Myth 1: Beginners are lucky.
Of course, newcomers are no more lucky than regulars. It's just that when an old-timer wins, they don't pay much attention to it. And when a beginner wins (especially when he puts his chip on one number and receives a stack of 36 chips in return), he rejoices louder, others focus on his success. The casino is profitable in order to attract newcomers, and the old-timer of the establishment is a good explanation why the newcomer won, and not he.
Myth 2: If 10 (20, 30 ...) times "red" fell out, then "black" will surely fall out now!
This delusion is exclusively from the field of psychology. Indeed, the probability that “red” will fall out 10 times in a row is very low, less than 0.1%. Therefore, when we see that “red” has fallen out 9 times, we have no doubt that “black” will definitely fall out on the 10th time. In fact, the key point here is that "red" has ALREADY rolled 9 times, so now the probability of "red" and "black" appearing is still 50/50 (or, if you dig deeper, the probability of getting "red" 10 times is exactly the same like 9 times “red” and then “black”). I rarely went to the casino, but I found such long series of the same color, as well as those who believe that they cannot continue indefinitely. Yes, they can’t go on forever, but the probability that a “one-color” series will end on the next move is 50 to 50.
Myth 3: Casinos cannot be beaten.
No, I'm not wrong. The fact that it is impossible to win in a casino (theoretically) is as much a myth as it is possible (practically). According to the rules of roulette, you can theoretically win. But to prevent this from happening in practice, the casino introduced an additional rule - the maximum bet. Otherwise, the rich would be able to multiply their fortunes without getting up from the table. To do this, you need to constantly bet on red (or black): first, 1 chip; losing - 2 chips, losing again - 4, then 8, 16, 32 and so on until you win. You will win only 1 chip, but you will not be able to lose endlessly; as I wrote above, the probability that one color will fall out 10 times in a row is less than a tenth of a percent. In a clever way, this is called the martingale system, but usually this thought comes to all players by itself. And now, if it comes to Bill Gates, who has enough money to “survive” a black streak of almost any length, the casino will be unhappy. To do this, the casinos have two tricks: they limit the maximum bet that can be placed at the table, and they increase the minimum bet for the simplest red-black option. That is, those who want to wait for a bright streak in life will have to start with a larger amount, and the likelihood of finishing the “race” without waiting for the desired color is no longer so ghostly.
Myth 4: The casino twists the roulette to make you lose.
Quite the contrary, the casino goes out of its way to make the roulette work as correctly as possible, i.e. The numbers came out in a completely random order. This slot machine can be tweaked, we will set any probability of issuing a win - the player will not check it anyway. Roulette is a completely different matter. A slight tilt of the table is enough and the casino will start losing money. Players will quickly notice if the numbers from one sector of the roulette start to fall out more often. And that's it, the roulette wheel will become unprofitable for the owner. Therefore, the tables are not only set perfectly even, but also a special counter controls the randomness of the loss of numbers, signaling in case of suspicious deviations from the theory of probability.
Myth 5: Casinos are expensive, they lose a lot there.
They lose in the casino exactly as much as they want to lose. For example, in the Monte Carlo casino, the minimum bet is 5 euros. This means that you can play for 100 euros all evening, getting positive emotions. And you can lose this hundred in 3 minutes without getting a single gram of pleasure. Details are below.
Of course, newcomers are no more lucky than regulars. It's just that when an old-timer wins, they don't pay much attention to it. And when a beginner wins (especially when he puts his chip on one number and receives a stack of 36 chips in return), he rejoices louder, others focus on his success. The casino is profitable in order to attract newcomers, and the old-timer of the establishment is a good explanation why the newcomer won, and not he.
Myth 2: If 10 (20, 30 ...) times "red" fell out, then "black" will surely fall out now!
This delusion is exclusively from the field of psychology. Indeed, the probability that “red” will fall out 10 times in a row is very low, less than 0.1%. Therefore, when we see that “red” has fallen out 9 times, we have no doubt that “black” will definitely fall out on the 10th time. In fact, the key point here is that "red" has ALREADY rolled 9 times, so now the probability of "red" and "black" appearing is still 50/50 (or, if you dig deeper, the probability of getting "red" 10 times is exactly the same like 9 times “red” and then “black”). I rarely went to the casino, but I found such long series of the same color, as well as those who believe that they cannot continue indefinitely. Yes, they can’t go on forever, but the probability that a “one-color” series will end on the next move is 50 to 50.
Myth 3: Casinos cannot be beaten.
No, I'm not wrong. The fact that it is impossible to win in a casino (theoretically) is as much a myth as it is possible (practically). According to the rules of roulette, you can theoretically win. But to prevent this from happening in practice, the casino introduced an additional rule - the maximum bet. Otherwise, the rich would be able to multiply their fortunes without getting up from the table. To do this, you need to constantly bet on red (or black): first, 1 chip; losing - 2 chips, losing again - 4, then 8, 16, 32 and so on until you win. You will win only 1 chip, but you will not be able to lose endlessly; as I wrote above, the probability that one color will fall out 10 times in a row is less than a tenth of a percent. In a clever way, this is called the martingale system, but usually this thought comes to all players by itself. And now, if it comes to Bill Gates, who has enough money to “survive” a black streak of almost any length, the casino will be unhappy. To do this, the casinos have two tricks: they limit the maximum bet that can be placed at the table, and they increase the minimum bet for the simplest red-black option. That is, those who want to wait for a bright streak in life will have to start with a larger amount, and the likelihood of finishing the “race” without waiting for the desired color is no longer so ghostly.
Myth 4: The casino twists the roulette to make you lose.
Quite the contrary, the casino goes out of its way to make the roulette work as correctly as possible, i.e. The numbers came out in a completely random order. This slot machine can be tweaked, we will set any probability of issuing a win - the player will not check it anyway. Roulette is a completely different matter. A slight tilt of the table is enough and the casino will start losing money. Players will quickly notice if the numbers from one sector of the roulette start to fall out more often. And that's it, the roulette wheel will become unprofitable for the owner. Therefore, the tables are not only set perfectly even, but also a special counter controls the randomness of the loss of numbers, signaling in case of suspicious deviations from the theory of probability.
Myth 5: Casinos are expensive, they lose a lot there.
They lose in the casino exactly as much as they want to lose. For example, in the Monte Carlo casino, the minimum bet is 5 euros. This means that you can play for 100 euros all evening, getting positive emotions. And you can lose this hundred in 3 minutes without getting a single gram of pleasure. Details are below.