Peruse these quotes about professional gamblers by well known
gambling experts. (except for that infamous amateur so-called expert,
VP Pappy)
"There are people-very few, I might add-who can make a living from
playing in the casino but, unless possessed of some very rare skills
and personel qualities, you won't be one of them."
--Mervin Karlins Ph.D
"Most professional gamblers are single."
--Bob Dancer
"Fools rush in where professional gamblers fear to tread."
--VP Pappy
"For the Bondian life imagined by the masses, in which the
professional gambler is surrounded by beautiful women who throw
themselves at him on a daily basis, the truth is much harder. You
play alone, eat alone, drive alone, sleep alone."
--Barry Meadow
"Trying to be a professional gambler is similar in many ways to
entering show business. A few make it, usually because they are cut
out for it, but most who try ultimately give up."
--Arnold Snyder
"No need to pretend to be a professional gambler. The games you
play and how you play them will soon reveal the truth."
--VP Pappy
"The difference between the weekend gambler and the Pro is the
weekenders ability to separate fact from fiction, reality from
dreamland."
--Chad Millman