How 'Advantage Players' Game the Casinos
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How 'Advantage Players' Game the Casinos
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#2> But when Sun was arrested in 2007 for a $93,000 gambling debt owed to MGM, she vowed revenge
What? How is that legal?
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#3> But when Sun was arrested in 2007 for a $93,000 gambling debt owed to MGM, she vowed revenge What? How is that legal?
As you might expect, laws around casino debt in Nevada heavily favour the casinos:
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2014/dec/3/debtors-pris...
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#5Personally I love the fact that people try to beat the house. And to play devil's advocate for a second, the fact that consistently winning is even possible should just drive more business.
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#6> But when Sun was arrested in 2007 for a $93,000 gambling debt owed to MGM, she vowed revenge What? How is that legal?
As you might expect, laws around casino debt in Nevada heavily favour the casinos: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2014/dec/3/debtors-pris...
Loan someone money, arrest them when they can't pay. Workin' hard, makin' bucks.
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#7Personally I love the fact that people try to beat the house. And to play devil's advocate for a second, the fact that consistently winning is even possible should just drive more business.
I feel that the idea, that consistently winning is possible, is partially a myth, but it persists among casino regulars. I know people who do this or have in the past, and the big problem is eventually getting banned from various casinos. It seems rather one-sided to me, but legally they're allowed to ban people for consistently winning.
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#8> “We killed most of the cards-based craps games, including one at Agua Caliente casino near Palm Springs. That’s where we won $335,000
I grew up a few miles east of this casino, I wondered where craps went when I ended up there during a bachelor party.
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#9Casino (and gambling in general) benefit from the perception that they can be beaten. It's why they sell card counting books in the gift shops. While they'll shut down anything like card based craps that advantage players can just clean up on, they're generally perfectly fine with professional gamblers who work their asses off to get a slight advantage.
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#10Casino (and gambling in general) benefit from the perception that they can be beaten. It's why they sell card counting books in the gift shops. While they'll shut down anything like card based craps that advantage players can just clean up on, they're generally perfectly fine with professional gamblers who work their asses off to get a slight advantage.
They will toss you out on your ass for any systemic card counting that actually works, especially the newer blinded player methods.