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Anon plays poker (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago (3 children)

There's a sizable minority of male zoomers into gambling in some countries, tightly related to the proliferation of small casinos in working-class neighbourhoods through a historical period where typical socialization spaces have been getting dismantled. I met a guy whose friend group's main activity for socialization was going to gambling and his life was pretty much a mess, roughly around the same as the guy from the green text.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This started with grey-market online poker in the early 2000s. In my big lecture classes, there would always be a dozen or so people just playing online poker, and I knew lots of people who got so sucked into it they dropped out of school

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess this could be possible, but I'm just thinking how weird it be to host such event and be the house in blackjack because the house always has the advantage. It's not really a group game like regular five card poker or hold'em would be

[–] decisivelyhoodnoises@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lol You're overthinking it. People organizing such nights among friends are not officially hosting the event and are not always play as the house. The person who plays as the house is rotating

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've never just had that played in such nights because of the house issue.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The house edge for standard blackjack is 61 cents for every $100 bet.

If the house provides snacks then they lose out.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would've expected it to be way worse. Is this with perfect plays? Because when we've been to casino it's always house raking in money because people are shit players and go over constantly

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yes. This is assuming perfect strategy.

You are correct to point out that any deviation increases the house odds.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 10 months ago

Who gambles a house favoured game with pals