I like having fun when I go to the casino. Why should I
consider playing any game using the same ethics and risks as I do when
going to work for someone or in my own business? |
The casino considers gambling as a
business. So do I.
All odds are negative for every game in the
casino.
The casinos will use everything they can to distract you, they
give you liquor, create noise (from the slot machines)
and the biggest
thing is they exchange your money for chips.
If you placed a $20
bill on the table and watched
it disappear in a few seconds,
how long did
it take you to make that $20?
If you had four red chips on the table and
they disappeared
does it feel the same way? it doesn't look like the $20
but the value is the same. |
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| Why should I chart the tables either before I play or
when I am playing? |
Craps is one game where the casinos
allow you to chart
what is happening either before or during the game.
In
any kind of business or work would you do something that you were not sure
about without examining the facts?
I don't think so. The risk level
is too high.
Charting may not be accurate, and neither is any
business forecasting, but trends occur in the game of craps.
The object is
to able to spot the trends and to determine
either when to take advantage
of the trend
or when to change strategies or quit. |
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| Why should I chart my money on the table when I am
playing? |
The money belongs to you not the casino.
Greed will kill you. Everyone is always looking for
"the huge roll" and
everyone thinks that the 7
will never appear. All you have to do is
to watch the action
and the money that is left on the table
and you will
see how their "PROFIT"
is now in the hands of the casino.
If you calculate
the dollars lost and try to calculate
the number of hits required to
recoup the money lost,
it would take a long time. The longer you
spend on the table
the higher the chance of loss.
If you have too much
money exposed, before the next roll,
try to reduce the amount.
The reduced
amount is "guaranteed." |
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| What is "controlled" throwing of the dice? |
The average player just randomly throws
the dice
bouncing all over, including the back wall, chips, etc
and lets
the laws of averages take effect.
The law of averages states that the
number seven could be rolled one in every six rolls.
The "controlling" of
dice allows the player to use
one of the six dice axis options and
throws the dice
to maintain a consistent roll of the dice on
the same axle.
If the control is maintained, the player hopes to offset the
averages by rolling consistently greater than six numbers,
(other then the
# 7), thereby changing the odds in the players favor. We refer to this as
the sevens-to-roll ratio or SRR. |
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| Is "controlling" the dice easy to accomplish? |
Anything new requires practice. There is
a learning curve for everyone. the systems requires you to learn the six
different major setting of the dice and even some of the subsets. Each
person would have to test to find the best way of gripping the dice. Like
anything new, practice is necessary to prefect your throwing style. It is
important to increase your attention span when you are playing. Other key
issues are learning
to chart the tables before and during play, chart your
exposed money on the table, learn money management techniques,
and
control. Practice and make the necessary adjustments. Practice is the key
to success. |
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| Where can I practice before I play? |
I suggest that you practice at home and
get used to
making quick set changes. Casino tables come in
different lengths from six feet to now as long as 14 feet.
the newer
casinos are using the 14 foot tables to allow more players to play. the
average table is 12 feet. when playing, I prefer to stand stick right. I
also prefer to shoot into the corner about eight feet away. I believe that
the shorter the throw, the better chances for accuracy. I still practice
for a 12 foot table.
If you want to practice at home or in your room at
the casino
and don't have a practice table, I would suggest that you
set
up a place on the floor (with a smooth rug) about 12 feet away and either
use a big coffee can filled with sand to hold it down or as I prefer a
five inch by seven inch piece of cloth where the seven inches are from the
back of the wall toward you. Now get down on your knees and throw the
dice.
The object is to be able to hit the cloth bounce gently
off the wall
and have the dice land as close as possible
together on the cloth.
Practice makes perfect.
Do this about 20 to 30 times a day and your
success improves dramatically. |
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| How do you generally throw the dice? |
I always try to make sure that the dice
are thrown from the felt on the table. If the dice are raised, the
angle thrown is downward and the position that the dice hit the table
would be wrong. The dice should be thrown in a 45 degree
angle upward,
gently arc, hitting the landing zone, gently kiss the back wall and land
according to your desired axis setting.
It takes a lot of practice. If the
tables are very hard
(each casino table is different and subject to change
over a period of time according to the wear of the felt)
I will try to use
a knuckleball by keeping a stiff wrist and shooting the dice toward the
target very gently. When you are charting you are not only looking for
what numbers are being thrown, but the action of the dice on the table.
Choose your table wisely, make any adjustments to
accomplish your goals.
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