Taken from the chapter on Asian Gambling in the book Double Down On Your Data. This explains the 13 strangest Asian gambler superstitions.

1. Thirteen Craziest
Asian Gambler
Superstitions
From
Double Down On Your Data
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2. Every casino operator should have
an understanding and appreciation
of the Asian gambler since they are
probably the biggest gamblers in the
world. Amongst all Asians, the
Chinese are almost certainly the
biggest gamblers of all. For
thousands of years, gambling has
been deeply ingrained within the
Chinese culture.
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4. Many Chinese ”believe in Feng Shui.
They believe the world that they are
living in is full of “chi” or force (positive
or negative), which can be manipulated
to their advantage. While some Chinese
worship Feng Shui as a rational science,
others see it as pure superstition.”
- Professor Desmond Lam
University of Macau
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5. Be aware of the numerology
of your life as the winning
numbers are there to be
seen and interpreted.
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6. ● Do check into a hotel
room that has the lucky
number 3 or 8 in it.
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7. ● Don't check into a hotel
room that has the unlucky
number 4 or 14 in it.
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8. When playing
Baccarat, players
should call out "Ding"
or "Deng" before
opening the cards.
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9. Don’t speak the word
“books” when someone
is gambling as it
sounds like “lose” in
Mandarin.
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10. Before embarking
on a major casino
trip, pray or make
an offering to the
gods.
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11. For men, refrain from sex before gambling.
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12. Never count your winnings or calculate your loses during gambling.
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13. Avoid the sight of monks before gambling
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14. Also avoid the sight of nuns.
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15. Do wear red
underwear or
undergarments
when gambling.
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16. Do enter a casino through the back entrance rather than the main
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entrance as the front entrance is cursed by the feng shui masters.
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17. Go to the toilet. It can bring
some good luck
if you have been
losing money.
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19. DOUBLE DOWN ON YOUR DATA
Gambling has been with us since ancient times
and it is unquestionably here to stay. Although
Poseidon, Zeus and Hades may no longer be
dividing the world up in a game of dice, flocks of
tourist still flood through the gates of Las Vegas’
Caesars, Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal and Macau’s
oddly named casino Greek Mythology. In Double
Down On Your Data, author Clive Pearson reveals
that we have entered a brave new world of
gambling and entertainment, a world where
casino executives can cull through their casino’s
in-house patron data and discover who are their
most profitable patrons. Armed with this
information, these casino executives can then
market to their most valuable patrons in a highly
personal way, thereby creating a long and lasting
– and usually highly profitable – relationship.
Double Down On Your Data teaches casino
executives how best to manage their customer
relations as today they are faced with a gambler
who is much more sophisticated than the ancient
Roman soldier who tossed a coin in the air and
called “Heads or Ships.”
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