Originally Posted by
redietz
I'll add my spin to what Arci said:
1) People have the right to play however they want. If they choose to use win goals, loss limits, the size of waitresses' hooters, whatever to increase/decrease the size of their wagers, more power to them.
2) People do not have the right to claim that their "personal style" of play is better than optimal play, no matter the results, if mathematical proofs exist to demonstrate that their style of play is not better than optimal play. That is, after all, what a mathematical proof is -- it proves something.
3) Claiming that a "personal style" of play is better, going forward, than optimal play does indeed spill over into the realm of being deceitful.