Gambling

Because why not?

Blackjack and card countingCard counting is a casino card game strategy used primarily in the blackjack family of casino games to determine whether the next hand is likely to give a probable advantage to the player or to the dealer. Card counters are a class of advantage players, who attempt to decrease the inherent casino house edge by keeping a running tally of all high and low valued cards seen by the player.

Blackjack, in it’s simplest form is a card game comparing your hand to the dealers’. Blackjack's precursor was twenty-one, a game of unknown origin.

When twenty-one was introduced in the United States, gambling houses offered bonus payouts to stimulate players' interest. One such bonus was a ten-to-one payout if the player's hand consisted of the ace of spades and a black jack (either the jack of clubs or the jack of spades).

This later became the namesake for modern day 21

RouletteRoulette is a game that involves a numbered wheel and a spinning ball. To win, you must place a bet on one or more numbers, and if the ball lands on any of those numbers you win.

Roulette history is hard to come by because the origin of roulette is lost, and there was likely some form of a wheel based game going back almost as far as the origin of the wheel itself. There are stories that the game was invented in China and brought to Europe by traders who were trading with the Chinese.

Texas Hold’em

Texas Hold’em is the world’s most popular poker game.

Professional poker players have been known to walk away from the casino with millions of dollars.

SlotsSlot machines have been around for decades, and are one of the most addictive ways to lose all your money.