Topic: Let’s talk superstitions - page 3. (Read 661 times)
In my opinion, superstition depends on each person's belief, in my country I also have some superstitions, but for me it doesn't affect gambling because luck in gambling doesn't look at things like that, we also don't know our fate whether we are unlucky or lucky in the game, we are not always lucky and we don't always win, if superstition is really real and everyone enters the casino room dressed in red, I don't think everyone will win and be lucky, right? this can be concluded if superstition is just superstition.
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Anyway, Let me know if you do follow some superstitions even if it is just for fun. Or which ones you think are extremely ridiculous.
What a scary article you have there, thank goodness I am not reading this on the 13th floor of a hospital elevator, I must have jumped out by now...lol Anyway, Let me know if you do follow some superstitions even if it is just for fun. Or which ones you think are extremely ridiculous.
As strange as all these are, I started digging into some of these weird things you wrote and they happened to be real in some climes, but not in my country, I've never heard of them. It got worse than hospitals alone, it applies even to hotels in some countries as they skip certain numbers. Chinese for instance, according to Wiki, skips floors 4, 13 and 14 for Triskaidekaphobia (irrational fear) reasons. I don't believe all these things but when I get to a new environment, I like to follow their advice to avoid issues.
Another source: https://www1.wsrb.com/blog/mystery-of-missing-13th-floor
But I was interested in the superstition about luck associated with the color red... In general, if you take not gambling, but, for example, trading, then red is associated with a fall in price, and green - with growth. Since most investors are interested in long-term growth, then for them the color of luck is green, and red is a very controversial color. Therefore, it is unclear why luck is associated with red.
Every colour has its application in all walks of life, red is always associated with anything that has strong emotions, and you would bear testimony that in trading, the emotion of loss is stronger an more intense than that of gains, hence red for loss and green for gains. In the end it is more about psychology than factual implementation.Quote
A funny list of superstitions. I can also add that there is a superstition that you can't calculate your profit in advance and you can't announce your plans to become rich. It's funny, but there are some psychological reasons for this. You become a hostage to your plans and it will be difficult for you to change them, even if the circumstances change.
You are right, and in addition to that when you announce your plans, you tend to expose your plans to competition and victimization even before it's brought to life. for example a company exposing their plans to dominate the market in the presence of competitors. Do you think competitors would just fold their hands and watch you render them obsolete? Of course not, they would do everything in their power to either stay three steps ahead of you or bring up something to neutralize your impact and themselves maintain top position while you wiggle in defeat.Plans are very good to be a private affair, or shared with a trusted few for finetuning, announcing it publicly is a wrong move on the path to success.
For me i believe in superstition that when you can gamble and you spend some of your profits from it you will have a bad luck. Actually it happened to me not just twice but very often. And i get this kind of superstition when one time I'm watching some people playing cards and there's someone asking for a tip because his friends is keep winning and that man who's winning keep spending his money for alcohol drinks and etc , then after that he ended up nothing. . And many people on the audience said that it's bad luck "malas" to spend your money while gambling. But the man answered that at least he consumed some of the profits before it happens. Lol I dont think it's a good reason.
So that's why untill now i still have that superstition.
So that's why untill now i still have that superstition.
A funny list of superstitions. I can also add that there is a superstition that you can't calculate your profit in advance and you can't announce your plans to become rich. It's funny, but there are some psychological reasons for this. You become a hostage to your plans and it will be difficult for you to change them, even if the circumstances change. But I was interested in the superstition about luck associated with the color red... In general, if you take not gambling, but, for example, trading, then red is associated with a fall in price, and green - with growth. Since most investors are interested in long-term growth, then for them the color of luck is green, and red is a very controversial color. Therefore, it is unclear why luck is associated with red.
Coming from a very superstitious country, I grew up getting familiar with a lot of them and as I grow older I just become even more aware particularly in the context of gambling. Now, I am not recommending everyone to follow superstitions as at the end of the day, that is all they are: superstitions.
We often say that following superstitions would not cost us anything but for some, it may cause them mental distress and anxiety. Anyway, it is still pretty interesting to learn about superstitions and their origins no matter what your purpose is. Either just to laugh at how ridiculous it is or to meticulously follow them when you gamble, I don’t know but I would love to discuss!
#1 Unlucky 13: This is probably the most common superstition there is known to man. It is manifested in movies, books and even in real life. You would notice that a lot of hospitals do not have the 13th floor in their elevators. It goes from 12th to 14th. This fear of 13 originates from the Bible where in Jesus’ last supper, there were only 12 guests until Lucifer came making him the 13th guest and the one to betray Jesus. Another is in norse mythology where a dinner by the gods are held with only 12 of them until Loki, the god of mischief, comes along making him the 13th guest before causing chaos. Maybe gamblers avoid betting on this number.
#2 Whistling: Whistling while playing said to invite bad luck. This belief originates from sailors whistling which they thought to invite stronger winds and storm.
#3 Never count money/chips at the table: This is more of an etiquette and a way to protect yourselves but for some people they believe that doing this exudes pride which will invite bad luck and karma. Keep your money and count it when you get home.
#4 Color Red: The color red is deemed lucky in many cultures. The color is believed to bring prosperity and wealth. Wearing red when you gamble is said to make you lucky. I also noticed that many casinos’ motif is red. Coincidence?
#5: Front Entrance: They say that you shouldn’t pass through the casino through their front entrance as you may encounter a player who has lost and may therefore pass on their bad luck to you. Now, this one is borderline silly because what if a losing player leaves the casino through some other entrance and not the front one?
Anyway, Let me know if you do follow some superstitions even if it is just for fun. Or which ones you think are extremely ridiculous.
We often say that following superstitions would not cost us anything but for some, it may cause them mental distress and anxiety. Anyway, it is still pretty interesting to learn about superstitions and their origins no matter what your purpose is. Either just to laugh at how ridiculous it is or to meticulously follow them when you gamble, I don’t know but I would love to discuss!
#1 Unlucky 13: This is probably the most common superstition there is known to man. It is manifested in movies, books and even in real life. You would notice that a lot of hospitals do not have the 13th floor in their elevators. It goes from 12th to 14th. This fear of 13 originates from the Bible where in Jesus’ last supper, there were only 12 guests until Lucifer came making him the 13th guest and the one to betray Jesus. Another is in norse mythology where a dinner by the gods are held with only 12 of them until Loki, the god of mischief, comes along making him the 13th guest before causing chaos. Maybe gamblers avoid betting on this number.
#2 Whistling: Whistling while playing said to invite bad luck. This belief originates from sailors whistling which they thought to invite stronger winds and storm.
#3 Never count money/chips at the table: This is more of an etiquette and a way to protect yourselves but for some people they believe that doing this exudes pride which will invite bad luck and karma. Keep your money and count it when you get home.
#4 Color Red: The color red is deemed lucky in many cultures. The color is believed to bring prosperity and wealth. Wearing red when you gamble is said to make you lucky. I also noticed that many casinos’ motif is red. Coincidence?
#5: Front Entrance: They say that you shouldn’t pass through the casino through their front entrance as you may encounter a player who has lost and may therefore pass on their bad luck to you. Now, this one is borderline silly because what if a losing player leaves the casino through some other entrance and not the front one?
Anyway, Let me know if you do follow some superstitions even if it is just for fun. Or which ones you think are extremely ridiculous.
To me this is more like having the belief of both negative and positive. Sometimes we allow our imagination drive us into thinking that what we face in life or that happens to us is probably due to the way we go about things. And this you being more of a religious person. Yes it’s never wrong being a religious person, but what you feed your mind with is what you live as. Here’s to you knowing the truth and building your mind around it then stay positive. Then positive thoughts and result is what you get. God is the superior over every other thing you might think of. When you build your mentality around this. That’s you knowing the truth and it sets you free. You don’t have to think that certain things happens due to how was go about it. Tho what you believe is what works for you. That’s just the simple truth. But always embrace the superior over all things who's God almighty and you won’t be limited to this mindset.
You will hardly see any committed gambler that does not have any form of superstitious believe that may be true or mere conjecture. I personally believe some of the things people attributes to superstitious believes are actually true and impact on the gambling in no mean way. I have tested a couple of them and it turned out a real bottleneck to my gambling. Although not all of them hold water and it is not every time that such beliefs works. The one that I usually pay much attention to is dreaming. There are ways I will dream about gambling that it ill come out true.
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I'm aware of the stigma attached to #13 but its just generated by human speculation
I'm aware of the stigma attached to #13 but its just generated by human speculation
I think the infamous nature of the number 13 has something to be with an actual historical happening in Europe in the XIV century, when a monarch of Europe ordered all Knights Templars to be murdered and the rest get out at the order of French justice, all of it happened in a Friday 13th, since then the tradition of the number to be specially unlucky has continued to this day.
So it is not human speculation, there are actual events which can be tracked to such number and what we have done as human beings is to try to associate all of them, by noticing some have 13 in common.
I don't believe on a native things that such thing can influence gambling or attract luck for you to win gambling I don't concur on those things because I know that such thing might not work effectively as you may think and if it does it will have a negative impact is not that it will give you exactly result of what you want them must be a side effect on it so basically I know that the gambling is a total luck when you have the opportunity it is when it work for you a superstitious belief cannot bring any positive impact for you to win gambling with a fetish belief
We can say, some people still have their own beliefs when it comes to gambling. Even if we say, they are not in any way connected to our games, some people will really find a way how to make a connection out of it. Very few gambling games rely on skills, most are luck-based games. So it is only the people who are making up those beliefs and it is up to them if they will rely on it or not.
Exactly, they've got a kind of mindsets that if they follow such belief luck may back them up and it will give them decent wins, but in reality there's none its a matter on how the results comes out either you win or you lose, though there's no way that anyone can control that because of any superstitious believe that will control the game, the only thing that you can control is the amount of your willing to stake and lose and the time that you need to quit to avoid further damages to your finances.
Coming from a very superstitious country, I grew up getting familiar with a lot of them and as I grow older I just become even more aware particularly in the context of gambling. Now, I am not recommending everyone to follow superstitions as at the end of the day, that is all they are: superstitions.
A greedy and inpatient gambler will be the one that can be running around to look for things like this where they do not exist, but when we are the natural type of a gambler, we are going to know that things are being done in gambling not by force, but only with the application of wisdom to the games we are playing, this is not also by how fast or smarter we appear, but by the level of our exposure and risk taking in gambling on things we can afford.
The only superstition I regard as logical is not to walk under a ladder...because you could
get injured.
I'm aware of the stigma attached to #13 but its just generated by human speculation
and in terms of the famous last supper - fiction.
I would love to know has anyone here won on #13 or not won on #13 because you avoided it?
IMO its just a number in between 12 and 14. Isnt the number 9 considered bad
luck in Japan?
get injured.
I'm aware of the stigma attached to #13 but its just generated by human speculation
and in terms of the famous last supper - fiction.
I would love to know has anyone here won on #13 or not won on #13 because you avoided it?
IMO its just a number in between 12 and 14. Isnt the number 9 considered bad
luck in Japan?
Some of the superstitious concepts that you explain will certainly develop and will be different in each country, but about the number 13 which is the unlucky number to choose has become a common thing and even not only in gambling, in all business sectors the number 13 is avoided a lot because of the superstitious concept that underlies it.
Superstitions like this will indeed affect everyone's mentality, and those who believe too much will be carried away in their subconscious that every failure and profit in gambling is due to these superstitious rituals or not.
In my country Indonesia there are several superstitious concepts that are always believed when to buy a lottery number and here it is called ( TOGEL ), they ask for numbers from invisible creatures in the hope of getting lottery numbers that will come out later and also the numbers they choose also based on dreams and signs of nature that they experience.
There are even several books explaining every dream and event that happens so that it produces a lottery number that they will then buy in the hope that it will come out when the lottery number is announced.
This kind of superstitious practice has existed since ancient times, but now there are many people who do not believe in it.
Superstitions like this will indeed affect everyone's mentality, and those who believe too much will be carried away in their subconscious that every failure and profit in gambling is due to these superstitious rituals or not.
In my country Indonesia there are several superstitious concepts that are always believed when to buy a lottery number and here it is called ( TOGEL ), they ask for numbers from invisible creatures in the hope of getting lottery numbers that will come out later and also the numbers they choose also based on dreams and signs of nature that they experience.
There are even several books explaining every dream and event that happens so that it produces a lottery number that they will then buy in the hope that it will come out when the lottery number is announced.
This kind of superstitious practice has existed since ancient times, but now there are many people who do not believe in it.
I don't believe on a native things that such thing can influence gambling or attract luck for you to win gambling I don't concur on those things because I know that such thing might not work effectively as you may think and if it does it will have a negative impact is not that it will give you exactly result of what you want them must be a side effect on it so basically I know that the gambling is a total luck when you have the opportunity it is when it work for you a superstitious belief cannot bring any positive impact for you to win gambling with a fetish belief
We can say, some people still have their own beliefs when it comes to gambling. Even if we say, they are not in any way connected to our games, some people will really find a way how to make a connection out of it.
b]#2 Whistling: [/b]Whistling while playing said to invite bad luck. This belief originates from sailors whistling which they thought to invite stronger winds and storm.
I have never heard of this superstitions before.
#3 Never count money/chips at the table: This is more of an etiquette and a way to protect yourselves but for some people they believe that doing this exudes pride which will invite bad luck and karma. Keep your money and count it when you get home.
This is from person to person though, I think it's important to count your chips at the table. So that you will now if you are already up and winning and might be thinking of going home or if you are down. Maybe you can also add those who are putting chips on their pocket while still playing. But then again, there are certain games that you really have to put your chips and not put in everything on the table, like roulette.
#4 Color Red: The color red is deemed lucky in many cultures. The color is believed to bring prosperity and wealth. Wearing red when you gamble is said to make you lucky. I also noticed that many casinos’ motif is red. Coincidence?
This one, yeah, I think it's well known in the gambling world, that's why when you go to a land base casinos, you will see a lot of people wearing red because of this belief.
#5: Front Entrance: They say that you shouldn’t pass through the casino through their front entrance as you may encounter a player who has lost and may therefore pass on their bad luck to you. Now, this one is borderline silly because what if a losing player leaves the casino through some other entrance and not the front one?
Anyway, Let me know if you do follow some superstitions even if it is just for fun. Or which ones you think are extremely ridiculous.
Anyway, Let me know if you do follow some superstitions even if it is just for fun. Or which ones you think are extremely ridiculous.
There could be casinos that have multiple entrance, but in any case you will still encounter a lot of player exiting who have lost already. So it's inevitable that you will cross path with them. But not sure if they can pass that bad luck to you.
I don't believe on a native things that such thing can influence gambling or attract luck for you to win gambling I don't concur on those things because I know that such thing might not work effectively as you may think and if it does it will have a negative impact is not that it will give you exactly result of what you want them must be a side effect on it so basically I know that the gambling is a total luck when you have the opportunity it is when it work for you a superstitious belief cannot bring any positive impact for you to win gambling with a fetish belief
We can say, some people still have their own beliefs when it comes to gambling. Even if we say, they are not in any way connected to our games, some people will really find a way how to make a connection out of it. Very few gambling games rely on skills, most are luck-based games. So it is only the people who are making up those beliefs and it is up to them if they will rely on it or not.
Of the 5 superstitions you mentioned, I will only highlight two, namely the prohibition of whistling and counting money/chips on the table. Regarding whistling, when someone whistles it can indicate that someone is feeling comfortable and happy, and in gambling when someone whistles it can indicate that the person is holding a good card, and if other people know this signal then the person will immediately lower the amount of their bet or withdraw from the round. And of course this is a loss, because the person will get a smaller win.
As for the prohibition of counting money/chips on the table, this is a rule that seems to be made up. Because if we don't know the amount of money or chips we have, then it will be quite difficult to measure whether we are actually winning or losing. And this can make us uncontrollable or lose control when placing bets, continuing to play without knowing our financial situation. and this only allows us to experience many losses.
As for the prohibition of counting money/chips on the table, this is a rule that seems to be made up. Because if we don't know the amount of money or chips we have, then it will be quite difficult to measure whether we are actually winning or losing. And this can make us uncontrollable or lose control when placing bets, continuing to play without knowing our financial situation. and this only allows us to experience many losses.
We often say that following superstitions would not cost us anything but for some, it may cause them mental distress and anxiety. Anyway, it is still pretty interesting to learn about superstitions and their origins no matter what your purpose is. Either just to laugh at how ridiculous it is or to meticulously follow them when you gamble, I don’t know but I would love to discuss!
It is quite ridiculous how some superstition are being believe by some gamblers. Why would someone think that when I share my bets with others that I am going to give away my luck to the individual that I just shared my bet with. I would not say I do not believe in superstition but there are some of them that are just not worth believing and sharing my bets is one of them. Nothing is going to happen when I share or not decide to share my bet. The worst that can happen is that we both lose money when the bet was a wrong one and when it was a right call, we both make money. There are so many superstition in my head but I can not list them all but let us not discriminate against those that believe in superstition but we can help them grow pass it.
In reality, such superstitions sound rather absurd. Although good-luck and bad-luck superstitions are prevalent in most cultures and believed by many, the fact remains that there is no palpable scientific proof that specific numbers, colors of clothing, or rules e.g. not counting money on the table can influence the outcome of the game. All these are purely the principles based on tradition and habits that have carried on for many years without any real grounds.
If you really think about it, gambling is more about probability and strategy than “fate” or “luck” and that comes from such little things like the doorway or the color of clothing. So, these superstitions can be said to be just for fun, for the heck of it, or as a way for someone to feel more “prepared,” but nothing more.
If you really think about it, gambling is more about probability and strategy than “fate” or “luck” and that comes from such little things like the doorway or the color of clothing. So, these superstitions can be said to be just for fun, for the heck of it, or as a way for someone to feel more “prepared,” but nothing more.
I don't believe on a native things that such thing can influence gambling or attract luck for you to win gambling I don't concur on those things because I know that such thing might not work effectively as you may think and if it does it will have a negative impact is not that it will give you exactly result of what you want them must be a side effect on it so basically I know that the gambling is a total luck when you have the opportunity it is when it work for you a superstitious belief cannot bring any positive impact for you to win gambling with a fetish belief
We often say that following superstitions would not cost us anything but for some, it may cause them mental distress and anxiety. Anyway, it is still pretty interesting to learn about superstitions and their origins no matter what your purpose is.
There's absolutely something about superstition that really matters alot in life and possibly in game of lucks and what makes it effective is the fact that people see things from different perspective and opinions, your perspective can really work to making you win a game and for me it might work to make me lose entirely that's how superstition works for different category of person's.
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