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Everygame Casino has hundreds of thousands of gamers signed up to play. So, we suspect that some of those many people have some kind of gambling superstitions. Here we would like to debunk every one of those superstitions.
One of the things that is not connected to any superstition is the Everygame Casino Welcome Package which involves four deposit bonuses and finishes with a modest Everygame Casino no deposit bonus.
The Welcome Package totals as much as $5555 so there is nothing there to be superstitious about!
Are They Gambling Superstitions or Gaming Superstitions?
You may have noticed that in the title of the article we said “gaming superstitions” while in the second sentence we used the term “gambling superstitions”. It all gets back to how we see online casino gaming as opposed to gambling at a land-based casino.
You see, most gambling superstitions apply only to gambling at a land-based casino. These superstitions include blowing on the dice, shaking the dice, how to walk into the casino, stacking chips a certain way, where in the casino to play slots, and many other similar superstitions.
We contend that people who play at land-based casinos are a lot more superstitious than online casino gamers here at Everygame Casino and at all reputable online casinos. The sheer volume of superstitions that people show at land-based casinos indicate that playing at these casinos is a lot more like gambling than like gaming.
People who play at Everygame Casino understand that playing casino games online is a form of entertainment and that it is clearly a form of gaming.
So, going forward we will talk about some superstitions that persist among online casino gamers. Of course, there is overlap with land-based casino players but here we will restrict our discussion to online casino gaming.
Superstition #1: Some Slots Are "Due to Hit it Big"
This is a superstition based on odds over thousands of spins. It is true that after thousands of spins, it would seem like that big progressive jackpot is "due to hit". However, the random number generator is just software. It has no memory of past spins and chooses “numbers” randomly so that any one spin has the same chances of hitting the jackpot as any other spin even after thousands of spins without someone winning the jackpot.
We encourage all of our gamers to respect the randomness of every spin and every hand since all of our games are controlled by the random number generator.
Superstition #2: Never Break a Winning Hand in Video Poker
When you play video poker, you should always bet the maximum since then you would win the big extra payout for a Royal Flush. By doing so, you actually might put yourself in a position to break a winning pair in order to go for a much better hand that will pay a lot more.
This one of the most counter-intuitive moves in video poker but the analysis of millions of hands has shown that in some cases breaking up a winning pair is the right thing to do.
The first such hands are four to a Royal Flush and four to a straight flush. In the straight flush, a winning pair would be a pair of jacks, kings, or queens. If you keep the pair, you will be paid 1-1. But there are a lot of cards that can give you a straight flush or another higher paying winning hand.
You might get the straight flush. There are normally two cards that can give you the straight flush. You might get a flush. There would be 9 cards that would give you the flush. You could get another winning pair. That would be 10 cards to give you that pair. So, by breaking up the dealt pair, you have 21 cards that would give you a win and some of them would compensate you a lot more than the dealt pair.
Superstition #3: Never Take a Card in Blackjack if it Could Cause You to Bust
This means to never take a card with 12 or more points. This is really incorrect strategy that has become a kind of superstition. If the dealer is showing a 7 through an ace, the best strategy is to hit even though it could cause you to bust. Statistical analysis proves this to be the best play.
If the dealer has a 4, 5 or 6, the best play is to stand since the dealer could much more easily bust. If the dealer has a 2 or 3, the correct play is to hit. Learning the correct strategy in blackjack and video poker will give you the best chance to end a session in the black since the statistical return-to-player rate is about 99.5% with correct play and we have seen earlier that sometimes the odds work in strange ways.
Superstition #4: A Betting System Guarantees That You Will Ultimately Win
In fact, this statement is true but there is a huge proviso that has to be addressed. The famous betting systems do not take even small losing streaks into account.
For example, in the Martingale System, you double your bet after every loss. If you do that and then win, you will win back your original ante. This is the case even after five or more doublings after losses. But we quickly get to a point where we are betting a huge amount in order to win back our original ante.
For most gamers, this is way too dangerous. We have also seen how the random number generator has no memory so the result of the hand or spin after 5 losses in a row has the same odds as the first hand or spin.
Superstition #5: Any Other Superstition That You Have
Some gamers play only on a specific day of the week. Some play only at a specific time. Some play only specific games. In fact, there are probably an unlimited number of superstitions that affect not just gaming but everyday life as well.
For every ladder we don’t walk under, there might be something reasonable that has become a superstition.
Superstitions Can be Overcome with a Good Gaming Attitude
We have touched upon a good gaming attitude here already. A good gaming attitude sees gaming as a fun entertainment. A good gaming attitude also means playing as often as you like but for short periods of time. A good gaming attitude means accepting that luck may not be with you and if that is the case one day, it is best to stop the session.
A good gaming attitude is to play every game we offer here at Everygame Casino. A good gaming attitude means to look for good deposit bonuses and free spins.
In short, a good gaming attitude means to put fun above all else when playing casino games online here at Everygame Casino.