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Agschmid

(28,749 posts)
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 04:24 PM Jun 2013

I'm going gambling...

Wish me luck and ask me anything!


4 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Good luck!
1 (25%)
Gambling is a dangerous addiction!
1 (25%)
Spin a round on the slot machine for me!
2 (50%)
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I'm going gambling... (Original Post) Agschmid Jun 2013 OP
The odds favor the house least on... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2013 #1
...unless the casino has Faro. Chan790 Jun 2013 #13
5 wished you good luck. KOD (Kiss Of Death) to a gambler. trof Jun 2013 #2
Well luckily I never looked at this until after I played! Agschmid Jun 2013 #6
We used to save money at Harrahs in New Orleans NightWatcher Jun 2013 #3
Are you playing blackjack? mokawanis Jun 2013 #4
or negative jakeXT Jun 2013 #5
I only played penny slots! Agschmid Jun 2013 #7
but those penny slots can cost you more then the dollar slots, IF you play max bet.... a kennedy Jun 2013 #16
The reason casinos are so profitable is because the players LOSE. Don't do it! Save yourself Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #8
I won! :) Agschmid Jun 2013 #10
Heroin feels good at first, too. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #11
That's debatable. Agschmid Jun 2013 #12
The more flashing lights the better the house odds Paulie Jun 2013 #9
Good Luck! bigwillq Jun 2013 #14
This is what we do walkerbait41 Jun 2013 #15
Message deleted by the DU Administrators NateDonnithorne Oct 2020 #17
Oh hey... welcome to DU how'd you manage to find this post? Agschmid Oct 2020 #18

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,482 posts)
1. The odds favor the house least on...
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 07:10 PM
Jun 2013

...the "don't pass line" better than any other single hand, spin, roll...

good luck

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
13. ...unless the casino has Faro.
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 09:20 AM
Jun 2013

Once the most popular casino game in America at the end of the 19th century...Faro is only played in a handful of casinos today for three reasons:

1.) Nobody knows how to play anymore. Which is silly as it's a game designed to be so simple as to be easily understood by illiterates, the mathematically-challenged and the uneducated. It's basically a matching game.

2.) Its credibility as a fair-wager at its heyday was poor as cheating and dishonest Faro banks were rampant.

3.) The odds are variable based on the wager but generally don't vary much from 50/50 between any single punter (player) and the bank. (the dealer or the house)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro_%28card_game%29#Rules

I found a Faro game online: http://www.yayoye.com/wichita-faro-online-game/2457/

trof

(54,256 posts)
2. 5 wished you good luck. KOD (Kiss Of Death) to a gambler.
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 07:13 PM
Jun 2013

NEVER wish a gambler 'good luck'.
Puts the bad mojo on you.
Sorry.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
3. We used to save money at Harrahs in New Orleans
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 07:15 PM
Jun 2013

We'd sit at the slots and drink for free before heading out into the Quarter. Get good and buzzed and put a buck into the slots.

mokawanis

(4,451 posts)
4. Are you playing blackjack?
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 07:30 PM
Jun 2013

I'm told that blackjack has the best odds, with the house having only a 4% advantage which can be overcome by doubling down and splitting at the right times.

Anyway, hope you win!

a kennedy

(29,699 posts)
16. but those penny slots can cost you more then the dollar slots, IF you play max bet....
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 12:55 PM
Jun 2013

which I NEVER do on the penny slots.....yikes, sometimes it can be up to 4.00 or 5.00 dollars for max bet..... and congratulations won your winnings.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
8. The reason casinos are so profitable is because the players LOSE. Don't do it! Save yourself
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 09:44 PM
Jun 2013

from the path of ruin and degredation!

Paulie

(8,462 posts)
9. The more flashing lights the better the house odds
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 09:52 PM
Jun 2013

I love playing roulette but it's like 5% in the house favor with a double zero wheel. Even betting just black or red isn't 50/50, as there are two greens to take your cash.

But it's fun, low bet min, just put winnings in your pocket so you leave with something.

walkerbait41

(302 posts)
15. This is what we do
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 12:46 PM
Jun 2013

We never take more money than we can afford to loose. The last time we went (about a week ago) we took $500 and with dinner, gas and everything else we paid for we came home with $20 more than we left with. Had lots of fun.

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