Playing with THEIR money?

[Mr J]

Always interesting. Lets say I go to the casino and am up (net) $400 playing, whatever. I did not play any other games except the one over a couple hours. I continue to play, whatever game(s). Am I now playing with the casinos money? If I go home breaking even, did I lose anything for the day? Meaning, I walked in with $800 and walked out with $800. I'm not talking about for the week or the month etc., just that day.  Ken

[MattyMattz]

I see what your asking Ken... and I'm sure there will be posts supporting both sides.

Personally, I consider you breaking even.  You lost the casino's money, nothing more.  Just how I approach it.

MM

[Mr J]

"I'm sure there will be posts supporting both sides." --- Yep. Not looking for arguements, just different insights.  Ken

[Lohnro]

Am I now playing with the casinos money?

This is what they want you to think Mr J. Once you win it and can walk away with it.....it is yours, not theirs.

[Shorty]

This is what they want you to think Mr J. Once you win it and can walk away with it.....it is yours, not theirs.

I concur.

[Mr J]

So in my example above..... I walked in with $800, left with $800 but lost? You sticking with that?  Ken

[hoper35]

I would consider myself even.

Ron.

[TwoCatSam]

"This is what they want you to think Mr J. Once you win it and can walk away with it.....it is yours, not theirs."

I agree.  If you are playing with "their" money, you must have stolen it.

Sam

[geoff365]

If it's per session. Then it's a loss.

[TwoCatSam]

I'm not worked up.

[The Spiders Kiss]

Once their chips are in my stack then they are mine.
So I would definitely call it a loss
The Spiders Kiss

[ikarianman]

hello!i think that if you walk in with whatever money and walk out with the same money,you are a winner because you have at least won the house edge,you have won by NOT loosing your money

[Spike]

If I go home breaking even, did I lose anything for the day?>>>

In gambling, we only count what we came in with and what we leave with. Anything else is just bullshit bookkeeping. We're not bankers, we're players.

[bombus]

If I go home breaking even, did I lose anything for the day?>>>

In gambling, we only count what we came in with and what we leave with. Anything else is just bullshit bookkeeping. We're not bankers, we're players.

So player 1 (bombus) comes in with $800 wins $400 and leaves with $1200.
Player 2 (spike) comes in with $800 wins $400, loses it back, and leaves with $800.

Who's the winner?
Self evident really.

And, any player who doesn't keep some kind of a book is most likely the one full of bullshit, in denial, and sh*t scared of seeing evidence of their losses in plain black & white! 

[lucky_strike]

Hi Mr J and all

I think many gamblers and players are getting the picture wrong

Your money is not your money as long as you are prepared to play or gambling with them
Then your money is a part of the game and its the games money or if you prefer the casinos money as long as you are prepared to use them for gambling and put them at risk

To day or tomorrow or next week does not matter
If you have a gambling account of some kind then its an part of the game at all times and its money that is at risk at all times

The day when you decide to take an procent or a cut from your gambling account the games money then it becomes your money
If you don't adding more money to your gambling account except winnings then you have a way to let the games money become your money

You create an investment then you milk it for money and not the other way around
And regarding break even it is allway the same thing as winning

Cheers LS

[lucky_strike]

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