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Can A Rabbit’s Foot Win You Poker Games?

Is poker a game of skill or luck? It’s hard to decide. Luck and cards have always walked hand in hand, from the placing of sport bets in today’s technology-driven times to the dealing of hands back in the days when gamblers played with their backs to the wall and their Colts by their sides in old western towns named Tombstone and Dodge City. Whether on a riverboat atop the Mississippi, or in the smoky premises of a mining camp pub, all it takes is one draw - one lucky draw- to turn a broken man into a winner. For this reason, card players from days of yore and well into the present do not scoff at luck and its amazing ability to change the odds of the game.

Dogs, Decks, and Misfortune

Experts theorize these superstitions exist mainly because of cards’ long-standing connection to gambling and fortune-telling, two practices that involve a lot of mystery and mysticism. In the old days, coalminers and fisherfolk do not carry cards or play them at work, believing that this invites shipwreck or mine collapse. Dogs were not allowed inside a room during play because they were regarded as witches’ hex the outcome of the match.

Fortunate Are the Filthy

Throughout the years and despite the many changes to the names, rules, and structures of the game, this fervent belief in lady luck persists. For instance, some players think certain activities entice bad luck - from crossing the legs thought to cross out luck to accidentally dropping one’s cards and even sitting against the grain of a poker table! Other activities, contrastingly, are identified as propitious. Red, for starters, is deemed the color of luck, and players wear it in the hope of turning the odds of the game into their favor. Others harbor the notion that dirty clothing shoos away bad luck; consequently, they show up for games in grubby shirts and stinky jeans. There are also those who throw candies, chocolates, and marbles on the casino floor, convinced that these items ward off misfortune.

Luck and Las Vegas

Surprisingly, casinos are very tolerant of these eccentricities. As a matter of fact, many go out of their way to respect the superstitions of patrons. In 1998, major renovations were undertaken by the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to please Asian customers who are certain walking through a lion’s mouth is unlucky. MGM’s entryway, at the time, was shaped like a lion’s mouth.

So, is poker a game of luck or skill? It’s still impossible to tell. While the best player still dominates the game, a poor beginner occasionally gets lucky and rakes in big bucks. So why leave anything to chance when you place your free casino bets? Wear your smelliest, most putrid boxer shorts while making use of your free poker bets online. You never know — stink must draw luck like a magnet.

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