Casino Games And Gambling Superstitions

This might be news for you, but do you know that casino
players are mostly superstitious? And do you know that the myths you have been
hearing and these superstitions are encouraged by the casinos themselves? Well,
surprise! This is not a myth; this is true.

Casino Games And Gambling Superstitions

Psychologists have been studying and making research about
the correlation between superstitions and gambling. The results show that a lot
of gamblers may develop their own assumptions and stories based on specific
situations they have experienced and these might develop into the casino
superstitions and myths. For instance, if a specific gambler wins, there is the possibility that he will look at the patterns and factors that transpired the
winning the game. He will take observations and reflections and will end up
concluding that it might be a certain type of clothing he is wearing during
the winning session or the other activities around the room that induce the
win.

The same thing applies if the player loses a game or two. He
will begin to look for a pattern or something to blame on when something bad
happens in a game. For instance, they may blame the dealer if they have lost
multiple games with the same dealer, and conclude that the dealer might be
unlucky.

However, superstitions are not solely created on personal
experience. There are some players and gamblers who just buy the existing
superstitions without questioning anything and pass them to friends and
co-players.

Others tend to test the superstitions. However, they still
fall prey to the trap of these myths. For instance, even if you do not believe
that sitting with your legs crossed is unlucky and test the superstition, but
upon losing, you will more likely believe that your loss was transpired by your
crossed legs, even if it subconsciously has done.

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Some players believe that you should not count your money
when you are sitting and gambling, as this will result in bad luck. This is
also in reference to the famous lyrics of The Gambler, a song of Kenny Rogers
that says, “you never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the tables;
There’ll be time enough for countin’ When the dealin’s done.”

Contrary to this belief, counting your money during the game
and knowing how much money you have to wager is very important for strategic
planning and deciding to quit or continue playing, according to Jeffrey Hayes from Casinomartini.

The only thing that makes “counting your money when you’re
sitting at the table” bad is that it is rude to make other players wait for you
until you are done counting.

Blowing on the dice is no just popular on casino games but
it is also commonly practised on different board games that require a dice.

In the casino context, you might have seen some players
tossing the dice after having it blown on by their female partners or by
themselves. There are two different explanations for this practice. First, this
is because blowing on the dice makes it clean, paving the way for a smoother
roll. The second explanation was, blowing on the dice allows the player (or
someone) to activate some sticky material that has been put on a certain part
of a dice. This was also a type of cheating on casino games.

Surely, there are a lot of lucky charms that some players
wear to increase their luck for more chances of winning the games. This
includes bringing with them a “lucky” partner who probably has more positive
energy and chakras in them. As the players believe, these positive chakras will
make the universe side them, giving them the necessary luck they need.

Pregnant women are believed to be lucky. If you are a male,
it is said that you will have more wins if you bring with you a pregnant wife
or a partner.

You probably have seen a lot of players knock on wood before
tossing the dice or before playing the game. This is because they believe that
knocking on wood gives them more luck or that it protects them from negative
situations.

This is rooted in the paganist’s belief that woods possess
good spirits in them and that touching or knocking is recognizing their divine
power, which in return, gives you magical powers and luck you need to win. This
belief was passed on to many generations and was acculturated in many
Christians. They believe that woods possess divine power because Jesus was
crucified to a wooden cross.

There are a lot of explanations to this, and the origin of
this ritual and sign remains to be unknown. There are two theories that might
suffice for an explanation, however. The first theory is still rooted in a
pagan belief that a sign of cross creates more concentration of chakras and that
it will result in more luck.

The second theory is also rooted in a Christian belief of
the divine power of Jesus Christ and the sign of the cross where he was
crucified. Crossing your fingers makes a cross sign that will protect you from
the bad events in your life.

A lot of players believe that entering into the casino
building through
the major entrance can bring bad luck. This is originated in the past where
casinos had a large lion on the entrance and a lot of players entered through
the jaw. Entering into the jaw was bad luck, as they said.

There are different superstitions that will restrict you
from different materials like 50 buck bills, unlucky numbers like number 13,
and the list goes on. These can depend on the culture of certain players as
different countries have their own beliefs and superstitions.