The greed entry in this historical series considers a familiar casino impulse: wanting a larger result after a satisfactory one. It is preserved as commentary about behavior, separate from any claim that changing one's target changes a machine's probabilities.
A personal perspective
An individual session is a story, not a controlled sample of a game. Personal accounts can illuminate what players notice, remember and find confusing, while leaving the probabilities of future hands unchanged. This distinction is useful when reading both winning milestones and frustrating runs.
This is an original editorial reading note on the topic of a Jerry Stickman column, not a reproduction of the full article. The date above belongs to the original publication. Read the linked column for the author’s complete account and conclusions.
Seven Deadly Sins for Video Poker Players: Greed
Jerry Stickman · Jan 04, 2025
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