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Why would they ban you for losing?

by Kranar 5y ago

LeoPanthera 5y ago
They don't ban you, but many casinos, particularly the larger ones, will "suggest" that you might want to take a break if you are losing a lot of money very fast. A player that goes bankrupt is less likely to return.
- JackFr 5y ago
  I’ve personally been told by a dealer “Really, you don’t need to lose it all tonight.”
- Kranar 5y ago
  Okay sure, the point is that there is no reason to believe a casino would act against its own interest, so I'm not sure what's funny about a casino banning someone who's found a way of consistently winning money. The casino will serve its own interests and refuse to continue playing with you if you found a winning strategy instead of risking bankruptcy. Nothing really illogical about that.
  - ajsnigrutin 5y ago
    > The casino will serve its own interests and refuse to continue playing with you if you found a winning strategy instead of risking bankruptcy. Nothing really illogical about that. Well casino knows of and has a winning strategy for eg. roulette games. While the odds are in their favour (by the design of the game), they let you play, but if the odds are in your favour (by the wear and tear) they won't. Imagine some national lottery say that you won too many prizes with lotto tickets.
    - Kranar 5y ago
      Yes, this is how a casino works by the very design of the game, as you mention. I would be very surprised if someone did not know that. As for lotteries, they also ban people if they win too frequently. This doesn't happen for random lotteries where you pick random numbers since I've never heard of a case where someone managed to figure out how such a lottery worked without committing a crime, but many government operated lotteries do run sports books and if you win too frequently they do ban you.
    - IncRnd 5y ago
      > Imagine some national lottery say that you won too many prizes with lotto tickets. This is exactly how casinos operate. If you are winning against the odds, you are either a cheater or too lucky. In some cases you get put into a black book where that casino and others ban you. Furthermore, if you have a problem with gambling too much, casinos may also ban you, since you can sue a casino for letting you gamble.

Why would they ban you for losing?

by Kranar 5y ago

Why would they ban you for losing?

They don't ban you, but many casinos, particularly the larger ones, will "suggest" that you might want to take a break if you are losing a lot of money very fast. A player that goes bankrupt is less likely to return.

JackFr 5y ago
I’ve personally been told by a dealer “Really, you don’t need to lose it all tonight.”
Kranar 5y ago
Okay sure, the point is that there is no reason to believe a casino would act against its own interest, so I'm not sure what's funny about a casino banning someone who's found a way of consistently winning money. The casino will serve its own interests and refuse to continue playing with you if you found a winning strategy instead of risking bankruptcy. Nothing really illogical about that.
- ajsnigrutin 5y ago
  > The casino will serve its own interests and refuse to continue playing with you if you found a winning strategy instead of risking bankruptcy. Nothing really illogical about that. Well casino knows of and has a winning strategy for eg. roulette games. While the odds are in their favour (by the design of the game), they let you play, but if the odds are in your favour (by the wear and tear) they won't. Imagine some national lottery say that you won too many prizes with lotto tickets.
  - Kranar 5y ago
    Yes, this is how a casino works by the very design of the game, as you mention. I would be very surprised if someone did not know that. As for lotteries, they also ban people if they win too frequently. This doesn't happen for random lotteries where you pick random numbers since I've never heard of a case where someone managed to figure out how such a lottery worked without committing a crime, but many government operated lotteries do run sports books and if you win too frequently they do ban you.
  - IncRnd 5y ago
    > Imagine some national lottery say that you won too many prizes with lotto tickets. This is exactly how casinos operate. If you are winning against the odds, you are either a cheater or too lucky. In some cases you get put into a black book where that casino and others ban you. Furthermore, if you have a problem with gambling too much, casinos may also ban you, since you can sue a casino for letting you gamble.