Topic: Let’s talk superstitions - page 4. (Read 661 times)
All the superstitions mentioned in the OP are new to me. I have watched people lose money from believing in superstitions and some gambling predictions from their dreams and from people with some supernatural powers. I do not believe in such, they are not real whether in gambling or not. But i will not deny the fact that Superstition has helped some people gamble with confidence which ofcourse influenced their win. For instance, when a gambler is told wearing colour red will give him good luck, he becomes very optimistic about his games and this can help him make better decisions. If he wins, he was just lucky and not because wearing red influenced his win. Many gamblers have worn red to the casino and still lost good amount of money.
The OP made interesting observations, of course, it was interesting to read. I even remembered when I made my first bets and after a big loss I took one talisman that brings money, but it did not help me and I threw it to the other end of the room, lol. It's funny to remember it now. However, I do not believe that the number 13 is unlucky, I have often encountered it not only in gambling, but in life and it seems to me that it brought me luck more often than had the opposite effect. I have already forgotten that you can't whistle, because I haven't whistled for 10 years, haha, but I am ready to believe this and I'd rather not whistle when it is possible not to do so.
One known belief, "beginners luck".
This is what we get often from the newbies that started to gamble. They're up for themselves being lucky because even them, they know that they could have been luckier than the rest of us. But this is just a one-time pass for the most and then when a newbie gets used to gambling, that's how the fate changes and there is no more beginners luck that can be said of. Because they're no longer a newbie, and they are going to bring up themselves playing all along understanding the concept and other strategies and maybe other superstitions too.
This is what we get often from the newbies that started to gamble. They're up for themselves being lucky because even them, they know that they could have been luckier than the rest of us. But this is just a one-time pass for the most and then when a newbie gets used to gambling, that's how the fate changes and there is no more beginners luck that can be said of. Because they're no longer a newbie, and they are going to bring up themselves playing all along understanding the concept and other strategies and maybe other superstitions too.
#2 Whistling
#3 Never count money/chips at the table
#4 Color Red
#5: Front Entrance
Superstitious believe has been in existence for long time ago and most people still believe in it. While others don't. Some things happened coincedntaly and people believe it because when they express themselves it happens often an on and people sees or believe it to be true. But nevertheless to me it's just a mindset that decieves people to believe in anormaly. What can you say about the #2 whistling while in the sea attracting storm? It doesn't have any connection. All I can say is that what you believe is what works for you. If we talk about #4 wearing red clothes to attract good luck, what about those that often wear red cloth to gamble and they keep on losing? And also the number #5 front entrance being a source of bad luck? Then what if it's online gambling where non of this happen what can we say? Because all you listed conceding gambling superstition is base on physical casino not online casino. #3 Never count money/chips at the table
#4 Color Red
#5: Front Entrance
#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.
I am honestly new to these superstition things or at least in my country people are not aware of this or not in practice here for sure. Usually here whistling is being said like not a good habit to develop. It means we should not whistle in front of elder people as it may seem like unrespectful to them. Other than that, I have never heard like whistling as a bad omen. We have a belief like counting will lead to decreasing. It means if we focus on counting then we will lose our concentration on actual business (here gambling). It means, here it is there but with a practical reasoning, I guess.#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.
Discussing the gamblers' belief on superstitions is not a new topic here but this time I got a chance to learn what other country gamblers are following to maximize their chances of being lucky. Not sure, this may subconsciously may become a practice to myself as well. Yeah, I strongly believe this is how superstitions are spreading.
Never ever continue or start playing when you know for certain you should be doing something else first!
I am superstitious in that I don’t like to discuss my superstitions. I think if you do, you might as well walk underneath a ladder inside your house while holding a broken mirror and saying Beatlejuice over and over again. It’s best to just pretend that superstitions aren’t real to avoid being locked up in a looney bin.
Interesting points you have made OP, I did enjoyed reading every of the outlined superstitions and was just trying to think around the realities within this superstition and the "unlucky 13" really did caught my attention, I have not really paid attention to it before and I love making my picks on my tickets end at odd numbers and 13 is an odd number so it got me wondering if I should stop at 11 and not extend to 13 but then I don't really believe in superstitions and wouldn't want to believe it will take a toll on me either, there are also others who I believe don't take superstition seriously but anyways I learnt something new even if it doesn't really align with my beliefs.
Even outside of gambling, there are a lot of superstitious believe that is making a lot of things worse and I don’t think believing in superstitious things can make you to win or to lose in any game. It’s just based on luck and nothing else. Superstition is something that cannot be completely disregarded by some people but when it does happen as it’s in a superstitious way, I will only see it as another coincidence and not what people think it is.
I am also from a place where superstition is taken very seriously and people till date still believe in that and are careful when doing somethings just to avoid been caught up with that notion of it. Then I imagine what if and what if in many case studies relating to that and I just came to a conclusion for it to be a coincidence in the past and when it happened more often, they term it as something else and not believing in it happening naturally.
I am also from a place where superstition is taken very seriously and people till date still believe in that and are careful when doing somethings just to avoid been caught up with that notion of it. Then I imagine what if and what if in many case studies relating to that and I just came to a conclusion for it to be a coincidence in the past and when it happened more often, they term it as something else and not believing in it happening naturally.
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.
I don't follow any superstitions and I feel bad for the ones who does follow such useless things. I believe all of the mentioned superstitions are useless and have no relation with reality. The ones who trust those superstitions might get losses because of their own subconscious mind and nothing else. 
#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?
Mine is not wearing red, but I have a particular shirt that I feel gives me good luck if I put it on whenever I am gambling. It worked for me to some extent but got burnt when my younger one was pressing it. Sometimes, I will think that it was the shirt that made me lucky all those while, but it's a superstitious belief.Quote
#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.
Will I say this is for real, because I find out that back days when we gamble with whot, we don't count whatever amount we have on the table, but I feel the reason for that is for you not get distracted. 
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.
Pretty sure almost every person that gambles has heard of all of these, but let's be honest. Superstitions are not true. There is nothing that can make you win or make you lose in a game of chance except you and luck. Just my opinion. 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.
Nowadays, gambling relates more than often with rituals rather than superstition. Rituals may be various and different for characters involved. I'm for instance always getting shaved before starting to gamble, wear the same suite and stainless bracelet around my wrist in the course of gambling, some times take a drink to stay up. In my view any superstition is an unappealing throwback to the days of profound ignorance.
Well, believe is a very strong thing and it's said that whatever you believe in works for you, but when it comes to gambling there are no charms or whatever that can alter what has already been programmed, it's either you are lucky or unlucky. The game can't change because of what you think you are doing, most people are trapped in this illusion and they think they have something that works for them not knowing that they are just lucky. Gambling constantly is a psychological cage,and once you get hooked you might start losing your mind and thinking all these things can work.
The most famous superstitions is dropped to the number 13 this because people around the world have already know and trust number 13 is a bad number even i heard there are some hotel didn't used that number because usually those hotels used 12A or 12B for their room number but if talking about superstitions i think it was dominated by Asian people and African people
This because the people who live in this region still believe superstitions can boosted their luck while gambling although this thing quite often is not working but those people always trust using superstitions while gambling is important thing for them and in my country there are some people who claim to have the ability to predict the outcomes of Lottery and those people says they have good accuracy but i personally didn't trust them
This because the people who live in this region still believe superstitions can boosted their luck while gambling although this thing quite often is not working but those people always trust using superstitions while gambling is important thing for them and in my country there are some people who claim to have the ability to predict the outcomes of Lottery and those people says they have good accuracy but i personally didn't trust them
Superstitions don't work. They are like myths. Your belief that you are going to win doesn't mean you will win. This is something that is out of your control. A random and preprogrammed event. If superstitions work many a gambler would have become millionaires and make the gambling operators go out of business but that is not the case. As a matter of fact, there are even more gambling operators coming into the market to get a chunk of the money. They are like rituals. No one works. The only one that work is responsible gambling. Having a solid strategy. That is the only one that works. side that nothing. Come to think of it, let's say this superstition works but they are not effective because the gambling operators have a counter-superstition. 
Interesting thread, even though I don't have any such belief still it's exciting to read those why part.
I just want to mention something, rich people are more superstitious than others, not saying every rich people but most of them which is a curious factor because they became rich by being like these or they developed such attitude after becoming rich?
My superstition is just repeating exactly what I did when I won a bet.
I just want to mention something, rich people are more superstitious than others, not saying every rich people but most of them which is a curious factor because they became rich by being like these or they developed such attitude after becoming rich?
My superstition is just repeating exactly what I did when I won a bet.
They are "Pavadas+-=nonsense" I leave it in the original language but superstitions in the game are nothing more than a placebo effect.
When i'm at a live cash table, I didn't like it when someone stood behind me, it wasn't because of superstitions, it was because they could be passing signals to other players.
It's actually a funny topic, but I think you have to be more careful when these things are combined with scams, like someone wants to force you to do something like what I mentioned just because it's their companion amulet and)or anything else.
When i'm at a live cash table, I didn't like it when someone stood behind me, it wasn't because of superstitions, it was because they could be passing signals to other players.
It's actually a funny topic, but I think you have to be more careful when these things are combined with scams, like someone wants to force you to do something like what I mentioned just because it's their companion amulet and)or anything else.
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.
In the country where I live, people also love superstitions. And I am interested in all five superstitions about casinos that you have cited. However, I do not believe in any of them. And I understand that there may be other gamblers in the casino hall who believe in superstitions, so the opinion should be whistled in the moral hall or, for example, dissuade them.
But I think the sign about recounting chips is completely strange. It seems to me that every gambler should not lose touch with reality and know how much he currently has on his balance. Therefore, when I go to a physical casino again, I will calmly count my chips.
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No, I don't follow superstitions in gambling because that is out from my minds. But I can accept if some people still using superstitions to their gambling activities and difficult to leave it even if they already losses their money. Superstitions will be there for some people so we must understand and not thinks too much as long as they don't disturb other people. Those who believes superstitions will use that every time they playing gambling because that is part of them. Some people I met say that they must wear a particular necklace or bracelet to helps them win but that will not makes them win a big money. That is their belief and we can not say anything for that thing so it is better to let them still use that way while we use rational thinks.
Superstition in another word means the fear of the unknown, and most of your examples tend to attack gamblers that visits local casinos and I don't do that, all I know is people need to accept what they can't change, they can only hope for a big win when gambling and gamble responsibly.
We don't have power over anything, we are humans not gods, all we can do is gamble in a manner that won't hurt us on the long run, we can't control luck we can only wish for it.
We don't have power over anything, we are humans not gods, all we can do is gamble in a manner that won't hurt us on the long run, we can't control luck we can only wish for it.
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