Chapter 1328

Hesper had already seen all these petty tricks that casinos used when she was staying with the Deschamps; not being fooled had become second nature to her. Generally speaking, casinos let their customers win in the first few games on their first visit, making them feel that luck was on their side and that it was beginner's luck. However, when they started to bet more chips, the casino would turn to a series of operations to make them lose continuously, to the extent that they would be left in complete disbelief. That would create a strong belief in the customers that they must have a chance at a comeback, and that was how countless gamblers went down an endless rabbit hole where they started borrowing money from loan sharks and then went bankrupt. Therefore, although gambling was not illegal in Montequinto, Hesper still felt that it was one of the most harmful things to do in life. The pleasure of winning and the pain of losing would instantly make people lose all reasoning, forgett