Looking for Luck in all the wrong places? Maybe all you need to do is develop good luck habits. We're not talking superstitious routines, but hey, if that helps then maybe you should try it.

Do lucky people know how and where to get lucky? It could be they simply have the right lifestyle habits. They just happen to have winning lifestyles. "Luck favors the prepared?" If it's so, then maybe we can all have some influence over whether good fortune smiles upon us.

She Hit the Biggest Gambling Jackpot Ever

A recent article in a Vegas related e-zine reminded me that luck is often just being in the right place at the right time. Did you read the recent story about the waitress at a Vegas Casino who won $35 million USduring her lunch break? She won the largest slot jackpot payout ever, after playing for about 15 minutes. Incredible luck, eh?

Only 3 months later though, her car was hit by a drunk driver who had 17 previous arrests for drunk driving. She was seriously injured and her older sister was killed in the "accident." She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Her incredible story points out that just being there, participating in something, taking a chance means you're a player in the event. Just taking the long drive or flight to Vegas is a risk. She lived and worked in Las Vegas, which actually increased her winning potential.

In 1998, another woman, a 23 year 'regular' at a Vegas casino, won $ 27 million US at a slot machine. Just weeks before, she apparently won $ 680,000 US playing, you guessed it, slots. Not just a winner once, but twice!

Experience, skills, knowledge, timing and some cash push the odds more in your favour

But what about being on the good side of luck? Why do good things happen? Are you alert when you play? Are you having fun? Do you know how to play the game? Do you count cards? Do you have a favorite slot game or do you play consistent numbers at keno or roulette. Becoming a good player may increase your odds, but these so called good players, actually play more; therefore their odds of winning increase. So before you suggest that only good players win, take a new look at what's actually happening.

When you're playing slots, do you hit the MAX button? Most slots games have additional symbols that pay when you hit the max button and often, the progressive jackpots are only available when you play max coins. Your odds improve a little and you get an edge on the house. Longer play also increases your chances of winning. The more you play, the more opportunity there is. Of course, having cash is a great way to just keep on playing too.

Conclusion

Everyone treats luck like it is an uncontrollable intangible occurence, but professional gamblers never look at it that way. They know how to be a player, but they're at it full time --- the right place at the right time.

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