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You can become a millionaire with gambling. Concentration counts at the slot machine.
If you don't win, you haven't understood the game well enough -
Millions of people are attracted to gambling with myths like this.
Unfortunately, they are not true. What is true and what is a myth?
What you should know about gambling
It's actually quite simple: you can only lose in gambling in the long run. Nevertheless, there are some persistent myths that continue to attract new people to gambling.
You can outsmart slot machines. With a little skill and practice, you can win more.
Slot machines pay out winnings according to fixed odds. You cannot change anything with your gaming behavior.
The longer the losing streak (in the casino, at the slot machine...), the more likely it is that you will win the next time you gamble.
That's not how gambling works. The probability of winning is always the same. And yes, you can always be unlucky.
Whoever wins a lot in the trial rounds (usually online gambling) will also win in the real game.
The payout ratios in training operations are often deliberately higher than the payout ratios in real operations. This is done to attract customers.
Online gambling is anonymous. No one knows the others. Everyone plays against everyone else.
In online poker in particular, there are often organized groups that fleece honest individual players without them noticing.
Gambling addicts play every day. If you don't play every day, you're not addicted.
Of course, an addiction can also be recognized by how often someone plays. But the path to addiction is fluid and not clearly defined.

No matter how much money you have:

Before you invest it in gambling, think carefully about what else you could do with the money. Because it is certainly better invested elsewhere. In our article “Am I addicted to gambling?” we list 10 factors that you can use to determine whether your gambling behavior could be problematic. Do you think you have problems with gambling or do you know someone who might have one? Here you can find contact points throughout Austria that can help you in the event of a gambling addiction: Anonymous help with gambling addiction
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