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minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up19·8 months agoIt’s literally just gambling, but nobody looks at a guy who won $50k at blackjack and says “hey I can make a career out of that.”
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-28 months agoBlackjack is normally gameable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_counting I mean, I sure wouldn’t want to do it as a career, but it’s possible to beat the house over the long run depending upon how they’ve structured play. That being said, I get your broader point, and there are obviously games of chance for which this is not true.
It’s literally just gambling, but nobody looks at a guy who won $50k at blackjack and says “hey I can make a career out of that.”
Blackjack is normally gameable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_counting
I mean, I sure wouldn’t want to do it as a career, but it’s possible to beat the house over the long run depending upon how they’ve structured play.
That being said, I get your broader point, and there are obviously games of chance for which this is not true.