It’s been said that the more one is truthful about their experiences and situations, the more trustworthy they become to the majority of other people. Are you buying into that?

Well, in a normal world filled with normal people who simply want to live good lives and be kind to others, yes, that absolutely would be the case. You see, when people aren’t out there constantly competing mentally with others over who’s more successful and having more fun with a habitual pastime, the word “normal” can frequently be tossed around with few repercussions.

But in gambling that is just not the case. Trusting others to be telling the truth is almost non-existent, and it nearly always has to do with our own ability to perform and level of good luck that we achieve. And the underlying cause is this: True winners like to hear about and witness others winning; Losers undeniably do not.

And what do we have walking the gambling streets of America from coast to coast? Yes, an overwhelming majority of losing gamblers – many of whom are engulfed in stinging social problems and inescapable financial evils that the rest of us only see in on-line pie charts and power point presentations – or we might hear about the issue in passing after some celebrity gets exposed for having similar hidden demons.

So why is telling the truth so exceedingly hard for most gamblers to cope with anyway...or rather, why is it that the more experienced the gambler, the more unlikely he or she is to accept the truth for what it really is? One reason could probably be traced back to the skeptic’s underachieving past or present level of failure.

Another could be in how one gambler views all other gamblers. Does he see others who do what he does as a threat to actually getting it right for a change, thus confirming his inner fears of self-weakness and lacking the true ability that being successful really requires?

In my personal path as an 18 year gambler, I’ve stumbled across all the obstacles and have glided to victory time and again, yet getting others to believe in – or more appropriately WANTING to believe in - my consistent winning has proven to be a constant struggle. Funny thing though, they have no problem accepting my admission that I lost my shirt from 1990-1996 when I played video poker as the so-called experts said I should.

After I developed a way to play the poker machines that turned my entire gambling career around, I wrote a book about my experience from the other side. The overriding purpose was to help others not fall into the same trap I did, and at the same time I would offer anyone who wanted help, help in learning what I found as a way to beat the machines on a very consistent basis.

I would never charge anyone a dime for my advice, I’d never take any money from anyone even if they hit an incredible jackpot, and I would always be available for questions at any time. I’ve also offered to teach what I’ve learned and developed at a number of Nevada casinos at NO CHARGE, but I’ve yet to find a taker and have always been handed the same reason why: Casinos do not want players who set goals, win and leave; they only want those who’ll sit there for hours. You can guess why.

So why do I not charge when others do? It’s all got to do with the truth. I say I win, I explain how and how much I win, I write about when I lose – and because I make a very good profit year after year, I DON’T HAVE TO CHARGE OTHERS FOR MY SERVICES. I don’t think it can get any clearer than that.

As a result, over the years the math people and famous names have clearly shown that they do not want it to be that I’m where I’m at as a professional video poker player. I’m banned from most Internet forums because I argue them into frustrating frenzies that always disrupt.

At the same time when the so-called experts begin to lose a debate about the truth, which often happens, they believe identifying my real last name (Singer is a pen name) and asserting falsehoods about me makes any difference to where I now am or what I now do. Besides, most of my success in life is associated with my true name, so I never mind seeing it in print.

I have to admit that early on I too was guilty of labeling others who said they won all the time as BS artists, but there was a sensible reason or two. First, I’m a very educated person who can match any of the critics in math skills, yet I could not beat the machines as they said they did. Plus, really who would buy anything from anybody who said they were losing? See what I mean?

At the end of the day, I believe the truth about my methods and views on video poker is firmly understood. Why? Because I’ve thrown out many challenges to the disbelievers and name callers – several of the offers very high profile – yet mouths become silent and the chest-pounding abruptly stops whenever that occurs.

But the lies, insults and bravado continues by the anonymous over the Internet, and as I take them on in their confidence-building groups, which is the most common way of attacking me, they become more and more irritated. Come to think of it, isn’t that what the truth does to those who don’t want to hear it?