Actually, there aren’t many tough hands in Jacks or Better, except in Shirley’s case. Where I saw a few problem hands, she saw an overwhelming number. She held a responsible position at work, but here she just couldn’t remember all the nuances. You can bet I helped her as patiently as I could. I liked having a girl friend and I had no intention of chasing her away for not learning fast enough. But it was frustrating for both of us. Jacks or Better
Craps Game
Suppose you agree to take 9 1/11% the worst of it on every bet you make in a private Craps game. This is the same as agreeing to accept $1 every time you win and to payout $1.20 every time you lose. Anyone who bets in such a foolish manner often enough is a rank sucker, deserves exactly what he gets, and goes broke. These are the sort of sucker odds that the Craps hustlers offer and most players accept. Craps Game
Slot Casino Promotions
Believe it or not, at one time all the casino completely ignored slot players. They issued "comps" (complimentary hotel rooms, meals, drinks, etc.) freely to players in the pit, but almost never to slot players. Today, however, casinos realize so much revenue from slots that they actually court players. One of the ways they do this is through comps. Slot Promotions
Straight Flush
First learn the casino game. When the straight flush pays more, there are several differences in strategy. To find out what they were, I tried to check the hands systematically, investigating those with straight flush potential. I first looked at 4-card straight flushes compared to 5-card straights hands such as 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H, 8C. It turns out that it’s still slightly better to keep the straight, as long as all cards are ten or below. Straight Flush
Play With Dice
Most gamblers, especially bosses, are superstitious, but sometimes it gets a little ridiculous. The boss of one big Strip hotel keeps a salt shaker in the desk in the crap pit. When the dice start passing, he grabs the salt shaker, walks over to the shooter, and sprinklces salt all around him and on the player's shoes, if he's wearing any. This boss has been doing this for years and the only result has been a dirty carpet. To the dcalell his nickname is Salts. Play With Dice
Casino Keno
Racehorse Keno-today generally called just Keno-differs from regular Keno in several ways. The old Keno, like Bingo, required large numbers of players for successful operation; the purchase price of a Keno or Bingo ticket was the same for all players, and games were usually run one night a week, each session lasting only a few hours. Racehorse Keno. Casino Keno
Money Management
Maximum and minimum baccarat bets vary greatly around the world, so here's a standard money management system that can be used in any country. Nevada did deal baccarat with cash until the summer of 1974 but now uses chips, as is the world-wide custom. First, decide what denomination chips you can afford. Then buy casino chips of the same value so that you don't get confused. Money Management
Casino Dealers
Every 21 player, whether beginner or veteran, must learn to play against the shoe. First of all, every casino in the world now deals 21 out of the shoe. The exception is Australian, where some clubs still deal a single and double deck. Second, it is much more difficult and risky for a club to cheat the player with a shoe. (In the hands of a professional, a single deck can be manipulated to cheat the player in about a dozen different ways that only an expert could spot.) Casino Dealers
Professional Gamblers
What Does 'Expected Value' Really Mean? "All professional gamblers rate games according to the 'expected value.' This concept, in fact, is so important to casino gamblers that, as with Yahweh of old, you rarely hear the words spoken-just the initials EY. No professional would ever place a bet on any game if he or she didn't think that the EV was positive." Arnold "The Bishop" Snyder, Card Player. Professional Gamblers
Roulette System
Some experienced roulette players swear that some dealers spin the ball at exactly the same speed each time. By noting where the wheel is at the exact moment the ball takes off, these players believe they can predict, within a few numbers, where the ball is going to land. Since you can continue to bet after the spin begins, they say they are able to cover those numbers and, more often than not, they claim to win. Skeptics discount these theories. Roulette System
