<story><title>How 4000 Physicists Gave a Vegas Casino Its Worst Week (2015)</title><url>http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2015/09/one-winning-move.html?m=1</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>notacoward</author><text>If they had a convention of HN commenters in Vegas, it would probably be their &lt;i&gt;best&lt;/i&gt; week ever. So many people sure they&amp;#x27;ve found some secret way to beat the odds. It&amp;#x27;s a casino boss&amp;#x27;s dream come true.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>smoyer</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve usually left Las Vegas with more money than I started with.  I don&amp;#x27;t try to beat the odds, I try to find a $5 table that&amp;#x27;s full of drunk and&amp;#x2F;or newbie poker players.  These players won&amp;#x27;t play the expensive tables but are also reasonably good losers when the stakes are lower.  Don&amp;#x27;t try to game the house&amp;#x27;s portion ... if you do something against the rules they&amp;#x27;ll spot you.  They won&amp;#x27;t bat an eye if you&amp;#x27;re taking money from the other guests though.</text></comment>
<story><title>How 4000 Physicists Gave a Vegas Casino Its Worst Week (2015)</title><url>http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2015/09/one-winning-move.html?m=1</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>notacoward</author><text>If they had a convention of HN commenters in Vegas, it would probably be their &lt;i&gt;best&lt;/i&gt; week ever. So many people sure they&amp;#x27;ve found some secret way to beat the odds. It&amp;#x27;s a casino boss&amp;#x27;s dream come true.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>erikb</author><text>I think these &amp;quot;I found the magic trick to beat the casino&amp;quot; websites and movies are funded by casinos.</text></comment>