Louis Theroux plays Blackjack -Gambling in Las Vegas - BBC
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Louis tries his hand at some gambling of his own and plays Blackjack with a couple of seasoned Vegas gamblers. Great video from BBC show Louis Theroux - Gambling.
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3:10 "You don't stop when you're winning, man, what's wrong with you?" that's music to the ears of every casino manager.
Probably why they allowed a BBC camera to roll at the table
The fact that they give you free drinks says it all
That's how they get their money back 🍻
@@forgive7449 yeah, drink will cause more risk taking I guess
Its normally only the shitty tables that pay 6 to 5 for a blackjack that u get free drinks
@@vtwinbreed Nope, the 3:2 tables also offer free drinks, they just normally have higher minimum wagers than the 6:5 tables.
It's possible
The guy with the goatee made me laugh so much when I first watched this, he's like a movie character.
Coke will do that to you.
I agree! he's a cool guy!
JON FAVREAU 1998
fuckin ricky from trailer park boys
@@drsftw741 exactly this.
Elite how Louis wins $60 and goes... "I should stop now!" He's right though.
I think the way to play, and I don't, is when you win half of what you brought in to gamble with, quit. If the guy started with $500, he should quit when he wins $250.
@@AStanton1966 that's all good and well but it's a higher chance of losing 500 quicker then winning 250 by odds of the house.
James Hudghton no it isn’t
@@Homerlad happy to hear proper odds if im wrong no worries but surely casino is therento make money why would the odds be better for the player
James Hudghton the odds are in the casinos favour but not by 2/1
"You don't quit when you're winning man"
Said no winner ever..!
and when you are losing
well why would you? greed is human nature we always want more and remeber these famious words "greed is good"
The Truth That's why I love you so much
That's what every loser said, period.
For me, gambling is the worst addiction there is. You take everyone down with you. It's never ending.
Try heroin. Watch the people around you suffer as you gamble every worldly possession you own alongside your life and soul.
That's the reason why we Muslims don't gamble, drink or do drugs.
@@Dreamformeable nah you do worse things...
@@BillTheButcher95 Nah....
@@Dreamformeable Ya
Louis being told off for not touching the chips made me laugh hahaha
“I’M NOT TOUCHING THEM!”
That's happened to me in casinos too.
Past posting is a common form of cheating, better not to put your hand anywhere near the betting circle
how to make friends in vegas? sit at a table and lose a few hundred $$. Win $50 and shout "Thats how we do it man!" *Fist bumps*
thats some funny shit
That guy on 2 hands made 1200 lol and then he had 1400 sitting on the table lol
free drinks??? they are the most expensive drinks you will ever buy........................
Dude with the goatee was awesome. "Gambling's good huh?" Lol
with all due respect 😐
" Don't stop when you're winning! " - The Gambling Addict
i made $60!!!, i should stop now!.
me!.
S Dew I thought u can’t record in casino
Keep it per hour or keep going to the end or until you get more than your income
$60 is good what's wrong with stopping
“This city wasn’t built on winners you know” Louis Theroux
Absolutely love that quote. The naivety of the other guys he’s gambling with is just hilarious
I'm pretty sure it's been said before Louis. Still a great line.
You don't stop when you're winning? So I should keep playing until I lose then
You bet big when u see a lot of low cards, and stop betting once high cards have been played.
Freedom Of Nomad you're obviously pretty sensitive. I guess that's what you say to family members and friends when they bring up their concern about your Hankins habits? "It's for fun... If it's not your thing then fuck off?"
Freedom Of Nomad look whose the big man
Ha...the look on that guys face from other table looking over at 3:10 when he gets his ass handed to him. Priceless
gotta love the guy with the goatee chasing his money coked out of his mind hahaha
0:47 coked up to the Marbles.....
3:10 i can't help but chuckle. So much pain on that dudes face.
gutted🤣🤣🤣
😉 LMFAO
That dude is the kiss of death.
That’s a sign of a defeated man
That's because he's seeing them win, he's walked away and thinks he's lost out on a winning streak
There's no great secret to blackjack in casinos. Sit down and let the cards fall the way they do. The house is always slightly tipped to win, so if you do come up with some profit, consider it a good win and walk away.
If you are a gambler though...you'll probably be sitting at the table like these two until you're in the hole.
Kurios Kaleb Can't say I haven't been there before. The feeling of deep, desperate hopelessness is so terrible, I promised myself I'd never make the same mistake again. Sometimes you gotta learn the hard way though right?
MattyK Technically there are a few rules that are supposed to increase your odds of winning somehow. 'Hit or Stand' helped me out there.
+MattyK Gambling is a passion my friend.If we let passion control our lifes then we are totally f u, and the resultsfor the persons who burn his self,from his passions is VIOLENCE.
Phusical and psychological violence to the people around you and your self.
At the other hand passion is the road which will complete us as a personality
,Byt we must give the right place to our passion in our daily life,and dont let them Burn us,this is the hardest part
.Dont fight your passion my friend, is a war that never win,just start to understand andrecognize them and give them the right place in your life.
When playing blackjack, I am there to spend money, not make money. If I'm winning and I decide to quit early, then it isn't anywhere near as fun.
That said, there are general rules you can follow to minimise your chances of losing. If the casino is going to take my money, I'm not going to make it easy for them.
Not if they use constant shuffling machines... then there's nothing to count.
Went to Vegas last year and made the decision to gamble $100 on a hand of Blackjack. Miraculously I got a Blackjack. Walked away instantly $150 profit, despite the fact that people were trying to talk me into gambling more. Never gambled again and never will.
What a wuss
I’m only on my fifteenth credit card gambling.
Lol I’ve probably made more money gambling than I’ve lost on it tough not sure. I’ve never gambled really bought like a loto ticket and done it for fun a few times with the expectation of loosing money on slots as a kid. I’ve probably spend less than a 100 bucks throughout my entire life on gambling maybe earned 120? Not sure. Got some loto tickets as presents and earned a bit from it as well.
"You don't stop when you're winning" Some of the dumbest advice you give to a person when they're gambling.
Kinda but not really. If you get on a streak and your bets aren't gonna impact your flow heavily then you can just keep going until you lose a hand then bail.
Legend has it Louie's mate John still hasn't won a hand in 20 years
“He’s just as sick as we are” 😂 that guys kills me
Having been a dealer myself, very few dealers know perfect Basic Strategy and probably < 1% of players know it - DO NOT play Blackjack without knowing Basic Strategy for the particular table rules. For example, on a 6-deck table which pays blackjacks 3:2 where dealer hits on soft 17, you can slice the house edge down to approximately 0.64% - Card counting can reverse this and actually increase the player's edge by approximately 0.5% per increase in the True Count - I highly recommend Blackjack Apprenticeship CZcams channel for anyone seriously wanting to play without getting their asses handed to them by the casino.
Just because people buy in for a lot of money, doesn't mean they know how to play - Learned that on my first day as a dealer. Pure stupidity to come to a casino game and not know the odds or strategies.
Nobody who knows what they are doing plays at a table with a six deck shoe anyway, tbh.
they don't allow you to ask for Less decks to be used during the game anymore, or is that a different Casino game?
Better off learning and playing craps. Better odds. More fun. Everyone wins together. Some players have skill in controlled dice throwing. Blackjack has infuriating losing streaks.
The look on this dude's face at 3:10 perfectly sums up blackjack, or any gambling against the house for that matter. Devils game.
Also that dude was definitely blowing rails all night
True and true
For sure ha the intensity and chewing gum are big give aways
Screaming and blowing cigar smoke in dealers face is ok but touching your chips is just way over line :D :D :D
1:06 gambling is good 😃
3:10 half an hour later 😒
😂😂😂
The guy has the Vegas style of Ricky’s shirt, Las Vegas trailer park boys
I'll bet this gambling "expert" is living on the street now.
jeah the gambling "expert" said a lot of things that didnt make sense at all...
One of the gamblers from this doco is an uber driver now. Look it up.
Ah, you saw the Reddit thread too?
Wats his name I'll check him out
adam brown Maybe you should stick to digging up shit instead of writing total shit on CZcams.
Tim had free drinks and felt confident 😂
Every man everywhere (almost) 😂😂 we’re such pathetic creatures it’s brilliant.
3:10 his expression is golden
Thanks Louis.
A very good documentary.
Matches as many as mine.
Lots of learning.
But won’t stop and not proper addict yet.
This is a great Doco, Louie got himself a little bit hooked there ‘where are you going’? Lol
You don't stop when you're winning😂😆Ohh I heard that phrase a million times and guess what I always lost it all at the end
Never truer words spoken than when he says “you’re only winning when you leave”
These guys get to say they gambled all night in vegas with Louis Theroux. Epic!
"well that's the chance,it's called gambling"😂😂
3:10 "Uhhhh i worked so hard for that money and just threw it away".
Hahaha that face he made at the end trying a different table and still losing!!! That $10k disappeared real fast
You dont stop when your winning says the gambling addict. 20 min later guy who took his advise walks out broke.Lol
"You don't stop when u winning whats wrong with you?"
Vegas
That goatee bloke, what a character. He's probably still losing somewhere.
great to have a friend who knows how to play when just starting out.
That clap at 0:37 shows he has done this before lol 😂
You dont stop when you are winning casinos love these people
Louie is a cool dude
....with the greatest of respect. lol
3:10 He's thinking Louis brought a curse to the table.
The bizarre thing is I can’t tell if these gamblers are serious when they give Louis positive advise on gambling. I think they seriously believe that gambling is a good thing.
The guy who said you're gonna like it really didn't like it himself in the end lol
This video should be called “How to seperate an idiot from his money”.
These guys are having a lot of fun.
Haven't been to a casino in 10 years. I do miss it
Never got crazy into gambling and managed to quit just as things started dipping south but man, the hole is endless and keeps getting deeper and thus harder to get out the further you fall in.
'You win some, you lose more'
Of all the vices, gambling is the worst. With alcohol and drugs there's only so much money you can spend but with gambling, you could lose everything you own within 10 seconds
That noise at 1.57 is one I make during poker!
the guy nodding his head obviously lost🤣🤣🤣
The guy at the end gave great high fives
To be honest if I've sat there all night playing BlackJack, after a few hours take stock and say I've broke even and back to where I've started I'd count the dozen or so free drinks I'd consumed and say I'm well up - I've basically had a free night and go to bed.
That's what everyone says. But then....the greed takes hold
@@superguy7044 I used to go the casino with my college friends in Scotland. I'd just be there for the free drinks which they give you whether you play or not (because most people play). My friends would drink and play, and they almost always lost. Nice free snacks too. Frogs legs and prawn cocktails I remember.
@@formulaic78 you don't get free drinks in Scotland
We have incredibly strict licensing laws regarding alcohol
Used to do that with my classmates when we were 18. Went to the casino every schoolday, always brining less money then we would eat and drink there(for free). The staff knew but liked us so let it go😂 best school lunch ever.
"you dont stop ehen you are winning"...well that is actually the time you start to lose it all..haha
The goatee guy ended up changing his life. He quit gambling and now runs a drug rehab clinic in Arizona.
good for him glad to hear it.
Its supposed to be fun. That guy losing is the epitome of a problem gambler
Basically mate, he let's his subjects hang themselves, earlier on in the program he's discussing the pain in losing, these guys laugh at him and say gambling is fun and it's not about winning or losing, this scene quite clearly shows Favreau on tilt. Louis is good at that approach, the subject always hangs themself, Louis never has to confront them.
This sums up BlackJack casino experience perfectly. 😭
I was crying laughing at this!
Gambling is the saddest lonliest addiction there is these men prove it
They need to reunite these guys for another video in an episode of "Where are they now?"
Allegedly one of them is dead, the guy who moved to another table
@@chrislynch8128who? The guy who's down 25k?
I remember watching the whole lot of this years ago
Wen the guy with the goatee left his mate started to win lol
I swear the dude who told him not to stop ends up on a massive losing streak anyways 🤣🤣
Love you lewie
that guy with the goatee looks a younger Jon Favreau
He is gorgeous isn't he ? & Jon Favreau
I kind of thought he looked like Judd Nelson in his later career
He does doesn't he lol
Perisher101 or atleast a long lost brother
*Ricky from Trailer Park Boys
You’re only up if you leave the table….and you’re winning…😂
Gambling with real money is so fun. Casinos are meant for entertainment like a vacation/getaway, but too sad most people just don't get it.
I like at the end, the camera guy panned over to the grumpy loser that left the table and had a really pissy look on his face. 😂
You don't stop when you're winning man; you stop when you lost everything! Ooh well the next part of that sentence is my own.
0:48 guy does coke
If you don't stop when you're winning (or not losing) you'll end up losing every time. These gamblers have real issues.
Sue Donym that's Right you little angel :)
seems as if you are also a gambling exp?
I go to casinos because of the adult atmosphere. I like the smoke, the drink the games, the lights all the action.
Just have a little self control that’s all .
Went to a casino for a mates bachelours party once. Not a gambler so in my mind I was thinking "I have £50, once its gone its gone and I'm done." Got up £80 on blackjack then lost it. I remember the feeling of just being pissed off and thinking to myself why would anyone continue doing this? I really dont understand why people get so into it.
you dont quit when youre winning. you quit when youre flat broke and walking the streets of vegas at 6am high and drunk with a miserable feeling of having depleted all of your finances in one night
Anyone have any idea what happened to the full video? I had it saved in my archives, but now it’s gone
This guys just as sick as we are... Love these guys
Same dealer at @2:49 and @3:10 haha
Extremely good spot 👌 I didn't notice that. Just shows how much is the editing distorts what actually occurs
"You don't stop when you're winning"
Spoken like a true degenerate gambler. Junkie gamblers deep down they want to lose.
I need to start a bookies. It's a legal robbing point.
“But Tim had been taking advantage of the free drinks that the casino lays on for all gamblers, and he was feeling confident…”
Has the be the best narration in any documentary in history. I couldn’t stop laughing when I first heard it. Louis is a damn LEGEND!
man that’s a good gambler he got $60 and said he should stop now. people need to be like this
But his chips jiggle giggle :-O
The awkward high fives. 🤣🤣
You don’t stop when your winning 👌🏼
Tuco Salamanca 🤣🤣🤣
"That's how you do it" 😂😂
"I made $ 60 I should stop now"!
That guy with the goatee was in the casino for days and nights, he was defiantly on the white lol
I won $4800 at the Casino once. Got up, walked out, and paid a months rent, bought some movies, games and books, a new console and other stuff, and stuck what was left in the bank. Good times.
"im going over here" AKA im doing a line of coke
You don't stop when you're winning man hahaha
I like going to casinos, but I never go to a casino "hoping" to win money. I generally go to have fun. I'll take a certain amount of money with me, but in cash, and I leave my card at home. Most of the time I lose anything I bring in, but the point for me is having fun. When I do occasionally make a tidy profit, I see it as being paid for having a good night. Now that I'm about to hit my 30s, I much prefer a night out in a casino than a night club.
CA VG, I fully understand what you mean when you say that you prefer the more controlled atmosphere at the casino. However if you don’t mind I would like to ask you a question regards to this subject.
Are you a smoker yourself? If not - do you find it extremely exhausting to inhale all the smoke that gamblers in the casino constantly exhales?
I have myself found it very hard to stay in such an environment for a particurlary long while.
I really wish they would ban smoking inside casinos. I know I mustn’t be the only one with these desires.
Those free drinks are the most expensive drinks!!!
hahaha
This shit was so funny I had to watch it again
Why did they take down the original full doc?!