there appears to be a conflict between the "i'm just a dumb slot player that had no idea whether i was making +ev bets" and this...
'I'm a lot smarter than you think I am.
I've been in gaming for over 34 years. I know the industry very well."
it's quite possible that highly intelligent and knowledgeable people play -ev slot games for 9 months... but it's also quite IMprobable that those same degenerates run a $2,000 deposit into $290,000 doing that