jessefarrar
Jesse Farrar
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You will also eventually lose that way, with the added benefit of making everyone else at the table mad. Read more

Wow, I wish I had included the website Wizard of Odds in my article. Read more

Yes, casinos are profitable. That does not mean that they do not sometimes close. It also does not mean that it is impossible to win. Read more

The Pass line has to be bet with no odds before a point is established, and, not only that, but it is not one of the worst bets in the casino, it is actually one of the best. The odds bet simply makes a good bet better. Read more

Casinos thought of that, which is why they invented the 0 and 00 spaces. Read more

Everybody’s got a word count, man. The field bet, for which the rules are actually written on the felt of the table, ain’t makin’ the cut. Read more

The limits and payouts are highly variable, such that it doesn’t make any sense trying to memorize what multiple of your pass bet you are allowed to wager on them. Read more

Yep, those are everywhere in Vegas, and not against the rules. Read more

The basic bet of “odds” is covered in the article. Read more

Video poker is a lot lower, but I know what you’re saying. It tends to have a more jovial atmosphere. On the other hand, your money will go a lot quicker at a Craps table than a BJ table, in my experience. (While streaks may not be “real”, in the short term, they can be very destructive) Read more

I like poker, but almost every time I have been there is either an enormous tournament that I missed signups for, or the table limits are not clearly posted. I don’t have 9 hours to waste on a tourney, and walking up to say, “Hey, what’s the buy-in?!” to a bunch of guys in sunglasses is a stupid way to start a game. Read more

I explicitly said to play the odds bet. But saying “always” play it would be confusing for people who don’t realize there are times where you cannot play it, or when playing it is redundant. Read more

That increases the complexity of the advice exponentially, actually. Read more