Gambling Quotes That Make You Think Twice

Few things in life tap into something as deeply human as gambling. The risk and reward, highs and lows, an emotional rollercoaster of fear, hope, euphoria and despair. It’s a rush that’s hard to find anywhere else. But it’s also a dangerous path to wander down, as many people have learned the hard way.

Together with FinestCasinosOnline.com, we’ve compiled some famous gambling quotes that capture both the excitement and the warning signals of gambling (plus a few funny ones).

Classic Gambling Quotes

“The house always wins.” – Common gambling saying

“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.” – Bret Harte

“Gambling is not about how well you play the games, it’s really about how well you handle your money.” – VP Pappy

“If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.” – Chinese Proverb

“The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.” – Kin Hubbard

“A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned.” – Paul Newman in The Color of Money

“Quit while you’re ahead. All the best gamblers do.” – Baltasar Gracián

“The only way to beat the roulette wheel is to steal the money when the croupier isn’t looking.” – Albert Einstein (allegedly)

Poker & Card Game Quotes

“Poker is a hard way to make an easy living.” – Doyle Brunson

“There’s a very easy way to return from a casino with a small fortune: go there with a large one.” – Jack Yelton

“Poker is war. People just pretend it’s a game.” – Doyle Brunson

“Trust everyone, but always cut the cards.” – Benny Binion

“In the long run, there’s no luck in poker, but the short run is longer than most people know.” – Rick Bennet

“It’s not whether you won or lost, but how many bad beat stories you were able to tell.” – Grantland Rice

“You will show your poker greatness by the hands you fold, not the hands you play.” – Dan Reed

Casino & Luck Quotes

“The house doesn’t beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself.” – Nicholas Dandolos (Nick the Greek)

“In gambling, the many must lose in order that the few may win.” – George Bernard Shaw

“At gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck.” – Ian Fleming (Casino Royale)

“Luck always seems to be against the man who depends on it.” – Anonymous

“A gambler with a system must be, to a greater or lesser extent, insane.” – George Augustus Sala

“The best throw of the dice is to throw them away.” – English Proverb

High Stakes Quotes

“In most betting shops, you will see three windows marked ‘Bet Here,’ but only one window with the legend ‘Pay Out.” – Jeffrey Bernard

“Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.” – Wilson Mizner

“The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable, that I assume it must be evil.” – Heywood Broun

“A gambler never makes the same mistake twice. It’s usually three or more times.” – Terrence Murphy

“A man’s gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know it.” – Jim Jones