I remember the article. I wholeheartedly agree with the reporter on what casino execs are trying to do. But you are lumping in advantage gamblers with negative expectation gamblers. I have never done what casino execs expect me to do. I devise my own plan to get their money then go get it....and yes, the mathematics of it is a big part of it. When I started out in this business 21 years ago I was a homeless drifter. I started out on two bit advantage plays with a $20 bankroll. As the bankroll grew it opened up more opportunities. And it kept growing. For years now I've had a nice place to live, a nice car, a gambling bankroll, money in the bank.
Before I stumbled into advantage gambling, yes I stumbled into it quite by accident, I used to think "wouldn't it be nice to find a way to make money with no strings attached, no boss, not beholden to anyone, not answering to anyone." Well, EUREKA!!! I'VE FOUND IT!!! And I'm not going to change the way I do things because of non-believers.