Topic: Let’s talk superstitions - page 4. (Read 1325 times)

#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.

What the player tries to do before the game concerns only him and his beliefs and is not connected with gambling, because it cannot affect the results in any way. When someone puts on something for luck, and believes that it should help him win, then only the player will believe in it, but I doubt that this can somehow affect the result of the game, it is not connected and has nothing except the player's belief.

Indeed, they take that believing that it will influence the outcome of their bets, but in reality there's no real connection as gambling always have risk and benefits, if you are lucky then you'll win some and if not then expect that you will lose your capital, no supertitious that will change that fact.

But again, because of desperation gamblers will consider believing into supernatural thing and hold on it when things turned into their favor, they will keep it inside their minds that something unexplain happened.

Totally funny because i've been encountered countless situations on which i have been able to meet up some black cats and stepped over whether im in driving my car or just simply walking but there's nothing happened to me on what just like that most people are really that believing into. People do really loves out on attaching things accordingly and trying out to apply and believe that it will really be that happening.
Well, we do have our own perception on things on which just let those people who do really that believe that it could happen or not. Just be sure that you wont really be that making yourself that too paranoid
when it comes into these beliefs on which we know that it would really be that non relevant.

Superstitions manifest for an individual based on his beliefs on them happening. Just as it's famously said in one of the holy books "that as a man thinketh in his heart so he is", and that's exactly how superstition works.

I'm only sure of what people believe led to their winning a game. Like a discussion of a gambler who assumed his visitor was the reason he won big, and concluded that the person has some luck. All that doesn't work, it's just for people who wish to think that their believe has a little control on gaming outcomes. Typically, most gamblers always feel like they've got a chance in changing the way results work in casinos. That's why they run back to cultures like wearing red clothes to casinos hoping on luck.

Discussing about black cats, I remember that sometimes it is said that people who die if stepped over or jumped over by a black cat will wake up again, this is one of the funny superstitions but leads to mystical things. In addition, black cats are indeed objects that are often involved in superstitions, for some reason, but it is true. I myself do not have a problem with it because it is each person's belief, besides that with gambling itself I do not believe in anything including strategy tricks or superstitions even though I gamble without doing anything special, just waiting for luck to happen.
However, what happens when someone believes in superstition when they are going to do something and the results are indeed in accordance with expectations, then most likely they will believe in superstition more even though it is emphasized that it has no effect but because the incident is appropriate, they will believe it.

A certain part of the population of our planet believes in superstition, but no matter how one treats it to check the superstition empirically impossible. And most likely such people believe in superstitions because of wrongly constructed logical chains. I have always treated with a certain amount of humor in relation to people who believe that some signs or superstitions can help them win at gambling. I even had an acquaintance who ran around a black cat when it tried to cross his path. In my opinion, all this is very funny, but it does not affect the luck.

#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.

True what you say, this certainly exists in every country and some people do believe it strongly, whether it's related to mystical or other things. In addition, there are also those who believe that this is involved with gambling where they believe in victory that can happen to them if they do things that are unusual, this often happens to those who are happy with lottery gambling. Some of the same cases and events I found were when they had an unusual dream they would record the time, and other things like you said when there was a vehicle that they would record the number of the car and the time it was paired on the bet, whether this was successful or not but I myself am not very sure and understand.
Maybe for those who believe they managed to get a victory occasionally because it is also impossible for the bet they installed continue to produce victory.

Superstition has been a strong culture in various countries they believe this can be in gambling including when you play and believe in superstition.

However, I don't believe this, it's just an illusion because some people still believe in this.

I see this superstition in lottery gambling, where those who want to place lottery tickets must look for sacred numbers if they want to be paired.
Many things have been known - for example, they go to the cemetery in case there is a whisper of a number.
Or looking for the license plate of a vehicle that is in an accident, usually this will be good luck.
And many more.

Hard to argue with that. I just find it funny and interesting some of these superstitions but I do not even follow most of them nor will I force someone to do it themselves.

Some people swear by superstition and I think it’s all just a game we play with ourselves to try and fool our mind into thinking one way or another.

One thing that I will say though is that I have a brother from Cayman who always said that you better not bring a banana on the boat that’s bad Juju!

I'm only sure of what people believe led to their winning a game. Like a discussion of a gambler who assumed his visitor was the reason he won big, and concluded that the person has some luck. All that doesn't work, it's just for people who wish to think that their believe has a little control on gaming outcomes. Typically, most gamblers always feel like they've got a chance in changing the way results work in casinos. That's why they run back to cultures like wearing red clothes to casinos hoping on luck.

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.