The macho-mentality

The lure of playing beyond ones financial limits is difficult to ignore. Whether it be the sense of superiority gained from placing high wagers, or being too proud to admit that they cannot really count, it all falls under the same fatal heading – machismo.

Naturally it is more exciting to bet £100 instead of £5. Unless however, the positive count is as high as their bankroll, it is this type of emotion-fuelled play that will be the players undoing (a point which the casinos are well aware of hence the free alcohol).

Players who over-bet and play out of their league, are easily recognised, and for the main part warmly welcomed by the casinos. Often they are more concerned with how many people are watching them play rather than how much they are winning. A professional cares only about their bankroll. At least once their bankroll is at a healthy premium, they can place these large bets and afford to lose them, as opposed to those who have sadly succumb to this macho mentality, and play recklessly with money they can often ill-afford to lose.

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