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[scripophilist] 13/7/2001 19:30

Maybe we should have a Casino night out.

[apex] 13/7/2001 19:27

Baden,
How long have you been making money at it.
I've made loads on occassion but given it all back (& some) over time.
I started off playing for fun .. it just used to be an alternative nite out amongst a few of my friends.
After a few wins at the roulette wheel I thought I was pretty good at it ..which the led to me going out gambling on my own & betting large .. far too large in fact ... lost a packet.
Unless you can count cards or you've got a terrific little system, the house will win over time IMHO.

[adamh] 13/7/2001 19:21

well thanks for the interesting discussion... Why did you bother to start a thread ?

[baden] 13/7/2001 19:05

I couldn't possibly tell you - you'll need to work it out for yourself

[renda2] 13/7/2001 16:55

I reguarly play American stud poker but vary my bets according to 2 things,

1) Dealers success @ producing hands or not as the case may be!

2) My own success @ producing hands.

When i've built up stake sufficiently I down size and start again!

If your not too greedy and don't need to make a living out of it, oh yes you've got to be sober as well, you can pay for the odd meal this way!

Over the time i've played I'm probably up a £1-2k.

Finally usually I usually stop if I make £100 so you can see its purely fun!

regards

ANdy

[adamh] 13/7/2001 13:56

Traderboy1, I was talking about a different sort of poker, where the casino has no financial interest other than the £6 to £35 an hour they charge for a seat in the game. The casino poker you are playing such as "carribean stud" has the greatest edge for the casino of any of the house games. I can't rememeber the exact figures for the vig and it varies from casino to casino, game to game but its arround 60%+.... In gambling terms this is horrendous.... Avoid IMO.

[baden] 13/7/2001 12:14

Been taking a shed from the casino - up 300% - using basic rules of probability

Roulette - up
Black Jack - up
Fruits - break even
Others - breakeven

any other gamers out there?

[adamh] 13/7/2001 02:58

Baden,
I'm a poker player myself, Great game, Its Pitting your wits against other peoples wits for money with a bit of luck ( or standard deviation ) thrown in to stir it up a bit...or a game where money is used to keep the score. A lot of similarities to trading stocks and shares.

I understand there are black jack card counting systems that can place the odds as much as 52% in your favour, From the nature of you post I suspect that you are not refering to this when you say "up 300% - using basic rules of probability". Just a bit puzzled as to what am I missing about probability.
can you elucidate further as to what makes you think you can beat a casino house game such as roulette or fruits using the basic rules of probabilty ?

be lucky