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A Fresh Look at OLD Systems Gamblers
love "systems", and there has been a ton of them developed over the last
century.
I have to assume that you are serious about making
money at craps. So lets look at some
ways to increase your chances by using the good
characteristics of these methods, and dropping the bad parts. Before we actually begin, its important to
note that unless you are a skilled Precision-Shooter, these methods are still somewhat risky. Some of them, more so than others. If
you combine them with Precision-Shooting, then they provide a potential to become
consistent profit-generators. Just remember: If you follow those verities or simple truths, they will keep you out of a lot of
trouble. On the contrary, if you ignore them, you will likely find yourself neck
deep in a sink-hole filled with the rotting, fetid remains of decaying corpses who
preceded you down the same ignorant path of casino destruction. So lets take a fresh look at some old systems: So how can we use any or all of these methods when we approach the tables? We simply apply them as needed along the way. How you apply them is up to you, but Ill use a couple of examples of how and when I personally use them during play.
Ø Regressions lock in profit early in a hand, by starting out with one amount, say $30 each on the 6 & 8, and then after one hit, regressing both down to $12 each for a locked-in profit of $11. One other example would be 110 Inside, where $30 is Placed on the 6 & 8, while $25 each is Placed on the 5 & 9. After one hit on any of those numbers, the entire bet is regressed down to $22 Inside, for a locked-in profit of $13. I also combine this with other methods as well. Ø Pressing uses the up as you win philosophy. Usually one unit of profit that has just been earned is re-invested to increase that same bet. After initially regressing my Place bets after one hit to collect a locked-in profit, I will let that same Place bet or its sister number pay again before I press them by one unit each. Thereafter, I press those bets on every second hit. This Pressing method takes ever-increasing advantage of a hot roll without exposing undue amounts of your bankroll. Ø Parlaying is not a method that I readily use, nor do I recommend it. However, in some cases other Precision-Shooters will parlay their Come-Out Pass Line winnings on the next roll. If they are excellent Winner-7 throwers, then you can see their attraction to this particular bet. In 26 years of playing this game, Ive Parlayed a bet no more than one dozen times. Ø Martingale uses the old double-up after each loss. Although its not usually recommended, when this method is combined with a delayed-start Charting method, it can pay unusually high dividends. Table limits and bankroll restrictions are cause of the death-cry that this method will ALWAYS scream if it is played on a regular basis. Ø Grand Martingale uses a double-plus-one-unit technique to win one-unit per loss overall. I LOVE this method, if it is used cautiously at a low-minimum, hight-limit table, provided you are amply nourished with cubic-yards of cash. When using it on even-money bets like the Pass Line or the Dont-Pass, you actually look forward to each subsequent loss, because you know that when it wins, you will receive one unit of profit for every lost bet! Sounds great doesnt it? But there is a major drawback. Long strings of losses do sometimes occur. The chance of losing six successive Pass Line or Don't Pass bets is 1.70%. Low odds indeed, but it can still happen. Again, you can combine this method with a delayed-start Charting method to take better advantage of it. Alternatively, you can also combine it with the next method. Ø Avant Derniere uses the previous outcome as the basis for the next bet. For example, if you were betting on the Pass Line and lost, your next bet would be on the Dont Pass. This method avoids betting on the wrong side of a streak. Its useless on choppy tables, but can save your hide if you are usually on the wrong side of a succession of losses, waiting for it to end. This method is usually combined with a Progression or Grand Martingale-type approach, and is usually very profitable.
Ive tried to keep my explanations and
examples as simple as possible. In actual
play, when a random-roller is throwing the dice, the variations and permutations that I
actually use are quite a bit more complex. Ive
never sat down to actually specify the how, when,
where, what and why of my betting methods.
In a nutshell,
my choice of betting methods and combinations, all start when I mentally track exactly
what is happening at the table at the time. From
there, I determine which method is most appropriate and likely profitable at that point. I alter and adjust as the situation changes,
because there is a fluid conscientiousness-stream that is constantly flowing in my mind. From my own experience, and all the knowledge that I have gleaned over the years, combined with these methods, random-rollers still only contribute about 5% to my total yearly earnings from craps. For that
reason, I have to rely on my own Precision-Shooting,
and that of other skilled players for the other 95% of my income. And for THAT method,
I paid for the most expensive dice-shooting course
in this galaxy...right in the casino...at the tables...in real play
with MY money! Now I KNOW
why they call it GAMBLING!
Good Luck
& Good Skill at the Tables
and in Life. The Mad Professor
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