Gamblers are constantly looking for ways to beat the casino by developing theories and methods to turn the odds on their side. Here we examine the different gambling systems, their reliability and effectivity or rather ineffectivity. Remember that gambling is a sport, a fun hobby to past your time with, a game of chess with fate if you may. The less control you have over the game, the more loose and light the game is, because there is nothing you can do about it, it is merely a matter of luck.

This is how theories on how to beat casinos were born, and let me tell you this, they are based on nothing. It is simply an attempt to achieve control over a game that its main purpose is the lack of it.

1) One of the most common gambling methods is to bet on an event that has not happened in a while. According to this myth, an event that has not happened recently becomes overdue and therefore more likely to occur. This is known as the "gambler's fallacy". An example for this method is waiting for three reds in roulette and then betting on black. This method is gladly encouraged by casino operators that understand how this belief is working for their advantage. By acting according to the method, gamblers abandon their common sense for a method that does not work, and reduce their chance to win.

2) The only method that works and not based on false probability is counting cards in blackjack. This is the only way to get a long term, statistical advantage over the casino. Card counting works on the concept that high-value cards are good for the player, while low-value cards are bad. In order to count cards there is no need in a photographic memory, only in the ability to add and subtract by units of 1. Counting does not give players an automatic winning edge on every hand. The advantage given by the card counting is for the long-run which begins after about 400 hours of play.

Do Casinos Allow this?

The casinos know that no matter what system a player uses, they will still win in the long run, and that is the reason for why the casinos do not tolerate counting cards. Counting cards is not illegal, but the casinos reserve the right to prevent players from playing at their casinos, for any reason they choose.

At the bottom line we can establish that the house keeps its interest guarded so even if there was a gambling system that helps to beat the casino, it wouldn't be allowed there. So as long as you get to play at the casino, it means you pose no threat on it.

Gambling does not have to be an expensive hobby with constant trips to Las-Vegas and Atlantic City. Most online casinos offer a lot of gaming options from small time gambling to high rolling games. But when a gambler turns his once-in-a-while hobby into an everyday-thing, it stops being fun, and the uncertainty is harder to enjoy. If this is the case, you do whatever it is you can do to minimize the fate factor, no matter how irrational or impractical it may be. And if it gets worse, seek professional help. It is not worth losing your house or even worse your family over gambling.