts his bets and studies the history charts. Why? A: Because the casino is making their rake RISK FREE. The more small bets the punter makes the more certain is the casino's commission and the more the CEOs will rub their hands together and drink champagne; and they'll even reward such a player with comps for doing a good job of staying so long and pacing their bets.
Now a real gambler wouldn't fall for that stuff. A real gambler would run it up and strike fear into both himself and the casino. Bet the max and go home and take it if you lose. Don't take hours to do it, just run it up and leave. Is this anyone on this forum? A: No. Once their bankroll runs out after significant time in the casino; THEY DON'T ACCEPT LOSING...THEY GET MORE MONEY AND TRY AND WIN THEIR LAST ROLL BACK. I'm sure there is a so called intelligent gambler or two here that would like to borrow money. They've got it all worked out and are sure they now know the mistakes they made. Well again, they aren't gamblers, they can't take losing. Part of gambling by my definition is accepting the outcome of your wagers.
Having said that I concede that Archie Karas is now an addict. He wants to get his money back and return to his former glory. But in doing so he's become the everyday loser. He was once great and he was once a GAMBLER. Not like every other player in the casinos who are intelligent small betting LOSERS. They are the morons that never even had a chance at glory. At least Archie once had glory.
Most so called gamblers will turn $10k into $0 without going over $12k. These are mostly the self professed intelligent gamblers who are careful with their money, want to bet small and win big. Well guess what...it doesn't happen. Ask the machine players. I have no doubt that they think they are intelligent because they are betting small and can win big, sometimes 100 times their bet on a good set of free spins. Well guess what also...the wins they get are still never enough to make up for all their small bets that they spent hours intelligently making. They are actually paying the largest house edge in the casino and they all lose. So let's now go to the baccarat player who also intelligently studies the histories, bets small until his system starts working (which it rarely does) and then plans to clean the casino out. Well guess what...1. It's not intelligent; and 2) He's not a gambler. He's a beggar or a hoper. All he's doing is getting himself MORE ADDICTED. A bit like a smoker who finds cheap cigarettes. They're not brilliant, they are killing themselves just like the sensible gambler. The casino loves the so called sensible gambler who restricts his bets and studies the history charts. Why? A: Because the casino is making their rake RISK FREE. The more small bets the punter makes the more certain is the casino's commission and the more the CEOs will rub their hands together and drink champagne; and they'll even reward such a player with comps for doing a good job of staying so long and pacing their bets.
Now a real gambler wouldn't fall for that stuff. A real gambler would run it up and strike fear into both himself and the casino. Bet the max and go home and take it if you lose. Don't take hours to do it, just run it up and leave. Is this anyone on this forum? A: No. Once their bankroll runs out after significant time in the casino; THEY DON'T ACCEPT LOSING...THEY GET MORE MONEY AND TRY AND WIN THEIR LAST ROLL BACK. I'm sure there is a so called intelligent gambler or two here that would like to borrow money. They've got it all worked out and are sure they now know the mistakes they made. Well again, they aren't gamblers, they can't take losing. Part of gambling by my definition is accepting the outcome of your wagers.
Having said that I concede that Archie Karas is now an addict. He wants to get his money back and return to his former glory. But in doing so he's become the everyday loser. He was once great and he was once a GAMBLER. Not like every other player in the casinos who are intelligent small betting LOSERS. They are the morons that never even had a chance at glory. At least Archie once had glory.