Back from Las Vegas....thanks for the tips guys.
DHeath
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I've decided the only way to make sure what denomination coin the casinos in Vegas are actually still using is to visit them all surreptitiously and check for myself, so I'm heading out tomorrow. If all goes according to plan, when I come home, I'll be buying that complete proof gold type set. If things instead go like they usually do, I'll be selling mint sets on ebay next month for lunch money. I'll report back on Tuesday.
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Russ, NCNE
Good luck Don!
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<< <i>No, no, no, Blackjack and poker is the ONLY way to go! >>
I used to think that.
Ran into one of those old 'crusty' guys that seems to have a million dollars in his tray all the time.
He told me - "pump it up to $100 right from the get-go play it all, and be prepared to do it two more times"
We tried it. Result:
Won $1,200
Won $800
Won $1,600
Lost $100
Dollar Slots.
Blackjack is my usual endeavor as I'm not smart enough to play craps, but Dan, I'll try your approach. I like the dollar slots. Once in a while, I go in partners with my buddies and we pull the $100 slots a few times for fun. To tell you how sick I am though, I do plan to visit a few pawn shops close to the strip to look at coins. Who knows, maybe somebody needed a stake and sold the Haversham hoard.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
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A Tax is a fine for doing good.
Its just there are some many ways to bet,its bewildering at first.
Once you do learn it half way and you win alittle ,POW,your hooked.
Its a blast.Especially if the table is hot.Everyone cheers loudly.Its all exciting.
Off the main strip is Sahara coins on Sahara Blvd and Decatur I think.
Nice little coin shop to check out.
And a rinky-dink one in the Rivera shops.(not really recommended but...if your in the area.)
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Not true! Craps is far easier to play correctly than blackjack. 90% of the craps bets are sucker bets so you can ignore them. Pass line bets are only 1.44% house edge, and "odds" bets on those have NO casino edge. So a pass line bet with 2X odds is only something like a 0.6% casino edge.
Contrast that with blackjack where the house has about a 2% edge even with correct play. To get lower than that you have to count cards and vary your bet size.
To get started on craps, put the minimum bet on the pass line when everyone else does. Then after the point is established (they put that big black and white puck on a number) put a full "odds" bet behind your pass line bet. In Vegas you should always be able to put at least 2X odds (2X your initial pass line bet).
The only trick with odds bets is to make sure the amount of your odds bet can be evenly paid off depending on the point (it can be paid at 6:5, 3:2, or 2:1). If you don't put the right amount, they'll still pay you off, but you might get ripped 50 cents. If you're betting $5, and put $10 odds bets, you don't have to worry as it can always be paid correctly.
Then sit back and collect your money if everyone cheers... or put down another $5.
Oh yeah, once the point is established, do NOT in any way, shape, or form say or insinuate anything remotely resembling that number that comes after 6 and before 8, or you may be ripped limb-from-limb. Other than that, it's a great crowd game.
Ok,depending on where all the bets have been placed on the table,someones bound to win on that
first roll.Anyway,your the first guy(shooter) .You want to roll a 7 or 11 right off.If you can keep rolling those
numbers your winning with the usual passline bets,if thats where your chips are.
Roll a 2,3,or12 and its called craps.If you had money on those bets you win,as in the `field bets`Field bet numbers are 2,3,4,9,10,11,12
whew all that and we havent `established `the point`...ok ,After you just rolled the number 11 ,eighty seven times in a row....
Ok ..2 dollar Yo. 20 on all the hard ways .Nickel on each.double up on my odds bet 5,qnd 9..cmon,baby needs new shoes.cmon shooter ..sixty four..forty six..forty five(four and five =9)...yes winner 9.I had money on the number 9.It pays real good ....WTG...roll ....
Don-Gemini
Oh well.Hope he finds a`21 S Walker in EF-AU in the lot.
Good Luck Don.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
<< <i>Dan's tip for the dollar slots was a killer too. I won 5 or 6 $300+ jackpots and netted $800+. >>
I'll be happy to send you my paypal address, Don.