Gambling Superstitions

Gambling, like sports, easily is compatible with superstitious activity.  Certain outfits, such as a "lucky hat," are required before a person heads to the casino, racetrack or sports arena.  But in terms of gambling play, many other superstitions can be seen.  We're not even delving here into betting systems or schemes.

What superstitions have you run into?  Feel free, if desired, to add them to the discussion by commenting.

Here are some:

For slot play:

• press the spin reels button as quickly as possible
• count to 3 (or 7) after the previous result before pressing the spin reels button
• only use your right hand to play the machine (even including inserting money/tickets)

For scratch lottery tickets:

• scratch off the tickets in a straight-line fashion like tic-tac-toe (Tic-Tac-Toe gets me the dough)
• scratch off the tickets slowly (slow and win, fast and lose)

 For card games:

• Cutting the cards "thin to win"

For craps:

• Tapping the dice on the felt before shooting
• Setting the dice with the desired roll before shooting

What others have you seen?