| 165 comeout rolls are 4, and another 165 are 10. The place bet wins 55 times on 4 and 55 times on 10, and each win pays $54. After subtracting the losing don't pass bets, that leaves a profit of $24 per win, or $2,640. **220 comeout rolls are 5, and another 220 are 10. The place bet wins 88 times on 5 and 88 times on 10, and each win pays $42. That leaves a profit of $12 per win, or $2,112. ** 275 comeout rolls are 6, and another 275 are 8. The place bet wins 125 times on 6 and 125 times on 8, and each win pays $36. That leaves a profit of $6 per win, or $1,500. Profits on numbers where the player has both don't pass and place bets working total $6,252. When we subtract these profits from the $8,250 loss on the comeout, we're left with a deficit of $1,998. Divide that by the $96,000 in wagers made, and we get a house edge of 2.1 percent. That's higher than the house edge of 1.4 percent on don't pass, without adding on the place bets. If you could make the don't pass and place bets in tandem without sweating the comeout roll, it would be a very profitable way to play. Unfortunately for systems players, life at the craps table doesn't work that way. There's plenty more, including game descriptions, playing tips and a message board. The site is free--just sign up for a password. REWARDS UPGRADE: Several weeks ago, Harrah's rolled out its "Total Rewards II" player rewards program at its casinos throughout the United States, including the Joliet and East Chicago locations. It looks like this time, Harrah's is accomplishing what players hoped for when Total Gold--which later morphed into Total Rewards--was introduced in 1997. Back then, Harrah's executives told me that player ratings would be portable, that Harrah's Las Vegas could comp a room based on Joliet play. In practice, some customers have been disappointed to learn that Rewards points themselves weren't portable, that someone who had plenty of points for meal comps in East Chicago didn't automatically eat for free in Lake Tahoe. This time, the points themselves are portable. A player who earns Rewards points in Joliet or East Chicago can choose to redeem them in Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City or anywhere else Harrah's operates. And this time, there is a redemption chart for each casino, telling you just what your points are worth. I looked at the Harrah's web site and checked out the redemption tables for Las Vegas, Joliet and East Chicago. Need a lunch buffet for two? You can get it for 2,200 points at Harrah's Las Vegas, 2,400 points for the Carnival World buffet at the Rio in Las Vegas, 2,800 points at Harrah's East Chicago or 2,400 points at Harrah's Joliet. Whether you're looking for complimentary rooms, meals, shows or anything else offered by Harrah's, the point values are clearly defined, and the points don't have to be earned at the casino where you redeem them. It's not that Scoblete, Dominator and fellow instructors Billy the Kid, Howard "Rock 'n' Roller" Newman and Randy "Tenor" Rowsey can make the dice come up their way all of the time, or even most of the time. They can't, and don't claim to do so. What they say is that a controlled roll can depress the frequency of 7s just enough so that, along with a corresponding increase in 6s and 8s, it nudges the math of the game just a few percent toward the player, enough to overcome the 1.52 percent house edge on place bets on 6 and 8. Even with enough of a swing to gain a small mathematical edge over the house, it's a long, slow grind to make money. Few players have enough bankroll to enable them to make bets large enough to make a living at this or any other form of gambling. Risk too much of the bankroll at once and the player risks going broke during the inevitable losing sessions. Keeping the bets sensible in size is the way to go, even though for most of us it means playing for a little extra pocket money even if we become good enough to defy the odds. Is it possible to defy the odds at all? I saw enough from instructors demonstrating their rolls, and from a little hardway contest a couple of them put on during a short break, to dent my skepticism. Through the two eight-hour days, they kept us hopping from station to station as each instructor analyzed roll after roll. Mini-lectures on theory and betting patterns were interspersed, but we rolled the dice enough that my shoulder knew it had been put through a workout. |
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