[MicroBob]

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Because it's staring you in the face I suppose it's harder to resist the urge to play it. An analogy could be drawn to a guy who likes to snort coke but knows it is against his own best interests to do so. He also knows he has a harder time resisting the impulse to snort coke if he is staring at a pile of it for an hour or so than if it is not in his site. Out of site out of mind so to speak.

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Yes..this makes sense.


I do play live blackjack occasionally I'll admit (usually card-counting so it's at least even EV) and sometimes even roulette since my GF likes that stupid game.
but I always bet the minimum and don't have those same urges to bet higher and higher.

I guess I just value my money too much in a way.

I used to deal blackjack for a few months and have seen how some people react to 'the rush' (or whatever you want to call it) and the compulsion to just keep betting higher and higher.
If they're winning then it's "riding the wave" (or hot streak).
If they're losing then it's "getting back what I lost the last hand" (some kind of double-up when you lose type system perhaps).


The psychology of all that stuff is kind of interesting to me.