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Ask the Mad Professor A
typical Dad, was passing through his son's college-town late one night on a business trip. He thought that he would pay a surprise visit to
the boy. Arriving at the fraternity house, he
knocked on the door. After several minutes of knocking, a sleepy voice drifted down from a
second-floor window. "Whaddya want?" The
father looked up, and asked, "Does Jimmy Duncan live here?" "Yeah, of course he does!" replied the
voice. "Just dump him on the front porch
as usual, and we'll take care of him in the morning." See,
sometimes when you ask a question, the answer isn’t quite what you expected to hear. Craps
players can be a pretty stubborn bunch. I
used to include myself among that group. It
was that stubbornness that cost me literally huge and obscene amounts of money as I was
learning how to make this into a profitable career. That’s
one of the reasons that I strongly recommend practicing so much. It only costs you your time, and not a major chunk
of your bankroll as well. Some
people will ask a question, then “zone out” when they start hearing the answer
if it doesn’t coincide with what they expected or with what they want to hear. Here’s a few questions that I DO have answers for. I hope you have the patience to read the whole response.
Usually, if
your rooms are pre-comped ahead of time, they expect a certain amount of play (betting
level and playing time) to justify additional comps.
A frank discussion ahead of time, and a clear understanding by everyone in
your group, takes away a lot of uncertainty during your trip, and a lot
of hostility at the end of your trip. Quoting from
my “Atlantic City Journal”, article: “At check-out, the first two nights were automatically comped because of my previous play and invitation. Since we were all there as a group, and the rest of the guys had played at Caesars quite a bit more than I had, our casino host wrapped all our play together, and graciously picked up my other two nights. I was pleasantly surprised (because I was pretty sure that the amount of MY play did not justify any further comps). I silently thought to myself that a couple of the other guys either dropped a bundle that I didn’t know about, or some of them had played a LOT LONGER than I knew about.
Also, you
might want to try a SHORT Grand-Martingale Method, which is also found in the
Playbook. Most people do not recommend this method, but using
a SHORT 1, 3, 7, and 15-unit string, will give you one-unit of profit per
LOSS. But PLEASE understand that the risk of ruin is also HIGH.
While my
interests may at first blush appear to be unusual, it’s not entirely the case. Craps is not a hobby. It started out as entertainment. Then it turned into expensive
entertainment. From there, I found out that
even rudimentary dice-setting and consistent tossing provided improved results. The more I worked on it, the better it got. Now, more than ten years later, all of that
“work” continues to pay off. I
like the casino lifestyle as discussed in
Lifestyles of the Precision-Shooter article.
However, I do
agree that being a professional gambler is a bit of an unusual career path for most
people. It’s not for everyone, nor do I recommend it as such.
The
car-collecting and my involvement in motorsports goes back to the first car that I
re-built when I was fourteen years old. The writing
that I do for Irishsetter’s excellent website is more of an ongoing commentary on
Precision-Shooting and of my casino experiences. Thanks again for all the great questions. I hope the answers were helpful. Good Luck & Good Skill at the Tables…and in
Life. The Mad Professor
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