Post by WillisLee on Sept 2, 2020 13:57:10 GMT
There is no particular secret to these games. The odds of any particular number coming up is well known to players and casino alike. It’s just that the casino keeps all the spare change, and makes a profit.
For example, if you bet $5 on the #8 on the craps table, the true odds should pay out $6 for every $5 bet. But they only pay $5. If you lose, they take your $5. That extra dollar that the casino doesn’t pay stays with the casino. And every number you play is the same, they pay a little less than the actual odds.
(To successfully play craps you must play the odds behind your pass line bet. It will pay true odds and is the only bet in a casino that pays true odds. But even here, you must have a pass line bet in order to place odds on it, and the casino takes the extra dollar for it’s trouble.)
So, in the long run, if you play long enough, the casino will chip away at your money until it’s gone. In the short run, any player can have a good run and win or a day or two, but eventually the odds will kill you.
Maybe that’s the secret; enjoy your time at the table, laugh and talk with others, hope to win but know you will lose and chalk it up as entertainment. Unless you own the casino, you can’t win in the long run. And I’m a craps player for over 30 years and play whenever I can. I’ve had great nights and bad nights. Overall, I’ve enjoyed myself and will do it again
For example, if you bet $5 on the #8 on the craps table, the true odds should pay out $6 for every $5 bet. But they only pay $5. If you lose, they take your $5. That extra dollar that the casino doesn’t pay stays with the casino. And every number you play is the same, they pay a little less than the actual odds.
(To successfully play craps you must play the odds behind your pass line bet. It will pay true odds and is the only bet in a casino that pays true odds. But even here, you must have a pass line bet in order to place odds on it, and the casino takes the extra dollar for it’s trouble.)
So, in the long run, if you play long enough, the casino will chip away at your money until it’s gone. In the short run, any player can have a good run and win or a day or two, but eventually the odds will kill you.
Maybe that’s the secret; enjoy your time at the table, laugh and talk with others, hope to win but know you will lose and chalk it up as entertainment. Unless you own the casino, you can’t win in the long run. And I’m a craps player for over 30 years and play whenever I can. I’ve had great nights and bad nights. Overall, I’ve enjoyed myself and will do it again