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Nothing is a sure bet in a casino, but streaks sure help7 July 2000
Dear Mark, One thing a player who has been around gambling for any length of time knows is that the streaks can and will happen. It is one of the many life lessons you learn in the casino. Gambling, like life, is loaded with streaks. Many gamblers bet streaks so they won't get emotionally involved in bucking a trend. And when you are on one, Rich, oh, the joys of telling your friends and family. But along with the above advice comes this caveat. For a gambling analogy, note the agate type at the bottom of a mutual-fund advertisement. "Past performance is no guarantee of future results." In other words, just because red appeared five times in a row, that does not mean it will happen again. Assuming you are playing on an unbiased wheel, the ball has no memory, and red can appear again or not for the next 20 spins.
Dear Mark, You can bet Jeff's #24 Dupont car not only to win, but to place or show. Also available are quinellas, exactas and even some prop bets. My personal favorite is betting individual drivers against each other. An example of this would be Geoff Bodine in the QVC Ford finishing higher in the race standings than Ward Burton's MBNA Pontiac. The reason I love this wager is not my knowledge of the sport, the drivers or the teams, but some sportsbooks post the odds prior to the finish of Saturday's time trials. Then they don't change them. For those of us, Jimmy, who follow racing, this can be a license to print money. Gentleman, start your wagers.
Dear Mark, Video poker machines work like this, Denise. When they are sitting in an idle mode, the machine is constantly crunching numbers waiting for the next sucker — I mean gambler. When a participant walks over and inserts a coin, the machine is triggered into knowing it has a live gambler on the hook. The random number generator (RGN) crunching numbers stops, then picks the combination of cards you will see on the screen.
Dear Mark,
Haven't you heard the saying, Andrew?
"Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine." Actually, I would
guesstimate your average vending machine holds about 5.26%, the same as
most of the bets on a double-zero roulette table. Recent Articles
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