the house always wins saying3 •In a casino, all gambling is designed so that the house (i.e. the casino owners) will always net a profit, regardless of the successes of individual patrons.Don't go to a casino. All their games are designed to make you lose more money than you earn, so that the house always wins. •A given system is designed to net a profit for, or benefit, some (specified or implied) people.You're surprised by the high prices in the prison commissary? I'm not — the house always wins, after all. •In a given system or situation, over a long enough timescale, a particular (specified or implied) outcome is inevitable.You know what they say about death and taxes. The house always wins.
