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Why the House Wins

English translation: casino

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English term or phrase:Why the House Wins
Selected answer:casino
Entered by: Nikita Kobrin

20:47 Oct 9, 2003
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary / TV documentary title
English term or phrase: Why the House Wins
It's a title of one of the parts of a TV documentary series called 'Gambling Games'.

Does 'house' mean 'casino' (or to be axact its owners) in this context?
Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Local time: 21:28
casino
Explanation:
Yes, just like the bookie always wins!
You can't beat the house!

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Note added at 2003-10-09 20:53:04 (GMT)
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And you can even do a course in it:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-casino06.html

Students learn why the house always wins!

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Note added at 2003-10-10 07:40:20 (GMT)
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or gambling establishment!
Selected response from:

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:28
Grading comment
Thanx to all od you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +11casino
jerrie
5 +2casino or gaming parlor
Iftekhar Hassan
4casino
epsi


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
casino


Explanation:
Yes, just like the bookie always wins!
You can't beat the house!

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Note added at 2003-10-09 20:53:04 (GMT)
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And you can even do a course in it:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-casino06.html

Students learn why the house always wins!

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Note added at 2003-10-10 07:40:20 (GMT)
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or gambling establishment!

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 773
Grading comment
Thanx to all od you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Wright
2 mins
agree  Kpy
9 mins
agree  DGK T-I
11 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Andy Watkinson
24 mins
agree  jccantrell
1 hr
agree  Will Matter: the 'house' always wins in the long run, if even by only .5 to 3.0 %, sometimes more, blackjack offers the best odds for the knowledgeable player.
2 hrs
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: house = bank (dealer)
2 hrs
agree  Rajan Chopra
6 hrs
agree  J. Leo (X)
10 hrs
agree  PRAKASH SHARMA
14 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: -
15 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
why the house wins
casino or gaming parlor


Explanation:
"A building or hotel containing gambling room can be designate as casino"

There are casino's but no gambling. A casino for dancing but no gambling. While this is true that most of us think of casino as a house for gambling. There was a casino over at 14th street in Washington DC. There was dancing there but no gambling.

Thank you

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Note added at 21 mins (2003-10-09 21:09:27 GMT)
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House wins is because betting odds are always in their favor.


Iftekhar Hassan
United States
Local time: 14:28
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in pair: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: -
15 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Rajan Chopra: yes
19 hrs
  -> thanks
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2 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
casino


Explanation:
In this context it refers to the casino as a whole.
While a single individual might win a million bucks at the poker table or the roulette table, the casino is at the same time collecting money from other poker, roulette players as well as the slot machine users.
I short all that the house (casino personified into a house as a whole) does is take $X from all guests and pays $X-Y to the winners and thus remains profitable .ie - The house never loses!


epsi
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in MarathiMarathi
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