Yang Yi also rose from the table to leave. Before he left, he changed most of his hundred-dollar chips into thousands at the croupier's station; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to carry them. In the end, he left two hundred-dollar chips for the well-endowed croupier as a tip.
Winning money definitely feels great.
The greatest illusion of a casino is that everyone believes they can win money; everyone thinks they'll be the lucky one, as if good luck alone could lead to a life of luxury and debauchery. But the harsh reality is that besides the casinos making money, along with a small fraction of professional gamblers who can make a living out of it, the vast majority are just lambs to the slaughter.
A common adage holds that the more you gamble, the more you lose. Then why do professional gamblers, who gamble frequently, manage to win money? Because for professional gamblers, it's never about gambling; they're simply working to win money.
