Gamblers Who Beat the House

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 28 July 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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You have probably heard the expression, “The house always wins.” This is usually true….in fact, it's almost always true. If it weren’t true, then casinos wouldn’t exist. Every game in a casino is designed to give the house an edge so that in the long run, with enough players, they are mathematically guaranteed to win money. However, there have been a few occasions where people have figured out a way to use the rules in their favor to win big. Learn more about the gamblers who beat the house on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Sign up today at butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily to choose your free offer and get $20 off. Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Use the code EverythingEverywhere for a 20% discount on a subscription at Newspapers.com. Visit meminto.com and get 15% off with code EED15. Listen to Expedition Unknown wherever you get your podcasts. Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at harrys.com/EVERYTHING. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Ben Long & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've probably heard the expression, the house always wins. This is usually true.
0:06.0	In fact, it's almost always true.
0:08.0	Because if it weren't true, casinos couldn't exist.
0:11.0	Every game in a casino is designed to give the house an edge so that in the
0:15.2	long run, with enough players, they are mathematically guaranteed to win money. However, there have
0:21.6	been a few occasions where people have figured out a way to use the rules in their favor to win big.
0:27.0	Learn more about the gamblers who beat the house on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is brought to you by Capital One. There are no guarantees in football. One minute you're on for an easy win, the next is nail biting penalties.
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1:40.0	Visit your local store now. Let me start out by noting that this episode is not about people who cheat. There are many ways to beat the house if you're willing to
1:53.6	cheat. You could mark cards, you could play with loaded dice, you could set up a
1:57.5	magnet under a roulette wheel, or you could just get a dealer to work with you to
2:01.3	guarantee you win. Of course if you take this route you might wind up in
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