Im a gambling strategist 6 beginners rules I wish Id followed after realizing the lottery is straight… – The US Sun

A GAMBLING strategist revealed six beginners' rules he wished hed followed from the time he started betting after he realized the lottery was straight theft.

Bradley Retter, a resident professional gambler, penned a blog for BestUSCasinos.com detailing the mistakes he made that cost him money and prevented him from winning.

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Almost everything I learned when I started gambling was through trial and error, and it cost me a lot of money, he wrote.

A little research goes a long way toward better gambling results, but sometimes you dont even know where to start looking.

His first tip was to avoid slot machines, as tempting as they might be.

For many casino visitors, their intro to gambling is those flashy, spinning reels, he said.

I love to play slot machine games.

I like trying to catch a winning combination and working through the storylines of story-based slots games.

Im a sucker that falls into the slot machine trance quickly and would play for hours if I didnt know exactly how bad these machines are in terms of my bankroll.

The reason to avoid them is simply that the odds of winning are low.

He claims online real-money slots tend to be more successful.

Its important to know that there is no guarantee of winning, so never spend more than you can afford.

Retter's next tip is to avoid lottery tickets, as their chances of winning are even lower than slot machines.

I dont know the exact numbers, but I bet that some years I spent more than $1,000 on lottery tickets, Retter said.

"I probably spend less than $50 a year on lottery tickets now, and I get at least that much in entertainment value out of them, Retter said.

Retter said the average return on a slot machine might be around 90percent, while the average return on a lottery ticket is closer to 30percent.

Stop buying lottery tickets like theyre some sort of investment," he said.

The only thing lottery tickets are good for is daydreaming about what to do with all of the money if you ever win.

Enjoy these dreams, because youre never going to actually win.

Next, he said, you must understand that every casino game and bet is set up for one side to win, and another to lose.

Most beginner bets, and even expert bets, are on the wrong side of the bet, as he said

Slot machines are designed with a mathematical edge that you simply cant beat in the long run, he said.

If the conservative, on-the-fence gambler had any idea how much the gambling options were stacked against them, theyd never gamble again.

However, he said, there is a way to win, if you want to, but you need to put in the work.

It took me close to 20 years before I started figuring out how to win as a gambler, he said.

This was before the internet blew up, and there werent very many good books available, so I had to figure out a lot of stuff on my own."

He suggested learning as much as you can in whatever area of gambling you pursue, whether that is sports betting, casino games, or horse betting.

Retter also stressed people should not quit their day jobs to be professional gamblers.

Ive never been a full-time gambler, but Ive come close to making the jump a couple of times, he said.

But what I found out both times was that I could make more money, with less stress, working a regular job.

He noted you can make $1000 per week playing poker, but it may take up to 70 hours to do so.

You have to be able to take the down weeks without it hurting your mental state., he said.

Finally, he suggested you avoid physical casino locations."

Ive been in so many casinos that I dont even get excited when I get to the casino," he said.

"Instead, I think about all of the loud noises and people I have to deal with.

The alternatives are largely online casinos.

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