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so i was messing around with some new blackjack tables and noticed some have way worse rules than others, like 6,5 payouts or no resplitting aces or the dealer hits soft 17. it’s wild how much those small differences can mess with the odds. you’d think online would offer better rules to attract people but i guess it’s just about profit for them. is there a reason why some sites or tables make it so much harder for the player, or is it just to squeeze more money from casuals who don’t notice the rules? i usually stick to live dealer games where i can at least see what’s going on, but even there, i’ve seen some tables sneak in rough rules. does anyone have a list of “must avoid” table rules or red flags?

so i spend a dumb amount of hours on live dealer roulette, usually with the tv going just for noise, and i swear i keep seeing the same numbers or colors clump up. like 17 showing three times in a set of ten spins, or a long stretch of reds. i know the math says every spin is separate but it feels wild to ignore those runs. half the time i catch myself trying to ride the streaks, other half i remind myself i’m just seeing things that aren’t really there. anyone else notice this stuff or am i just bored and pattern-hunting out of habit?

so this week i got into this habit of bumping up my roulette bets every time i lose, hoping to just get back to even. obviously not talking about martingale being some “guaranteed” system or anything, i know that’s not real. it just sort of feels like after a long streak of reds, black has to hit soon, but then i end up doubling and tripling down and losing way more than i planned. not sure if it’s just me but it gets my heart pounding way more than when i just stick to my usual flat bets. anyone else catch themselves doing this on a live dealer table? feel like maybe i’m just making it worse for myself but it’s hard to stop once i start.