In a town dominated by the gaming and entertainment industry, you would think that Las Vegas would be populated by knowledgeable gamblers who know how to manage their risks at a gaming table. Lots of people come to Las Vegas and know nothing about basis odds at a craps table, so where do they get their information from on how to place their bets? The casinos are full of helpful persons who are more than willing to teach you a lesson in craps so that you can go home with an empty pocket and a Brooklyn Bridge Strategy on how to beat the house at a game of craps. Obtaining property (money) under false pretenses is the legal indictment against these crooked and wicked casino operators.
The biggest scam on the casino block is the misinformation handed out by the casino operators and their staff that a field bet is a sucker bet. A field bet is a bet on the field [numbers: 2 3 4 9 10 11 12]. You can place a bet on the field any time the dice are rolled. If the numbers 5, 6, 8, or 7 come up during this roll, you lose the bet. The actual odds of winning a field bet is 16 to 20 in the house's favor. But, most casinos offer incentives for making the bet, which changes the house's edge to 2.8 percent if the casinos pays double on the number 2 and triple on the number 12. Most casinos in Las Vegas have a table layout that pays triple on the 12, so the bet is a low percentage bet for the house. The actual odds on a field bet when the casino pays triple odds on the TWELVE is 19 to 20 in the house's favor. If you stay there on the field long enough, 100 rolls, you will make money. If you play a nickel game (5 dollars), bring 200 dollars to the table, so for a $25 dollar game, bring 1000 dollars to the table. Eventually, there will be a run on the field numbers, especially on the 2's and the 12's. This is your opportunity to make some money and to walk away from the table a winner. You have to be able to take some variance on the other end of the non-field: the numbers 5, 6, 8, and 7. If you are lucky, you will be able to walk away from the table with just 50 rolls. The point is to walk away a winner, but don't expect to make more than 25 percent of your table stake as you winnings. It is easier to gamble on a two event gaming event than a six event gaming event. A field bet is a two event gaming event. The dice roll point is either on the field or off the field where the odds of being off the field and on the field are nearly evenly matched in payout odds. If you have a good memory for the numbers rolled, you can try to increase you odds on a field bet by increasing your bet on the field or removing you basis field bet from the table. Basically, a game of craps at the casino is a slow game. People come to the casino to gamble. They don't play the odds. They want to bet on a number. It doesn't seem to matter that the odds on winning the bet is 2:1 against them. Most of the play time at a craps table in a casino is taken up by sucker bets--bets that bring in the house a high percentage of money. The shooters also seem to hang on to the dice for a long period of time in the hope that their time praying to the gods of chance will bring them good luck.
When you toss the dice, you cannot see clearly the number that you rolled from the far end of a craps table. I have had my dice flipped twice a crooked stickman at a craps table in this town. Safety seems to be in numbers at a craps table, other gamers are at the table to watch your back, but the game is slow when the table is full of Brooklyn Bridge buyers.
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