Gamblers are a superstitious bunch: it stems directly from the nature of the "business" they're in, and from a peculiar feature of the human mind, always set on trying to make sense and order of chaos. Here's how gambling superstitions work: when a gambler finds himself unable to make heads and tails of a certain game/situation (or rather, in most cases refuses to accept the commonly known math behind the house edge and the house drop), his/her brain begins to churn out "alternative" theories in regards to how the outcome of these games can be influenced. This is how Las Vegas superstitions and gambling myths in general are born and their purpose is to instill a sort of illusion of control in players.

Here are some of the most common such superstitions.

The use of lucky charms is something many a gambler swears by, and of course, like any good superstition, it has no anchor in reality/math whatsoever. Some people bring rabbit's feet to the tables, while others swear by various coins and amulets covering just about every imaginable trinket.

Clothing items take up a top spot among good-luck charms, and believe it or not, even some of the top poker players – who are indeed perfectly aware of how odds and probabilities work in the game – will resort to wearing the same clothes/accessories throughout poker events in the hopes of securing Lady Luck's favors. Steve Dannenman, the winner of the 2025 WSOP Tournament of Champions, is one of the most notorious players pushing this clothes-related superstition.

Obviously, numbers are a huge part of the gambling world, after all, the majority of casino games revolve around them. It is therefore quite natural that they be part of the superstitions-folklore surrounding the games. Certain numbers are not only revered by purebred casino gamblers, some poker players – like the above said Steve Dannenman, and yes, even the living legend Doyle Brunson – have their "lucky numbers".

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Some gamblers believe women will bring them luck. In Las Vegas, seeing an aging gambler have a beautiful young woman – his Lady Luck – blow on the dice before rolling is not an uncommon sight indeed. Some gamblers settle for the company of beautiful females, while others go as far as to have them roll the dice and place the bets at the roulette table for them.

Slot machines represent the breeding grounds of many an elaborate, ritual-related superstition. Regardless of how many times these myths have been dispelled, most players still believe that slot machines will get hot (due to pay out) after a longer period of no winnings granted, and there are people who think that heating a coin before dropping it into the machine will prompt it to pay out. These machines are all operated by perfectly fair RNGs though, so none of these myths – regardless of how tech-rooted some of them seem to be – hold any water.

Some gamblers believe $50 bills are bad luck, and therefore, they won't accept them at casinos. This superstition has taken on such a scale that there are casinos out there which won't even try passing out such bills.

The bottom line: regardless of how attractive and reasonable a casino myth may seem, always remember: it is just a creation of gamblers' need to have some sort of illusion of control over the games, with no roots in reality whatsoever.