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Getting the Mathematical Edge on the Dark Side11 August 2007
Dear Dan: I am glad you liked my book as it has the complete bio of the Captain - the greatest craps player whoever lived and the owner of the World Record for the longest roll in terms of how many numbers he hit before sevening out - an awesome 147. On the buying of these darkside 6 and 8 numbers from someone who is squeamish about keeping them up because he thinks he doesn't have a big enough edge, it goes like this. He has a $30 don't come bet on a number already. He will get paid even money if the bet hits. The true odds would have given him just $25 if he was being paid based on how often a 6 hits (five times) and how often a 7 hits (six times). So if you buy the bet from this guy for $33, you get paid that 30 dollars. The true bet would have been 36 dollars to win $30 so you are pocketing three dollars more than normal. You have an edge buying the bet from him for 33 dollars because the odds now favor you. I think the confusion comes in when I mention the $27.50 as the true odds on $30 dollars. If you were betting $30, using the real odds, the bet would have paid $25 - you paid only half of what the bet is worth by analogy. It was confusing that I wrote it that way. So I would stick with what I said above and jump over the confusing part in the book. I think I actually over-wrote that section - something we writers sometimes do. For your excellent question I am giving you a free month on my private web site www.goldentouchcraps.com. There are 5,000 members and the conversations are lively. All the best in and out of the casinos. Frank Scoblete This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Recent Articles
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