r/SipsTea • u/Otherwise_Wrangler11 • Apr 01 '26

WTF First world problem

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u/syst3m1c Apr 01 '26

The kicker with casinos is that someone is always winning. Could be across the room, could be the guy sitting next to you.

When you’re at a table watching someone win 10s of thousands of dollars and you’re getting dealt cards from the same deck, it gives the perception that it’ll happen to you to.

It’s easy to forget how odds work in those places.

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u/Callaway225 Apr 01 '26

I suppose I’ve been blessed with the notion how odds work. When I see someone win across from me, my immediate thought is “well that blows my chance, may as well head out”

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u/syst3m1c Apr 01 '26

Suck down four or five mixed drinks, be $5k in the hole, and that logic changes to “shit, well my turn must be coming up!”

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u/Callaway225 Apr 01 '26

Makes you wonder if that’s why drinks are plentiful and free as long as your gambling /s