The first up was sucker bets whereby they displayed how much advantage the house has on certain games, what the odds are, etc. The final segment of the show featured a showdown between a disciplined gambler who thought with his head and a freewheeling "funster" who played as a high roller. The goal was to play with $25 on craps, baccarat, slots, video poker and one more which escapes me to see what method worked better.
As each challenge was met, the screen flashed up their winnings: $0.
That is, until the disciplined gambler won a small amount ($69.50) and walked away. On the final challenge, which was video poker, the high roller got lucky and won $80.
In the end, the best advice? Walk away when you're up!
I know quite a few people who never seem to follow this advice.
I had a friend who lived here for a while. One night I saw her put $5 into a slot machine. She worked it up to $75. I told her to cash out and, if she chose to do so, reinvest only her original $5.
"I like to play", she told me.
She played until there was nothing left. However, her enjoyment of playing wasn't on the same level as the massive disappointment in losing. Odd, isn't it?
The next show featured methods of catching cheaters at the respective games.
One particular segment had Mark and I laughing.
The host proclaimed that this bit of chicanery "was the most common" among all of the methods. It involved a person in a wheelchair, a powerful electromagnet, a rigged pair of dice, someone to block the view of the dealer, someone to wear another magnet under their clothing, a person to switch the dice, etc.
And that's the most common method?!?
That sounded like so much trouble to go through just to get a few measly dollars and a potential jail sentence for a felony. Mark even commented that "it's easier to just go to work everyday" at that point.
To get all that going and all those people to coordinate it seems like too much of a massive undertaking. Might as well just say that you need 4 spider monkeys, parts of an Area 51 alien spacecraft, a midget on stilts, a marching band and fresh basil at that point.
Then again, with the state of the economy, maybe all of us unemployed people could get together and work out a plan.
I wonder if I can do it with 8 days remaining...hmmm.
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C'mon Sean, you, me,and Mark, what you say? I'll distract the dealer while Mark holds the monkeys...er..magnets and you play?
It could work, right?
It might...
But I'd rather pull a heist like in Ocean's Eleven.
My luck, though...it would turn out like Reservoir Dogs. :(
That would be cool, if planned right you might pull it off...or not. If it doesn't work I'll come post bail.
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