I was driving through Vegas in the 18 wheeler. We stopped in a truck stop near the town, and of course, there was a little casino in there. I put $5 into the video poker machine. In a few minutes, I was $3 ahead. I told the cashier gal to ring me up, I was done. Walked out of there with 8 bucks in my pocket.
Played with The Greeks professional card counters - my role was ''the big player'' they call me into the game with verbal signals & give verbal signals on how much to bet .
Won $5500 first time , $3200 second [2 days each time] then made the ""Griffin Book"" and was thrown out of the casinos . When they spot you they call all of the other casinos - inform them you are in town . Very stressful stuff - not enough money for me to be away from my business at the time .
I guess that sort of team blackjack play requires splitting the win between lots of people, but there's no way that's worth it. Even just within the realm of advantage play (ignoring learning how to beat poker or sports outright) there are far better options.
Yes split between quite a few people , I won nearly $70K bucks at one sitting . I'm of coarse playing on the teams money , buy in with $30 - $40K , known as ''a bed spread'' in the casino world .
Lots of members from MIT Mass. Institute Technology , Harvard etc. [weird people] the owners or the Team/Business are 3 NYC Jewish attorney's - nice folks and operate like a business . You have to fill out job application & report winnings - W-2 form etc. . Owners average $750K per year each supposedly .
Some of the members are Knot-head know-it-alls , when counting and The Count gets really hot they start losing their mind that you didn't race over there that very second . I've been playing 5 hands at once on a table , each spot $5K table max $30K + riding and one of the counters losing their mind ---- like I can just walk away from all these bets and come to their table = STUPID Nearly came to blows with a goof named Walt from colorado via california , he single handly got us 86'd
It wasn't for me
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Last time I was there with the guys we golfed a ton. One of the contractors had an office there, so we used a work truck to go to a bunch of "far away from the strip" courses.
I won enough golfing to cover my casino losses. I gambled maybe an hour tops.
Pool, booze, golf course were my priorities at the time.
$2700.00 shooting craps. Quit and took it home. Dunes Hotel, 1964
I was three.
I was 14 and wearing a $200 suit, (which at the time was quite expensive). My Dad taught me craps before we went to Vegas. Teaching me it had the best odds of any game in the casino, with the House only having a 6% advantage if you take full odds. I wasn't shooting the dice, only betting the pass line, when another shooter started rolling a white hot hand. I had $7 dollars on the pass line. My Dad taught me a system called 1-3,4. Which meant you make a bet. If it wins you leave it on the pass line along with your winnings. The original bet + Odds, equal (3). If the next roll wins, draw down to 4 times your original bet. Repeat with 4 times your original bet (in other words, the (4) becomes (1) with each additional roll of the dice. The shooter made over 20 passes. People had gathered around, crowding the table. Older men behind me were offering me $100's of dollars for my place at the table. I'd made place bets on 6 & 8, 4, 5 & 9. Other players at the table were betting huge. My place bets were hitting with every roll of the dice. I remember one of his passes was a 6 because I'd also hit "the hard way" which was a 3-3. The ending to this story truly sucks because the last hand the shooter tossed one of the dice off the table. Someone from out in the crowd picked it up off the floor and tossed it back onto the table and the roll came up a 7. The stick man called it as a legitimate roll and literally a riot started. I filled my pockets with my chips, got down on my knees and crawled away from the crowd. It made the newspapers the following day.
When I got home, I bought this from a neighbor that was building it for $900.00
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$2700.00 shooting craps. Quit and took it home. Dunes Hotel, 1964
I was three.
I was 14 and wearing a $200 suit, (which at the time was quite expensive). My Dad taught me craps before we went to Vegas. Teaching me it had the best odds of any game in the casino, with the House only having a 6% advantage if you take full odds. I wasn't shooting the dice, only betting the pass line, when another shooter started rolling a white hot hand. I had $7 dollars on the pass line. My Dad taught me a system called 1-3,4. Which meant you make a bet. If it wins you leave it on the pass line along with your winnings. The original bet + Odds, equal (3). If the next roll wins, draw down to 4 times your original bet. Repeat with 4 times your original bet (in other words, the (4) becomes (1) with each additional roll of the dice. The shooter made over 20 passes. People had gathered around, crowding the table. Older men behind me were offering me $100's of dollars for my place at the table. I'd made place bets on 6 & 8, 4, 5 & 9. Other players at the table were betting huge. My place bets were hitting with every roll of the dice. I remember one of his passes was a 6 because I'd also hit "the hard way" which was a 3-3. The ending to this story truly sucks because the last hand the shooter tossed one of the dice off the table. Someone from out in the crowd picked it up off the floor and tossed it back onto the table and the roll came up a 7. The stick man called it as a legitimate roll and literally a riot started. I filled my pockets with my chips, got down on my knees and crawled away from the crowd. It made the newspapers the following day.
When I got home, I bought this from a neighbor that was building it for $900.00
Neat hot rod. My cousin used to build those all the time. He had a property full of hot rods at one point.
Once, I put a dollar into the million dollar slot.
I didn't win.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
I haven't been in Vegas in more than 40 years and that 1 time I was just changing planes. I never left the airport terminal. I might have played a roll of nickels but certainly didn't win enough to hire a luxury limo for the rest of my trip.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
Played with The Greeks professional card counters - my role was ''the big player'' they call me into the game with verbal signals & give verbal signals on how much to bet .
Won $5500 first time , $3200 second [2 days each time] then made the ""Griffin Book"" and was thrown out of the casinos . When they spot you they call all of the other casinos - inform them you are in town . Very stressful stuff - not enough money for me to be away from my business at the time .
I guess that sort of team blackjack play requires splitting the win between lots of people, but there's no way that's worth it. Even just within the realm of advantage play (ignoring learning how to beat poker or sports outright) there are far better options.
Yes split between quite a few people , I won nearly $70K bucks at one sitting . I'm of coarse playing on the teams money , buy in with $30 - $40K , known as ''a bed spread'' in the casino world .
Lots of members from MIT Mass. Institute Technology , Harvard etc. [weird people] the owners or the Team/Business are 3 NYC Jewish attorney's - nice folks and operate like a business . You have to fill out job application & report winnings - W-2 form etc. . Owners average $750 per year each supposedly .
Some of the members are Knot-head know-it-alls , when counting and The Count gets really hot they start losing their mind that you didn't race over there that very second . I've been playing 5 hands at once on a table , each spot $5K table max $30K + riding and one of the counters losing their mind ---- like I can just walk away from all these bets and come to their table = STUPID Nearly came to blows with a goof named Walt from colorado via california , he single handly got us 86'd
It wasn't for me
Honestly I think there's more money to be made with a one-die craps throw than counting blackjack at this point. Certainly less heat. The ol' Archie special. The ability to play poker and bet sports is valuable enough to me that I've never really messed with any of the advantage play stuff that could get me 86'd.
Once, I put a dollar into the million dollar slot.
I didn't win.
They say that that's an astronomically better bet than buying a state lottery ticket.
Most state lotteries have a "Return to Player" rate of about 50%. The minimum legal RTP for a Vegas slot is 75%. So basically any Vegas slot is a better gamble than any lottery ticket - not that either is a good idea, but there are degrees of bad ideas.
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