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Luminous readers
I put this one in mainly because it shows how little trust you or anyone should put in gambling supply house catalog copy. Some of the gimmicks they list, which the amateur cheat buys because he knows no better, are strictly sucker items. When the would-be cheat orders a deck of luminous readers at $12.50 to $18 per deck, he receives by express (these boys avoid using the mails) a red-¬backed deck of cards whose backs bear large numerals lightly marked in with green pencil. You also get a cheap pair of glasses with red-tinted lenses or a red-tinted, transparent eyeshade. When the card is viewed in red light the red back design fades out and the green markings turn dark and become visible for you alone. If you suspect this gimmick, simply ask to borrow the glasses or eyeshade for a moment.
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Manage Your Money
Casino - Need to Play
Playing in a requires a number of things. First, you need money to play with. After that comes knowledge of the workings of the games that you want to play, and finally, the need for sufficient funding with which you may continue to play. This statement may sound repetitious. It is not! Having money is not the same thing as having sufficient funding for continuous play. The latter requires money management.
Never bet more than one-fiftieth of your bankroll on any particular bet. If nothing else, you will be able to make fifty bets before you are wiped out. You will win some hands or tosses within this fifty-bet period, thereby sustaining play. If possible, you should have as much as one hundred times your bet in your bankroll. To meet this criterion, you should have from $100 to $200 if you want to play at any $2 minimum tables; from $250 to $500 if you want to play at any $5 minimum tables, etc.
Let us assume that you have a good and sufficient bankroll. As you win, there is a good method for increasing your betting , thereby allowing for greater wins. This method even allows for you to be a winner all along. Your first bet should be for the minimum amount. If you lose, bet the minimum again. And again and again. Never increase your betting after a losing hand. Always revert back to the minimum bet.
Win Lot of Casino Money
Should you win, take your original bet back. Leave your winnings in place. Right now you are betting all of your winnings. With the next win, increase your bet by one chip and keep one chip as winnings. With the next win, increase your bet by one chip and keep two. Your net gain so far is three units. The four units that you are betting, should they win, should be increased to five, taking the remaining three units back. Your net gain is now six units. Now, you are betting five units. When you win, keep four and bet a total of six and your winnings are now at ten units. If you keep increasing your bet on every hand, by one, you can win a lot of money, bet a lot of money, and lose nothing! (It isn't really "nothing," for after all, that was your money up there to begin with.) Table 15, below, explains this further. Of course, when you finally lose a hand, it all goes down! Don't let it bother you. This was all house money. You are a winner and you were betting recklessly and you were having a great time. Just remember to go back to your original minimum bet after every loss.
Craps Money Management
When playing Craps and , it is wise to start playing armed with the knowledge that the casino has an edge against the shooter. The variations are as follow: The shooter, as well as all the pass line bettors, has a 49 29/99 percent chance of winning. This of course gives the casino, and all of the don't pass line bettors, a 50 70/99 percent chance of winning, or a 1.414 percent advantage.
When the shooter takes advantage of the true odds option, he brings the casino's advantage down to .84 percent. Laying true odds on don't pass brings the casino's advantage down to .83 percent.
It would appear that all don't pass line bettors have the aforementioned advantage. They don't! The takes the twelve out of play on the come-out toss (in some casinos, the two may be barred instead of the twelve), and thereby the casino retains a percentage for itself that is almost equal to that against the pass line player. This percentage averages out to 1.403. Because of this adjustment by the casino, it really makes very little difference whether you bet with the shooter or against him. The house will usually come out on top over the long run. This percentage may seem to be very slight, but it will grind away at your bankroll at an alarming rate should the dice not go your way.
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