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I read it as quite close to your interpretation, with a slight twist.
Bloom's consoling himself that
a. It's hard to read such portents, and
b. It's impossible to accurately forecast the total losses that may arise from even a sucessful initial stake
~ ie, even if you win a bet, it may turn out to be, in the long run, a losing option.
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