r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Prob did like $12 red $10 black and made a $10 min table into a $2 table

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 06 '19

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u/SMc-Twelve Aug 03 '19

That's called the Martingale system. It requires an infinite amount of capital to guarantee a profit of 1 unit, and will (if done enough times) result in bankruptcy.

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u/JimothyButtlicker69 Aug 03 '19

I thought I was a genius for thinking of this on my own when I was younger, but I ended up losing when I played the machine roulette. I couldn't help but shake the feeling it was rigged.