the house always wins
Meanings
proverb
- 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.
- A given system is designed to net a profit for, or benefit, some (specified or implied) people.
- In a given system or situation, over a long enough timescale, a particular (specified or implied) outcome is inevitable.
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