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Soothsayer

1 August 2023

SOOTHSAYER: Craps is a wonderful game. Full of excitement and terror, maybe in equal measure. It draws many men, mostly men as women don’t gravitate towards it for some reason, and these men do throw their money at Lady Luck hoping she will grant them their wishes. Sometimes she does and sometimes she doesn’t.

CRAPS PLAYER: Soothsayer means truth sayer, correct?

SOOTHSAYER: Correct.

CRAPS PLAYER: And you are going to tell me the absolute truth about craps?

SOOTHSAYER: Correct.

CRAPS PLAYER: Right off the bat my friend, can I beat the game? That’s all I want to know.

SOOTHSAYER: No, you can’t beat the game, not at all. In fact, you in particular lose so much more money than you should because of the way you play.

CRAPS PLAYER: What does that mean?

SOOTHSAYER: You make bad bets. Every bet has a house-edge attached to it…

CRAPS PLAYER: Not the odds bet; not the odds bet!

SOOTHSAYER: You can’t make odds bets unless you have a pass line, don’t pass, come or don’t come bet. All those bets have house edges, small ones but house edges nevertheless. You see the odds bets ride on those other bets or they can’t be made.

CRAPS PLAYER: When I bet the pass line, I protect the bet with the any craps bet. I am saving money there.

SOOTHSAYER: No, you are actually costing yourself more money. Any craps wagers have a somewhat high house edge. They don’t help save you any money.

CRAPS PLAYER: I want to slam the casino when I am playing craps. I don’t just want small wins; I want to blast them. No small wins for me. I want to fill up a safe with my winnings.

SOOTHSAYER: And how has that been working for you? Have you blasted the casinos enough to make you ahead of the game? Or do you lose most of your sessions and trips to the casinos?

CRAPS PLAYER: I’ve had some big wins, at times.

SOOTHSAYER: You haven’t answered my question.

CRAPS PLAYER: I am not ahead but I have fun. That’s the whole purpose of the game, isn’t it?

SOOTHSAYER: The best bets at craps – and I named most of them above – can give you many more winning opportunities than betting the high house-edge bets that are just too high. If you play in a contained way and make good bets you are giving yourself the best chance to turn the tables on the house. But the house will still have the edge over you.

CRAPS PLAYER: Are you saying that I am stupid for betting the way I prefer to bet? Is it so bad to make some hardways bets? Throw in a high/low bet or two? What about the horn? I have even bet the Fire bet; so what? Big money can be made on those bets. That’s what I want; the big money. I want to fill up a safe of money!

SOOTHSAYER: Have you ever filled up the safe in your hotel room with your winnings? Even just once? Is it so stuffed with money and chips that you can’t even push your hand in it?

CRAPS PLAYER: So, you are saying – let me get this right – that I am stupid? I make good money and I can afford whatever losses I might have. So, I am not stupid.

SOOTHSAYER: No, I am not saying as a rule that you are stupid. I am saying, however, that you are a typical craps player; making bets that will sink you in very little time. Stupid? No. Ill informed about the nature of the game? Yes. The ill-informed player is a bad player.

CRAPS PLAYER: You are saying then that I have to make the boring bets then? I don’t want to just make those bets, sir.

SOOTHSAYER: Bottom line, sir, is that you have to make the bets that give you the best chance to beat the house. Otherwise, why play?

CRAPS PLAYER: I’ll give it some thought.

SOOTHSAYER: Do you think you will change how you play?

CRAP PLAYER: (silence)

SOOTHSAYER: All the best in and out of the casinos!

Frank Scoblete’s web site is www.frankscoblete.com. His books are available from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Kindle, e-books, libraries and bookstores.
Frank Scoblete

Frank Scoblete is the #1 best selling gaming author in America. His newest books are Slots Conquest: How to Beat the Slot Machines; Everything Casino Poker: Get the Edge at Video Poker, Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo and Pai Gow Poker!; Beat Blackjack Now: The Easiest Way to Get the Edge; Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!; Cutting Edge Craps: Advanced Strategies for Serious Players; Casino Conquest: Beat the Casinos at Their Own Games! and The Virgin Kiss.

Frank and Casino City Times columnist Jerry "Stickman" teach private lessons in dice control. Frank's books are available at Amazon.com, in bookstores or by mail order. Call 1-800-944-0406 or write to Frank Scoblete Enterprises, PO Box 446, Malverne, NY 11565. Frank can also be reached by email at fscobe@optonline.net.

Frank Scoblete Websites:

www.goldentouchcraps.com
www.goldentouchblackjack.com

Books by Frank Scoblete:

> More Books By Frank Scoblete

Frank Scoblete
Frank Scoblete is the #1 best selling gaming author in America. His newest books are Slots Conquest: How to Beat the Slot Machines; Everything Casino Poker: Get the Edge at Video Poker, Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo and Pai Gow Poker!; Beat Blackjack Now: The Easiest Way to Get the Edge; Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!; Cutting Edge Craps: Advanced Strategies for Serious Players; Casino Conquest: Beat the Casinos at Their Own Games! and The Virgin Kiss.

Frank and Casino City Times columnist Jerry "Stickman" teach private lessons in dice control. Frank's books are available at Amazon.com, in bookstores or by mail order. Call 1-800-944-0406 or write to Frank Scoblete Enterprises, PO Box 446, Malverne, NY 11565. Frank can also be reached by email at fscobe@optonline.net.

Frank Scoblete Websites:

www.goldentouchcraps.com
www.goldentouchblackjack.com

Books by Frank Scoblete:

> More Books By Frank Scoblete