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Not quite.

As a simple example, slot machines are actually implemented as raffle tickets, not mechanical random generators. But not losing plays are deceptively displayed as being "almost" winners. You get a "star star (half star, half bar)" far more often than if the machine behaved the way it appeared.

Then of course you have free alcohol during bad decisions, no clocks, upsells for crap like "insurance" at blackjack....

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And if you play blackjack as well as possible, they kick you out.

Why would they? Isn't it impossible to beat blackjack in a long run with 6 decks and such?

What's that old line..."The markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."

Similarly, even though a player may lose asymptotically to the house, they can be quite annoying in the short run.

Not impossible, but you do have to do some brazen, easily-detected stuff like watch the table for awhile and refuse to sit down unless the count goes positive.

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