By Samantha Williams

There are two ways to look at a gambling casino, and you will find that you either belong to one school of thought or the other. The one philosophy is immortalized in a Wilson Mizner quote, and he says “Gambling -The sure way of getting nothing from something.” The other philosophy is epitomized in a Joseph Conrad quotation which states “It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.”

Both of these schools of thought have their own place and basically encompass the half full theory or the half empty theory. But one thing that is important is believing in luck, most players who are lucky and win in gambling casinos, believe they are lucky. It has something to do with positive thinking where the glass is half full. Going with the Wilson Mizner school of thought will only lead you to believe that the glass is half empty and is not such a good place to be for a gambler.

While games such as poker require a certain amount of skill, luck still counts. Skill and strategy is very important with poker as psychology plays a role and this is the only game where you, the player, doesn’t need a winning hand to win the game. Most of the other games you find in casinos whether you are playing online or not, don’t require much skill, just knowledge of the rules and which bets are the best for your pocket.

Roulette for example; because such large amounts of money can be won and lost so quickly with this game, people have been trying to formulate winning strategies for centuries. But even geniuses such as Albert Einstein said that the only sure fire way to win from a roulette table was to steal from it. And there are only two places on the wheel which are reserved solely for the bank. It is a completely random number game where luck really counts, as well as a knowledge of skillful betting to ensure some kind of decent return for your wager.

Roulette has been called the King of Casino games because it has been played in the most glamorous gambling casino Mecca’s including Monte Carlo. Myth also tells us that the inventor of this game made a bargain with the Devil to obtain its secrets. This myth stems from the fact that the numbers from 1 – 36, if added together, total 666 which is reputed to be the number or mark of the “Beast”. Perhaps this is why luck really does count when you are playing roulette. Regardless of what kind of casino game you play, the most important question you can ask yourself is “do I feel lucky?”, not “do I feel skillful?”