If you’re playing against the house yes, statistically you’re gonna lose over time. But in games where your winnings come directly from beating others rather th

If you’re playing against the house yes, statistically you’re gonna lose over time. But in games where your winnings come directly from beating others rather than pure luck (poker is a popular example), you can indeed beat others based on your skill. That said, there are still a lot of factors you cannot control (like the skill of your opponents, luck of the draw) which mean your approach is absolutely the wisest. Anyone who walks into a casino with money they can’t afford to lose is setting themselves up for failure (both at the table and potentially in life).