You might have heard the phrase "The House always wins".
Whether it's stated as a defense to abstain from gambling,
or as an admonition to watch your bankroll and quit while
ahead, the statement simply is not true...at least all of
the time.
Taking into consideration the big picture, we
will see that the essence of this statement is rooted in
truth. In other words, online casinos always comes out
ahead in the long run since the odds of all casino games
are in favor of the House. While this does not mean that
the House is going to beat the player every time (This is
where skillful strategy and luck come into the picture),
it does mean that if you were to sit at the Blackjack
table and play indefinitely, sooner or later the Casinos
Edge will consume you bankroll.
Obviously then, there is
some great wisdom in the warning to "quit while you are
ahead". Although some gamblers will advise you to keep
playing as long as you are winning, this is too much of a
blanket statement. Of course you should not quit within
five minutes of starting a gambling session in an online
casino simply because you went up $100 on a $1,000
bankroll. Unless you desperately need that extra $100 (you
shouldn't be gambling to begin with if such is the case),
use that $100 of profit to keep working for you on the
tables.
The key is to have a sense of when you are pushing
your luck. Whenever you think you are about to go on a
losing streak or find yourself getting frustrated, step
away and take a break. Always remember to have fun. And
just to modify that opening statement just a bit, "The
House always wins in the long run".