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1. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Dice-Tossing Styles
It's interesting to note the variety of dice-tossing styles you'll encounter over your craps-playing life. Some are plain and boring, weird and funny, and others are downright irritating. Ever really thought about it? How many ways can you reach down, pick up the dice, and toss them to ...
[Added: 20 Jan 2007 Hits: 40 Words: 932]
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2. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Want Proof Dice Control is a Scam?
Be smart, play smart, and learn how to play craps the right way!
Is it legitimate or a scam? Let's take a look. I suspect that the notion of dice control is a big-money industry (perhaps, ...
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3. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: The Gambler's Fallacy
The "gambler's fallacy" is the false belief that fixed odds increase or decrease depending on recent occurrences. Let's use the familiar coin-flip example to illustrate this concept. Assuming we use a fair coin and a fair flip, we expect a 50% chance that heads will ...
[Added: 16 Oct 2006 Hits: 47 Words: 1364]
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4. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Win-Loss Limits
I've read a lot of my colleagues' books and articles and, as best I can remember, they all say that failing to set win/loss limits is one of the worst things you can do. I disagree--partially.
I agree with setting loss limits. Divide your vacation time into ...
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5. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Winning Systems
If anyone says or writes that he has a consistently "winning" craps system, he's either lying to swindle you or too stupid to know better. No consistently winning craps system exists, has ever existed, or will ever exist. Understand? None. Don't ever let anyone persuade you otherwise.
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6. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Attitude
If you gamble, chances are you'll lose. No ifs, ands, or buts. You must understand and accept that fact. How do you think the Vegas casinos paid for all their fancy stuff? Of course! By taking ...
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7. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Variance
If the casino has such an advantage over the player, why on Earth does anyone play the game? My guess is that most people don't have a clue they're playing a losing game. Others are so arrogant they think they can outplay the ...
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8. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Etiquette and Superstitions
Unfortunately, a craps table is usually full of superstitious people. If you do or say something against their silly beliefs, they sometimes give you dirty looks or verbally abuse you. To help avoid embarrassment, ridicule, and possible vocal confrontations ...
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9. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Bridge or Heel the Don't Pass Bet?
If the payoff for a Don't Pass Odds bet equals the amount of the Flat bet, then the Odds bet is bridged. The part of your Odds bet that's equal to the Flat bet is placed directly next to the Flat bet. Then, the rest of the Odds ...
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10. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Crooked Dice
Chances are slim that you'll ever play in a game with crooked dice at a modern casino. However, every now and then, some idiot tries to cheat the system by inserting crooked dice into the game. By adhering to ...
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11. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Take an Open Spot
You see a table with several open positions. Which spot should you take? That's a matter of personal preference. Is there a gorgeous man or woman playing alone at one end of the table? Which players are smoking? Which look bored? Which appear ...
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12. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Chips or Cheques?
Casino personnel usually refer to chips as "cheques," which is of French origin. Technically, there's a difference between a chip and a cheque. A cheque is a chip with a denomination printed on it and is always worth the value of the ...
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13. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Get Your Chips
Before approaching the table, have your buy-in money ready in your pocket. Don't fiddle with your wallet at the table, showing other players how thick it is with hundred-dollar bills.
When taking a position at the table, a game will likely be ...
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14. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Don't Toss in the Towel
Over your craps-playing life, you'll likely have more losing sessions than winners. Accept it. You must learn to play in reality, not fantasyland. Craps is designed for the player to lose.
Suppose, after two hours, the dice have whittled your chip stack down to $20. You haven't ...
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15. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: The Put Bet
Ever see a craps table with markings that say "Put Bets Allowed?" Surprisingly, few players understand the Put bet.
A Put bet is a Pass Line bet that you make (or "put" down) after ...
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16. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Dealer Tokes
You think, "Tip the dealers? What? Losing money to the casino isn't enough, now you tell me I have to give money to the dealers?" Yes, you should tip dealers, especially when they're helpful. In the casino business, a "toke" is a tip. Dealers call tippers "George" or "live," ...
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17. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Calculating the House Advantage
Contrary to what you probably read in books and other Internet articles, craps is designed for the casino to win and the player to lose. Over time, the player always loses. The fact is, no matter what bets you combine and betting patterns you apply, ...
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18. | Learn to Play Craps - Tips and Strategies: Get Over Your Fear
You're in the casino, lights are flashing, electronic machines are chiming, you have a pocketful of money, and your heart races as the excitement builds. You see the craps tables in the distance. Your pace quickens. The three people at one table are quiet; not much action. The ...
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