A GAMBLING strategist revealed six beginners' rules he wished hed followed from the time he started betting after he realized the lottery was straight theft.<\/p>\n
Bradley Retter, a resident professional gambler, penned a blog for BestUSCasinos.com detailing the mistakes he made that cost him money and prevented him from winning.<\/p>\n
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Almost everything I learned when I started gambling was through trial and error, and it cost me a lot of money, he wrote.<\/p>\n
A little research goes a long way toward better gambling results, but sometimes you dont even know where to start looking.<\/p>\n
His first tip was to avoid slot machines, as tempting as they might be.<\/p>\n
For many casino visitors, their intro to gambling is those flashy, spinning reels, he said.<\/p>\n
I love to play slot machine games.<\/p>\n
I like trying to catch a winning combination and working through the storylines of story-based slots games.<\/p>\n
Im a sucker that falls into the slot machine trance quickly and would play for hours if I didnt know exactly how bad these machines are in terms of my bankroll.<\/p>\n
The reason to avoid them is simply that the odds of winning are low.<\/p>\n
He claims online real-money slots tend to be more successful.<\/p>\n
Its important to know that there is no guarantee of winning, so never spend more than you can afford.<\/p>\n
Retter's next tip is to avoid lottery tickets, as their chances of winning are even lower than slot machines.<\/p>\n
I dont know the exact numbers, but I bet that some years I spent more than $1,000 on lottery tickets, Retter said.<\/p>\n
\"I probably spend less than $50 a year on lottery tickets now, and I get at least that much in entertainment value out of them, Retter said.<\/p>\n
Retter said the average return on a slot machine might be around 90percent, while the average return on a lottery ticket is closer to 30percent.<\/p>\n
Stop buying lottery tickets like theyre some sort of investment,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The only thing lottery tickets are good for is daydreaming about what to do with all of the money if you ever win.<\/p>\n
Enjoy these dreams, because youre never going to actually win.<\/p>\n
Next, he said, you must understand that every casino game and bet is set up for one side to win, and another to lose.<\/p>\n
Most beginner bets, and even expert bets, are on the wrong side of the bet, as he said <\/p>\n
Slot machines are designed with a mathematical edge that you simply cant beat in the long run, he said.<\/p>\n
If the conservative, on-the-fence gambler had any idea how much the gambling options were stacked against them, theyd never gamble again.<\/p>\n
However, he said, there is a way to win, if you want to, but you need to put in the work.<\/p>\n
It took me close to 20 years before I started figuring out how to win as a gambler, he said.<\/p>\n
This was before the internet blew up, and there werent very many good books available, so I had to figure out a lot of stuff on my own.\"<\/p>\n
He suggested learning as much as you can in whatever area of gambling you pursue, whether that is sports betting, casino games, or horse betting.<\/p>\n
Retter also stressed people should not quit their day jobs to be professional gamblers.<\/p>\n
Ive never been a full-time gambler, but Ive come close to making the jump a couple of times, he said.<\/p>\n
But what I found out both times was that I could make more money, with less stress, working a regular job.<\/p>\n
He noted you can make $1000 per week playing poker, but it may take up to 70 hours to do so.<\/p>\n
You have to be able to take the down weeks without it hurting your mental state., he said.<\/p>\n
Finally, he suggested you avoid physical casino locations.\"<\/p>\n
Ive been in so many casinos that I dont even get excited when I get to the casino,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Instead, I think about all of the loud noises and people I have to deal with.<\/p>\n
The alternatives are largely online casinos.<\/p>\n
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