Roulette Suicide , The Great Sinner (1949)

Roulette Suicide , The Great Sinner (1949) , Gregory Peck, Melvyn Douglas, Frank Morgan

Here, Gregory Peck’s character Fedya (based on Dostoevsky himself through his work The Gambler), saves a despondent gambler from committing suicide, by giving him money to get on a train, leave the town where the casino is located and return home. But the man gets off the train and returns to the casino, doubling his bet on roulette red until it becomes a small fortune, but keeps pushing until he loses it all. And then commits the suicide that it turns out was not averted, but simply delayed.

This is an example of what I’ve always said gets so many high rollers (and not the house edge), pushing and doubling the bet in an attempt to win back everything lost all at once.

Video is offered as educational Roulette game example of how Roulette is or is not played. It is also offered as education to gamblers about how NOT to play, doubling constantly to try to win back everything lost (Martingale = losing).

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