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  • chunes@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldMiss me
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    2 days ago

    Never once in my life have I felt the appeal of gambling.

    All I needed to learn is that statistically, the house comes out ahead, and that was that.

    A friend once insisted on dragging me out to a casino, and I came up with a hare-brained plan for blackjack (since it has the best odds of victory). I decided to double my bet every time until I won. But only up to as much money as I was willing to lose, because there’s a low chance for this strategy to go poorly very quickly.

    I made enough money to pay for the entire trip, and then I never gambled again for the rest of my life. So that’s my story of how I came out ahead.