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Balatro yet again subject to mods’ poor understanding of “gambling” (arstechnica.com)
submitted 12 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I want to gamble on Balatro.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Wheel got you covered

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I don't care what the dev says: that thing ain't 1:4.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

It's 1:4 but everytime the card is played a new set of 1:4 starts, so fuck knows what the actual odds are.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Nope!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I wish I had your restraint. EVERY time!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 hours ago

First three times I got the wheel it triggered.

I didn't understand the memes.

Then it never happened again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

But poly is going to fix all my problems!! At least thats what the OF model told me.