Quote from: Sputnik on October 24, 2014, 05:05:00 PM
I once read a topic about a guy show post the names of 200 systems - he wanted to trade and non of the 200 system made him a winner.

Not 1 valid rock solid system to clock the casino in a library of 200??  Wow, blows my mind, can't understand that one!

Never heard of the $35 atm fee yet.  I run front money wherever I play in Vegas, when I escape the property and run somewhere else and need cash for whatever, I hit an ATM with a debit card.  Never been charged more than a couple of dollars.  Unless you are referring to the pick up the phone and get an advance deal, I never heard of ATM's that charge $35.00.  Any megaresort, Bellagio, PH, Wynn, Mirage, all the shopping malls, etc., all have tons of ATM's that will be $1.95 or $2.95 or so. 

Quote from: Bayes on October 24, 2014, 11:24:08 AM


>>>>>>1) However, this objectivity is more apparent than actual. The definition of probability on this view is "The relative frequency of occurrence of an event after an infinite number of similar trials has occurred".


>>>>>>2)The second problem with relative frequencies is that they cannot apply to unique events.

Okay, I do read your 'stuff'.  But here.  Any system would have to have a 'trigger' NO?  And, any systems would have to have that trigger based on something, NO?  Which would have to be past events?? NO?  Although I am no Dr. Spock or Eisenstein, you are basing your decisions on past performance and what has happened.  Although, I will give you, that the other sides or possible numbers have to eventually come up, you are still predicating and that is without certainty.  And that is my point.  No better than 21 year old pimple face Joey from California blowing his $250.00 birthday present his daddy gave him. 

Next, someone will tell me there is absolute truth to Gypsy Fortune Tellers.   [smiley]aes/thinking.png[/smiley]

Oh don't get me wrong, I would definitely read through it, there are lull's at work too.  But seriously I would!  After all I am not growing spinach in a swamp yet while playing the accordion or whatever the Floridian remarked.

I always have something constructive to do like cleaning up sulfuric acid or formaldehyde or up righting a tractor trailer lying across the interstate.  LOL. 

Got to go, my accordion is waiting out in my spinach patch. [smiley]aes/joking.png[/smiley]

Better get a lot of extra cyberspace to warehouse that one!

You are spot on about the doubles, but don't leave about 6 to 12 times chop.  After 3 is spotty and four does cut a lot.  If you are on a run the old school way was to wager heavy, one once and pull down the winning.  After it, you can not lose.  Leave the wager until the run cuts.  That's all I have to say.

Within a post of the board--someone touched upon the game of Baccarat coming to Vegas from Cuba to the Sands Casino and Resort.  Well true and as the say-"Here's the rest of the story"........

I remember reading about that in the book, 'Fly on the Wall' by Dick Odessky.  Great book on history of Vegas and pretty easy reading for most.  Highly recommend it.  (however, there is no game strategy and systems to beat all the games so you might not be interested!)

Credit for the following to the author as cited above.

....."Baccarat and its direct ancestor chemin de fer were unknown in Las Vegas until 1953, when a Broadway actress made her nightclub debut at the Sands Hotel shortly after it opened.  A world traveler and gambler who'd fallen in love with baccarat in European casinos, Tallulah Bankhead was upset when she couldn't find the game offered anywhere in Las Vegas.

Between and after her shows at the Sands, she'd usually walk next door to Luigi's Restaurant to relax,  There was only problem: Luigi's had no casino.  Tallulah continuously badgered Luigi to open a few tables at which she could play--especially a baccarat table. 

When Talullah was angry, the world knew about it.  Her voice could be best described as a loud rusty foghorn.  Luigi and his family determined that it would be easier to bring the game and go into the gambling business than to offend the first lady of Broadway and her many friends, who had also become excellent customers.  Back then, about all it took to get a gambling license was filling out some forms and presenting a couple of people in town who would vouch for your honesty.

Thus, when Talullah returned for her repeat appearance at the Sands later in the year, a baccarat table had been installed in Luigi's lounge area.  True to her word, Talulluh played there, at very high stakes, every night.  Her fans and admires took to the game as well.

One of Bankhead's closest friends was actress Marlene Dietrich, who lived in Beverly Hill's and came to Las Vegas during Bankhead's appearances. (She eventually signed her own contract to headline in the resort showrooms.)  Dietrich, too, was a baccarat player.  Both women were at the height of their fame and Luigi's suddenly became the favorite watering hole for many high rollers, who enjoyed being in the company of the two famous actresses.

The Sands, whose bodies were always alert for an emerging high-roller trend, opened its own baccarat table.  As operators of the first casino to deal the game, the bosses forever patted themselves on the back for "discovering" it.".......................

I have played the game for about 30 years.  Although I have never been to and will not go to a casino to play for 1 unit, I will give you my thoughts.

My experience on a shoe is I win a few in a row when I sit down or I lose a few in a row, more so than win one and lose one, etc.  Still that doesn't mean anything I guess?

I think equally over the long run (many trips) you will probably be 50-50 or darn close if you stick to the one win and out or 2 or 3 if you lose.  It seems there are people on here that will stick that formula into some computer module and give you the stats on it, if they truly apply to a casino setting (not taking into consideration the gut feeling factor of wager) I don't know? 

Seems to me there should be better and more lucrative ways to make money with $15k capital.  Meaning in the non casino world, that is. 

I would be safe to say luck---rather than anything else would be the largest single factor.

Happy Bday!  Many more.  Let's meet in Vegas in the near future.  Dinner and show on me, I will get it comp, I'm sure I can even get you a nice room comp'ed as well.  I am due for a trip.  Let me know if you can make it.  Thanks.!

You probably mean banned from counting cards, etc.,???  But, if not-I was banned from Mohegan Sun for 24 hours due to some Bit** female floor person at the back end of one of their big baccarat tables back in the very early 2000's.  Was playing and sitting next to an Asian female, she slams down a Natural 8 on the players and I had a Natural 9.  When I put the cards down on the table she called me a M*****F******** in Korean.  The only problem was, I knew the words as well. 

I told her don't call people that and said the words out loud.  The floor lady called the pit manager and she comes up to me telling me I am banned for 24hours for being disrespectful.  Something abut you can cuss at the tables or the cards but when you cuss at other players, it won't be tolerated.  I heard people cussing at the tables thousands of times.   An argument ensued and whatever.  Fell on deaf ears. 

I would have went over to Foxwoods but the gang all came to Mohegan cause their tables were rotten.  So I went up to the room and then played the next day.  Gambling is tuff sometimes.

Anything and everything can happen.  Experiences are golden and those that know Baccarat will realize the game mirrors life pretty well in many ways.  Nice post.