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Off to the races via a satellite wagering facility5 March 1999
Dear Mark, I'm with you, Robert. A splash of stimulation and a $2 wager on a long-shot equine overdue for the glue factory can be an inexpensive diversion from a $25 minimum blackjack game. At $2 that is. But with Nevada's race books offering only pari-mutuel wagering, Robert, the house does hold an 18-22% edge on any straight bet you make at the sports book window. That said, pony players in the know-not me, I go by the horse's biorhythms-believe the following factors are essential to your chances of picking winners.
1. knowledge of breeding It was our beloved first president, George Washington, himself a racehorse owner who once said, "Horse racing is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief." Gitty up!
Dear Mark, You do realize, Gary, that you plunk and the dealer snatches. All six wagers on the Big 6 carry a steep house edge. That casino advantage is as follows: 11.1 percent on the $1 spot, 16.6% on the $2, 22.2% on the $5, 18.5% on the $10, 22.2% on the $20, and 24% on either joker. By betting a steady diet of Big 6 wagers, Gary, you will run out of air speed and altitude quickly.
Dear Mark, It doesn't matter who wins this one bet but who ends up with all the money. The casino realizes few players are sophisticated enough to restrict their craps betting to just smart wagers. But let's look at the bet in question, Jordan: a pass line wager. If you were to play 100 bets on the pass line, you can expect to win about 49 times and lose the other 51. The casino will gladly take this itty-bitty 49/51 ratio and multiply it by thousands of decisions daily, weekly and yearly, and guarantee themselves a generous long-term profit.
Dear Mark, Notta chance, Mary. By offering the player a shot at slot immortality, Megabucks shakes you down on the smaller payoffs. It is Megabuck's progressive bonus that allows you to fantasize champagne wishes and caviar dreams. On average, Megabucks returns slightly less than a 90% payback while the typical $1 machine in Nevada averages more than 95%.
Dear Mark,
Not necessarily, Bruce. The dice might
have been sizzling before you come aboard, but that doesn't mean they
will stay heated because you're now there. The reason is that your dice
timeline-the period you're on the game-is different from the earlier
players. Understand, Bruce, when you join a game in progress, you
initiate your own personal sequence of rolls, with the dice possibly
going cold from that moment on. Recent Articles
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