2025 is well underway, and for many of us, this means celebrating the Chinese Year of the Snake! Specifically, it’s the Year of the Wood Snake – and it means that many people will be celebrating their symbol over the next 12 months.

Whether you’re a snake sign according to the Chinese zodiac, or are simply interested in bringing together a few lucky elements to improve your casino-going fortunes over the next year, you’re in luck already. We’ve brought together a complete guide to all the lucky elements you’ll need to look for as the next 12 months progress.

Time to slither down this list – or, should that be hissed? We’ll stop with the puns and get to the good parts!

Lucky colours

The wood snake is a very particular type of beast, and as you’ll see as the list goes on, there are more than a few specific elements that help to bring it – and others – fortune.

For example, let’s start with colours. In Chinese tradition, the colour red is typically seen as fairly lucky – and for the wood snake, this is even more so!

Wood snakes gravitate towards the colour red because it symbolises vitality. If you need some more pep or a bit of get-up-and-go, be sure to don some scarlets and crimsons this year.

Otherwise, if it’s optimism and balance you’re looking for, you’ll want to lean into yellow. This bright colour is sometimes difficult to pull off when it comes to clothing, but if you can incorporate it into your casino gaming routine, you might feel the benefits!

Beyond reds and yellows, greens also bring great luck to wood snakes and those associated with them. This is because it’s the colour of nature – meaning that if you’re in search of serenity, green is the way to go.

Lucky numbers

Whether you play bingo, lotto games or have a set bet you like to place due to a lucky routine, you might want to make some adjustments for the Year of the Wood Snake.

This year, tradition is pointing towards the numbers 2, 8 and 9 being particularly lucky for people invested in the Chinese zodiac. These numbers are always lucky for snakes, but given the year we’re entering, you might want to give these digits particular focus as we progress towards December.

If these numbers are already lucky to you, then you have even less to do – great news! Keep your eyes peeled for 2, 8 and 9 popping up, and maybe even pick them over any others. Who knows where your luck might lead?

Which numbers should you avoid?

As much as 2, 8 and 9 are super lucky for snake signs, there are three more numbers you’re going to want to step away from, and this could well be for people who are simply celebrating the Year of the Snake.

This year, you’ll want to avoid 1, 6 and 7 wherever possible. When it comes to slot games, avoiding the number 7 isn’t going to be easy – but try your best!

If you’re really invested in the Chinese zodiac and numerology, a good first step might be to simply avoid making choices that revolve around these numbers. For example, don’t pick any games that have the numbers in their titles, or pick them outright for lotto games.

Of course, who’s to say how much luck and lucky symbols are down to interpretation? If you’re keen to have the best year possible, try to be more mindful of the numbers you handle.

Lucky gemstone

Just as you have a birthstone based on the month you were born, each Chinese star sign has a lucky gemstone assigned to it. And, for those of us who were born snakes, our lucky gemstone is opal.

This is said to be highly protective and calming for people who are born in snake years (more on those shortly). The colour and smoothness of this stone are said to help bring harmony, and what’s more, wearing opal could help you make more confident decisions in the year ahead.

Does this mean that you could make luckier choices before the year comes to a close? Who’s to say? But if you want to invest in some opal to wear when you’re playing, now is most certainly the best time to go ahead.

Lucky days

Sources vary on what counts as lucky days for people born into each Chinese star sign. However, there seems to be some consensus that you should watch out for the 6th, 12th and 24th every time the lunar month resets.

It’s on these days when snake people are said to be at their luckiest and most energetic. Maybe if you play games on these days, you’ll notice some luck of your own – but then again, as mentioned, you never truly know what’s around the corner!

Are you a snake?

As bold a question as that might be, it’s well worth looking into your birth year to see if you’re classed as a snake according to the Chinese zodiac!

While we can all celebrate the Year of the Wood Snake and take advantage of some of the lucky stones, numbers, colours and days, the people who are born in the following years are likely to benefit the most from the attention and focus on luck this year!

So, if you were born in any of the following years, then you are considered a snake – and 2025 should hopefully be a happy, lucky and prosperous year for you: 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001.

Tips for boosting snake zodiac luck in 2025

Boosting luck can differ from person to person, and it really does boil down to the type of luck you’re searching for! However, with the Year of the Wood Snake upon us, here are five quick things to do to help boost your luck over the next 12 months.

1. Be patient!

It’s said that the snake is a symbol of cool patience. This means that, instead of rushing into plans or making spontaneous choices too often, you could really benefit from adding a little more strategy to your life (and the games you play)!

Think carefully about some of the choices you make this year. Don’t dive into plans unless you’re absolutely certain that you want to go through with them, and – as they say – truly great things come to those who wait.

2. Reassess your wardrobe

As mentioned above, snake people have lucky colours that might help them welcome further fortune in 2025 during their special year. You probably already have a few favourite colours of your own that you like to wear from day to day.

However, this year it’s going to be well worth homing in on reds and greens. Focus on red first – particularly as it’s so lucky within Chinese tradition. Red will, hopefully, inspire some luck, while green will help you to honour your roots.

Of course, you don’t have to follow this to the letter – it’s just a nice little touch to help you harness some of the fortunes that might be coming your way!

3. Focus on wooden items

As it’s the Year of the Wood Snake, now is the time to start bringing together wooden trinkets, charms and pieces to help boost your happiness, luck and fortune.

These could be little wooden toys that you can fiddle with while playing games, necklaces, brooches or pendants – the choice is yours. Just as you would focus on water during the Year of the Water Snake, focusing on wood might just bring you a little more luck.

And remember, it’s also a good idea to consider using and wearing opal wherever possible!

4. Be open to new challenges

Remember what I said about patience above? This year, snakes (and other people in the zodiac) will do well to treat challenges like new experiences to grow and enrich their lives. Instead of worrying and panicking about potential problems that are yet to arise, see potential roadblocks as problems you can solve with a bit of calm and logic.

This also goes for any gaming you do this year. Be open to trying new things, and to broadening your tastes and horizons wherever possible!

5. Be a more responsible player

Make 2025 the year that you take charge of your playtime online! As a patient and strategy-loving snake, it’s absolutely worth focusing on being more responsible when you play slots and table games online. This is advice, however, that can help anybody.

If you need help managing your play and time at any point this year, Tonybet can support you. Take a look at our tools and reach out for help whenever you need us.

Otherwise, start planning that lucky wardrobe, grabbing some special trinkets, and getting ready for the dawn of the Year of the Wood Snake! Who knows what the next 12 months will bring? But, as always, take your time and focus on making it a happy and prosperous one.

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