Henry on the attack, and
BEEEG wins
13 October 2003
By Mark Pilarski
Dear Mark,
I just found out there is a one-dollar crap
table in one of the Mississippi casinos, and
would like to know what the odds would be if you
played the 6, 8, 4, 5, 9 or 10. I have only
played craps a couple of times. Henry M.
I'm not quite sure if you're asking whether the
odds change whether you are playing on a dollar
game, or, what the odds are if you had a pass
line bet, or placed the following numbers: 6, 8,
4, 5, 9 and 10. I'll answer all. Every single
casino game has a built-in edge working for the
house. This house edge does not discriminate
against the size of a wager, even if you were so
lucky as to find a dollar crap game. With your
example, the casino holds the same 1.4 percent
advantage on a pass line bet (without odds) no
matter which number you play.
As for "placing" the numbers mentioned above,
the price of the table ($1) would not make a
difference as to the casino edge, but the odds
do change depending which number you place. The
house edge for placing the 6 & 8 is 1.5%, for
the 5 & 9 is 4.0%, and for the 4 & 10 is 6.7%.
Now, Henry, even being the newbie you are to
craps, you are now armed with the bets to make,
a pass line wager, placing the 6 & 8, and which
ones to avoid placing: the 4, 5, 9 & 10. Go git
'em, Henry.
Dear Mark,
I just saw in the paper that someone hit a Wheel
of Fortune machine for over 10 million dollars.
Was this the largest jackpot ever hit? Do they
get the money up front, or is it annual
installments? Dusty F.
You're right, Dusty, IGT's Wheel of Fortune, the
most successful slot machine theme ever
developed, was recently hit for $10,745,500. It
was not the largest as, Nevada Megabucks and
Jeopardy quarters both had bigger jackpots.
Megabucks paid $39.7 million in March 2003, and
Jeopardy was hit in Biloxi, MS and paid $13.8
million.
All IGT MegaJackpots's top awards are paid in
annual installments with the exception of Rapid
Riches MegaJackpots and MegaJackpots Instant
Winners Jackpots. These two machines pay the
entire jackpot immediately upon verification of
the win.
Dear Mark,
Do you still offer your laminated Best Bets
cards for FREE? Tammy T.
Yes, Tammy, a freebie it still is.
Allow me, Tammy, and any other readers
interested, to arm you folks with a FREE, yep
you're reading it right, zilch, zap, nada, AKA:
FREE, Casino Pocket laminated WIN Card, that not
only lists all the "Best Bets" in a casino, but
a roll call of money management techniques that
let you hold on to your winnings. Just drop me a
note along with a self-addressed stamped
envelope (SASE) to: Mark Pilarski, ATTN: Best
Bets, P.O. Box 1234, Traverse City, MI 49685.
Gambling quote of the week: "Whether at Binion's
World Series or played for pennies around the
kitchen table, poker makes con jobs not only
legal, but lucrative." James McManus, Positively
Fifth Street
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