Psychophysical, I don't think blind trust is the answer. But in the end you have to put your faith in someone. What jurisdictions should one trust? I once heard about a Draw Till U Win (103.2%) game in that same bar, Carlos and Charlie's that Joran van der Sloot hung out in down in Aruba. Do I trust Aruba? No. I heard of the same game being in a casino in Bolivia. Do I trust Bolivia? No.
I think the citizens of the state of Nevada, their political leaders, and their employee's on the control board and the gaming commission have a vested interest in keeping the gaming fair and honest. They have to protect their economy and tax base. Cheating scandals don't exactly bring in customers. If I even suspect I'm being cheated in a poker game I don't go back to that game. People are not going to flock to Nevada if they think they are being cheated.
Early on in my machine playing career, every time I took an extended losing streak I thought I was being cheated. But the end results were always the same. I always came out ahead. In twenty years I've still never had a losing year. I started seeing the losing streaks as just a cost of doing business. When your sample space gets big enough you will see all kinds of whacky stuff. Five cycles between royals. Ten cycles between quads. On the flip side I've hit 3 royals in four hours, six quads in 200 hands.
My first reaction to a losing streak is to become agitated. And I will stay agitated to a point. If the losing steak keeps up I eventually start laughing at myself. But then I'm always playing within the means of my bankroll. Surviving the losing streaks is routine to me. As long as I trust the jurisdiction I'm gambling in I never suspect that I'm being cheated. It's just the cost of doing business.
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Posted by: mickeycrimm@yahoo.com
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