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Remember: It’s a game, not a sure bet Systems in Gambling: Trying to Make Sense of Randomness It’s human nature to see patterns and adjust how we act based on these patterns. For example, if we see dark black clouds, we take our umbrellas because we know from past experience that it will probably rain.

Patterns can also happen in gambling (the roulette ball lands red, red, black, red, red, black), but the diference is that they happen at random and do not help in predicting what will happen next.

Countless gamblers have tried to look for patterns and develop systems that would give them an advantage. Don’t be fooled: there are no patterns to be spotted that will help you to win in gambling.

Optimism in Gambling: Good or Bad? Everyone who gambles hopes to win — the chance of winning is a big part of the fun. But what happens when you don’t win? Are you able to shrug it of and move on? It’s always a good idea to mix optimism in gambling with a healthy dose of realism. The reality is that most people don’t win when they gamble.

When someone does experience a big win, they sometimes become overly optimistic about their chances of winning again. The big win can make them think — unrealistically — that other big wins will easily come again. The best approach is to treat gambling like any other form of entertainment that costs money.

If you win, it’s a bonus — if not, hopefully you had some fun playing.

Hot and Cold Machines: There’s No Such Thing Have you ever heard someone say one of the following (or maybe thought one of them yourself )?:”That dealer was hot — we had no chance against him.”

“I couldn’t lose, and then my machine went cold — I should have quit right then.”

The idea that machines and dealers — or even certain locations — are hot or cold is a myth. Looking back, we can sometimes see patterns (remember 20/20 hindsight) where we were winning (or losing) a lot. That’s just the unpredictability of gambling. Slot machines and VLTs are not programmed to have winning or losing cycles — every spin or deal gives a player the same chance of winning.

Gambling will always involve wins and losses, and sometimes you may get lots of one and not many of the other.

It doesn’t mean a machine or dealer is hot or cold — it’s just the randomness of the games. Of course in the long term, the losses will always outnumber the wins. If you do happen to experience a number of wins, great! If you experience a number of losses, just make sure you don’t exceed your pre-set spending limit and you’ll be ine.

Magical Thinking: Beware Simply stated, magical thinking refers to a mistaken belief that one thing has an inluence on something else when, actually, the two things are not connected. Here’s an example of magical thinking: you forget your umbrella one day and it rains, and you think that you caused the rain because you forgot your umbrella. Using selective attention, you may start to believe that it “always” rains when you forget your umbrella.

Magical thinking in gambling works in a similar way. If you win a large prize on a Tuesday, you may start to believe that Tuesday is the best day to gamble.

In doing so, you’re making a connection between events that are not actually related. There’s no connection between times of day or location of VLTs and your chances of winning.

SOURCE: Addictions Foundation of Manitoba

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The Language of the Casino Baccarat: A card game where the winning hand totals closest to 9, discounting all units of 10.

Bad Bills: Another name for counterfeit money.

Barney: Slang for $500.00 chips. So named because of their purple color.

Barring: Also known as banning. Expelled from a casino permanently for various reasons and not necessarily signifying cheating or illegal actions. Barring is not legal in some jurisdictions.

Cage: A high security section of the casino where the cashier sells chips.

Chase: A gambler’s attempts to make up previous losses by additional gambling. Chasing usually involves taking greater risks and/or making larger bets.

Chips: Name given to the pieces used as money at the gaming tables.

Color Up: Exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.

Comp: Complimentary items that the casino ofers to attract clients. May include dinners, shows and rooms. These are based on the level of play of the player; i.e.: amount of money wagered.

Croupier: Term mainly used when referring to roulette and sometimes Baccarat dealers.

Eye in the Sky: Slang for video surveillance cameras in a casino. Used to detect cheaters and as a security measure for players and employees. Often hidden in large plastic bubbles in the ceiling and are able to record almost every hand of cards dealt. Also used to view all other areas of casino such as slot machines, etc.

Floor Man: A casino employee who is part of the management team who are responsible for the games in the casino.

They are usually positioned behind tables to observe the games played.

George: A good tipper.

High Roller: Name given to a player who is known to play for large amounts of money.

MBPTW: An acronym for must be present to win. Commonly refers to draws and contests that are used to attract clients to a casino.

Matchplay: A complimentary coupon given out by casinos usually for even-money wagers on table games.

NNBPTW: An acronym for need not be present to win.

Commonly refers to draws and contests that are used to attract

clients to a casino.

Nickels: $5 chips.

Palette: The lat paddle used on the Baccarat tables to scoop the cards.

Pit: Area of casino where table games are placed.

Pit Boss: Casino employee who oversees the Table Games Supervisors.

Preferential Shuling: A situation where the Dealer is permitted to shule the cards at any time. This could occur when the deck favors the players or vice versa. To avoid controversy, many casinos have installed continuous shuling machines at Black Jack tables.

Quarters: $25 chips.

RFB: RFB stands for room, food and board. Limited RFB refers to free room and meals. Full RFB includes services such as airfare, limo service, room service etc.

Room Ofer: Free or discounted room rates distributed to out-of-state slot club members approximately three months after a casino visit. Ofers vary depending on how much a player wagered per day during a previous visit.

Server: Casino employee who serves drinks to players. Most casinos do not charge for these drinks. Some jurisdictions do not permit free alcohol to be served to customers.

Shoe: Device used to hold multiple decks of playing cards that are dealt by dealer. Usually seen at Black Jack and Baccarat tables.

Singles: $1 chips.

Stickman: The dice dealer who calls the numbers rolled and controls the stick.

Table Games Supervisor: Casino employee who oversees dealers and the playing of the table games in a pit.

Tilt: A term gamblers sometimes use to refer to the process of losing control over gambling.

Toke: A tip usually given to the dealer or other employee after winning the pot or jackpot.

Token: The casino coins used to play slot machines. They are usually made of a cheap metal alloy.

Vigorish (Vigs): House commissions taken on a bet.

Whale: Name given to a player who is known to play for large amounts of money.

SOURCE: Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario