Jonathan May 15, 2025 20:46:10
Let's face it, but Hollywood is all about glamour, and not about facts. So it goes when movies show card counting at the casino. Writers and directors up the ante with rediculous tales involving super-human math abilities. Wins are also much higher than possible in real life.
Jonathan April 24, 2025 17:21:33
In their effort to keep a narrative flowing and tell a story in the most immersive manner, it's a given that anything even slightly boring is going to be discarded by your typical Hollywood movie director. It's the same story with gambling films, in that what we see on the silver screen often has no relation to the real world of casino gambling.
Jonathan April 18, 2025 14:49:19
Movies about gambling are always going be be an edge of your seat expereince thanks to the luck involved in all casino games. This creates tension and suspence. Add a few interesting characters into the mix and you have a thilling, yet often slightly depressing story about losing and winning....and often losing again!
Jonathan April 12, 2024 21:25:15
All casino games, whetgher online or land-based are controlled by programming. Yes. there's a certain amount of luck for the player. But for the casino, they can't rely on luck to make a profit. So, once you have a better understanding of the math and odds involved, you'll be able to make choices that'll bring you closer to winning.
Jonathan December 14, 2023 23:54:47
Though audiences might be on the edge of their seats as they watch a movie set in the casino, for many real gamblers, the feeling is one of unease. That's because these films always get the actual gambling scenes completely wrong.
Eniko January 21, 2022 11:47:00
Since gambling exists, there have been people who tried to beat the system and to use all kinds of methods in order to win. From rigging machines to card counting, there have been several ways of cheating. Most cheaters were caught sooner or later, but they still managed to get away with lots of money. You can read more about them in our list of the biggest cheaters in gambling.
Vera T. July 1, 2015 03:53:33
Five more people whose sole purpose became the war against casino odds. These players, however, actually won. It takes time and tons of preparation to bring down the house. It also takes a certain amount of creative genius and no fear of consequences whatsoever. • Real/fake slot coins? • Card counting was new • Being […]
Vera T. July 1, 2015 03:53:33
Five more people whose sole purpose became the war against casino odds. These players, however, actually won. It takes time and tons of preparation to bring down the house. It also takes a certain amount of creative genius and no fear of consequences whatsoever. • Real/fake slot coins? • Card counting was new • Being […]
Vera T. June 8, 2015 02:36:03
The recount of the true story of an MIT students group willing to do anything to win at Blackjack. If you’re into gambling, more specifically Blackjack, you have probably already heard about the MIT Blackjack Team. If you have, all the better, you’ll absolutely love the book for its familiarity and atmosphere that is bursting […]
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