It seems to me all promotions are geared to condition gamblers to do things that prove disadvantageous to their profits. Doesn't everyone think so? That being said, it's hard to turn down 150 in free play, or even 50 , for me when I know it's on the table. It slightly increases the risk I can take. It's influenced me to take trips or not, in fact, I built one of my methods around collecting free play from many venues at once. The RFB also factors in.
However, ultimately, nothing has ever prevented me from losing a lot of money or taking the profits along the way as much as following my own system, and my own "promotions."
I may briefly estimate the advantage that may be in a promotion, but I know even in gambling in those situations, as soon as I deviate from my own system the casino has won and I have begun to lose. See, promotions have a way for me of potentially producing a snowball effect of breaking rules. I say potentially because it doens't happen much, but it still can happen.
The other difficult thing that happens to this process is, and as our memories have a way of reminding us, sometimes when you deviate just a little bit...there is the royal flush to surprise you. Our brains etch that information in cause a royal, i don't care how seasoned you are, is a big deal to our brains and bodies. It imprints, and it's always a huge boost.
What I have added after a windfall profit from a large royal, or even a quad aces on a 25 or 125 dollar bet, is time off. I didn't learn this from video poker but another career. My equity levels showed the most large drawdowns after large sweeping profits.
I think we may intuitively know when increasing our risk may have an opportunity for a big win. The key is not to keep taking that large risk, because when the winning stops, you open your bankroll to large drawdowns. If you have taken a large risk and won, get back to the original method as quickly as you can. I believe this way you keep more of those windfall wins and build confidence as a successful gambler at the same time.
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