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Taking Risks

If you are looking for a gambling quotation that you can use in your gambling career, or even a philosophy in life, here's one by Jim Jones:

"A man's gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know it" - Jim Jones

Gambling is all about taking risks. In life, the ones who take too many risks die early, while those who never take risks do not live at all. Just like in gambling, when you bet too much, you lose much. However, if you never bet at all, what could you win? The answer is obvious - nothing. It is as simple as the saying, "no guts, no glory".

Both in gambling and in life, risk-takers have the most chance to succeed. That is because they have the guts to go against the odds. However, it is not to say that people should jump at every gambling opportunity that they come upon. Of course, in gambling and in life, you must consider your options and the probability that you will win. Some go only with a 50 percent or higher chance, while the braver others are content with just a 25 percent. For them, it all depends on how much faith you have in your luck.

Luck is an elusive thing, especially in gambling. It is very hard to tell when you are most lucky and when you are the least lucky one on the table. Weaker gambling players depend on their luck all of the time, playing without any strategy.

However, there are gambling games which require luck alone, no strategies. Examples of these gambling games of pure luck are lotteries, bingo and slot machines. Some people do rituals or bring their lucky stuffs in hope to increase their luck in gambling. These lucky rituals or things may, or may not work.

Some even say that if they do not work, it is your fault because you don't trust their powers enough. Everyone has his own belief, so even you are entitled to your own opinion whether these things bring luck or not. However, you cannot stop anyone from believing in them, because it's their life, and they can do anything with it.

If you are one of those who never take risks in gambling and in life, it is suggested that you do every once in a while. It is believed that all of us have some sort of luck, it all just boils down to how and when to use it. If you never try it in gambling or in life, how would you know?