The Number 8 in gambling is superstitiously lucky for Chinese gamblers because it sounds like the word “Prosperity”. The number 4 however is very unlucky. Mandarin (Ding) and Cantonese (Deng) speaking sports bettors like to wager on things representative of 8’s. The words Ding and Deng means good cards and the lucky number is always 8. The phone number to Sports Information Traders starts with the lucky number 8 and our company has made many members of the Chinese community a lot of money.
Gambling superstitions are alive and well but when it comes to Chinese bettors it’s a guarantee. For example the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada used to have a giant lion outside that you could walk under to get in. The big gamblers from Mainland China were afraid of its curse and bad luck and thus didn’t gamble there. The unlucky number of 4 is avoided at all costs as it sounds like the word “death”.
Other habits that Chinese Gamblers tend to abide by are: Wearing red to gamble. Red is their favorite color and is considered lucky. The Wynn Las Vegas and Encore casinos are adorned in the color red. Red is representative of joy and good fortune. Entering the casino with good Feng Shui is important. What is avoided however is talking about books that you’ve read pertainijng to gambling and touching the shoulder of a gambler. In fact any book mention is negative as the word sounds like American word for “Lose”.
Washing your hands and changing the overall feng shui of your gambling run is another big Chinese gambling superstition.
Other instances in a Casino where the number 8 is relevant range from Baccarat to Blackjack, Craps, and the Roulette wheel.
Finally something that may seem out to Westerners but for females to gamble when on their period is said to be good luck oh and no sex before gambling especially if its that time of the month.
Chinese Translation Below:
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賭博中的第8號是中國賭徒的幸運，因為它聽起來像“繁榮”一詞。數字4然而是非常不倒翁。普通話（Ding）和粵語（Deng）說話的體育投注者喜歡下注代表8歲的東西。丁和鄧這兩個字代表好卡，幸運數字總是8.運動信息交易者的電話號碼從幸運數字8開始，我們公司已經使許多中國社區的成員很多錢。
賭博迷信是活著的，但是當談到中國賭徒，這是一個保證。例如，內華達州拉斯維加斯的米高梅大酒店曾經在外面有一隻巨獅，你可以步行下去。來自中國大陸的大賭客害怕它的詛se和壞運氣，因此沒有在那裡賭博。不顧一切代價避免了4的不幸數字，因為它聽起來像“死亡”一詞。
中國賭徒傾向於遵守的其他習慣是：穿紅色的賭博。紅色是他們最喜歡的顏色，被認為是幸運的。 Wynn拉斯維加斯和Encore賭場裝飾的顏色紅色。紅色是喜悅和好運的代表。進入有良好風水的賭場很重要。然而，避免的是談論你讀過的書籍賭博和触摸賭徒的肩膀。事實上，任何書的提法都是負面的，因為這個詞聽起來像是“失去”的美國詞。
洗手和改變你的賭博運行的整體風水是另一個大的中國賭博迷信。
在賭場中其他與8號相關的情況，從百家樂到二十一點，骰子和輪盤。
最後，東西可能看起來西方人，但對於女性賭博，當他們的時期被說成是好運哦，沒有賭博之前的性，特別是如果它的一個月的時間。
