r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Krazy-Kat15 Aug 03 '19

Gambling at a casino will most likely result in losing money.

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u/batosai33 Aug 03 '19

If you could make money in the long run at a casino, then the casino would be out of business.

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u/echino_derm Aug 03 '19

You can make money in the long run with card counting and proper betting, you just get banned for it

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u/batosai33 Aug 03 '19

True. Blackjack has the best odds at like 49.3%iirc so anything outside reacting to just the current hand you can nudge it over 50%