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**MrWolf** · 23rd June 2005, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by spearmaster

Patience means raising your bet with the casino's money, not your own.

On a bit of a side issue, although I understand what you're driving at, my view is that once those checks are on my side of the table, it's no longer the casino's cash. I think the attitude of it being the casino's money is probably why many people end up losing in a casino - they're up a bit, now they're gambling with the casino's money, don't take even a modest win, and end up blowing any gains and their original bankroll.

Personally, I set win goals, and if I've got a larger starting balance following a run of success, then I'm willing to bet more. But I never ever rationalise losing bets at this stage as being the casino's money. It's mine, and if the larger bets aren't working, I'll walk with some of the win still intact, even if it's just a dollar! LOL

**spearmaster** · 24th June 2005, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by MrWolf

On a bit of a side issue, although I understand what you're driving at, my view is that once those checks are on my side of the table, it's no longer the casino's cash. I think the attitude of it being the casino's money is probably why many people end up losing in a casino - they're up a bit, now they're gambling with the casino's money, don't take even a modest win, and end up blowing any gains and their original bankroll.

Personally, I set win goals, and if I've got a larger starting balance following a run of success, then I'm willing to bet more. But I never ever rationalise losing bets at this stage as being the casino's money. It's mine, and if the larger bets aren't working, I'll walk with some of the win still intact, even if it's just a dollar! LOL

Nothing wrong with your style either - I also set win goals, which are the $500 increments I am talking about. I don't necessarily raise just because I have more money in front of me. I only raise according to the turn of recent events - in other words, a "jackpot" hit a day earlier has no effect on my betting. I only raise during session play, and only after some good hits in quick succession.

Plus, keep in mind that your style is typically used for table play - when we're talking about slots, you usually don't see modest wins as frequently

Either you win a nice sum, or you get your butt kicked.

The goal in slots is to try to catch the upside of any variance in slots - ie. trying to catch short streaks and raising the bet accordingly, and riding out long losing streaks at the minimum level. Essentially, it's just money management of a different sort.