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Casino Best Even Chance Games

Discussion in 'Casino Forum' started by Zhang Wei, May 7, 2020.

  1. Zhang Wei

    Zhang Wei Active Member

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    1. Baccarat

    2. Craps

    3. Roulette
     
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    Punkcity Well-Known Member

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    Sorry that’s incorrect , there are no even money/ even chance games at the casino, real or online. What you are posting is a gamblers fallacy. Perhaps you should redefine your statement to only baccarat has the lowest house edge but it’s not an even chance.
    Cheers
     
  3. gizmotron

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    I would not gamble if the casino had an even chance. Casinos can't protect themselves from opportunistic coincidence. Trends happen. They come in all sizes and shapes. The trick it to not fund them when they are not cooperating with your selection timing. Those pesky trends never work the way that you would like them to. You must sneak up on them when they are sleeping and mug them. It's actually fun to grab one and sniff their hair until you get caught at it. It's a problem if you can't remember who to sniff and who not to sniff. OOPS... I digressed back into politics. ... You must get off of funding a trend when it stops working, and fast. It's not the game that you are playing, it's how you play it.
     
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  4. Zhang Wei

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    Ok. How you play slots?
     
  5. Nathan Detroit

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    Let us all have a good sniff. WOW,wow.
     
  6. gizmotron

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    You don't. It's no better than the lottery. "For the price of just $1 you can dream." Slots are a waste of money. You can't find a win streak and you can't use virtual bets. Virtual bets are the same as making a bet selection, writing it down in your charts, and not funding it. You get to see when your guesses are working or not while it costs you nothing. Many people are so married to mathematics that they will tell you that virtual bets can't predict the future. Funny how that is true and useless at the same time. You don't need to predict the future to know that you are currently in a win streak. You just need to know how to get off of those real bets as fast as the win streak starts to break down. Some people can't do that. They keep betting real money right into the beginning of losing streaks. It takes actual playing experience to get good at it. There is no monkey on your back making you place bets that you know you shouldn't place at the time. With a slot machine you don't get a choice. You have to pay to play. I hope you can see the difference now that I have explained it.
     
  7. Degens

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    At a casino, sure. But there are +EV bets found outside of a casino environment at sportsbooks etc.
     

  8. Zhang Wei

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    ok gizmotron.

    So It is the game that you are playing and it's how you play it.
     
  9. Rond1nell1

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    I've been playing Roulette for almost 2 years, Baccarat for almost 1 year and I want to learn to play dice soon.
    I like to study game strategies and statistics.
     
  10. Nathan Detroit

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    A anti pattern strategy might be acceptable for roulette EC and Baccarat .


    Play at your own risk.
     
  11. Nathan Detroit

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    Hint > Frank Barstow principle of diminishing probabilities .
     
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    Knowing when not to bet is as big a tool in your arsenal as having a good bet selection. Most people have no idea when not to bet or when to stop betting which is the same thing. Countless times have I seen people on a winning streak and it ends and and they keep betting anyway. And the famous last words are always, why didn't I just stop when I was ahead. I could see on the board exactly why they were winning and I could see when it ended but they can't. Oh well.
     
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    Discipline is the greatest virtue you can have when playing, after a good method of course!
     
  14. Chip Magnet

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    Provided you can handle the increased variance, Craps is the best of the three. Pass Line and Don’t side bets have the same 49.3% win percentage as the Player in Baccarat.

    The 1.41 Pass Line HE is higher, but the optional zero house edge Odds bets reduce the that significantly, depending on the odds multiple.

    Single odds, which are equal to your initial bet, reduce the house edge to 0.85%. 3X odds reduce it to 0.47% on the PL and 0.34% on the Dont's.

    I often see people betting $100 or more on Banker or Player.

    A $100 Banker bet has a 1.06% HE, and a $10 Don’t Pass with $90 odds has a 0.18% HE. Same amount bet, but with an 83% lower house edge on a bet you are favored to win by six to five, three to two, or two to one, depending on what number your bet is behind.
     
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    The baccarats is the best choice, by far, as the bankers bet is the only bargain yer gonna get at the casino, hey hey.
     
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    For decision time Baccarat is good.

    For lowest house edge, playing craps with the passline or don't pass and adding or laying free odds reduces the overall house edge quite substantially. Even just 2x odds reduces the effective house edge to 0.85% for the pass line and 0.83% for the don't pass. If you get 100x odds then the house edge can fade away to 0.02% or just 2 cents per $100 risked.

    That's so low it's like complaining about the wear and tear on your shoe rubber whilst standing at the craps table, or leaving the porch light on whilst your at the casino.

    With roulette you can reduce your effective house edge vs an EC with a progressive bet on a straight up number, but you won't beat craps for the lowest house edge.
     

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