What sports do you bet?

Unfortunately Ken passed away in 1987, possibly from heart failure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Uston

Have to give the guy credit for sticking with it after numerous failures when he first started out.

https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/nov/02/vegas-dave-wins-25-million-from-100000-bet-royals-/

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint, this is the only correct way to play a negative expectation game where the casino has the advantage such as baccarat, roulette, craps etc etc.................and that is "one and done" ........just make one bet and don't come back.

http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/19069691/risky-business-bettor-wins-132k-in-single-roulette-spin

Unfortunately, Billy is looking at 6 to 10 in the joint after being convicted of insider trading.


http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12280555/how-billy-walters-became-sports-most-successful-controversial-bettor

Not sure if this was posted before........most people do give back whatever they have won....but the really "smart" ones, like this guy, or the really "smart" people I described in my thread  Beating the Casino Part 2, don't give it back.
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https://www.blackjackapprenticeship.com/don-johnson-blackjack/

I'm sure the casino people involved in this financial disaster for the casino were soon looking for employment.

Not sure how he did it............luck or something else?

https://nypost.com/2018/04/21/boyfriend-took-exs-500k-casino-winnings-and-upgraded-suit/

Glad you enjoyed it.

By the way, there was a Gary Owens ( one R) who was the announcer for the TV show "Laugh In"         
way back in the 1960's

Some people can beat the casino

( click on the  " continue to article " link in the upper right hand corner ) if the article does not appear right away.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2016/05/17/inside-the-blackjack-ball-an-exclusive-look-at-the-gathering-of-the-smartest-gamblers-in-the-world/#3280c471307f

I guess you need a casino where you have many tables so you can jump around different tables, assuming there are seats open at those tables........unless they allow you to "play behind" ....which I think you can do at macau.

Great video if you are guaranteed a long player or banker streak of 9 or more in every shoe......but this happens maybe once every 8 or 9 or 10 shoes.......and you will be whipsawed to death in the other losing shoes where you only get a run of 3 or 4 or maybe 5 at most.

If you were guaranteed a run of 8 or 9 in a row for every baccarat shoe or roulette run, there wouldn't be baccarat or roulette tables in the casino.......instead there would be slot machines.

Most runs in baccarat, craps or roulette usually end in 3 or less...........which makes playing both sides difficult to turn a profit...............you have to need a long run of at least 5 or 6 to show a profit.

Quote from: Albalaha on March 18, 2018, 05:12:00 AM
  I do not agree on this in terms of casino gambling. Coming out of casino at -4% or +2% of what you carried to bet as bankroll is hilarious. So you go to casino with $500 in pockets and after losing $20 in 3-4 hands you say, oh, it is -4% and I being an  intelligent, professional, speculator or gambler should stay prudent and run out now. What i the point of  carrying $500 then? Go casino with $20 only and then again you need to try all you have. If I go to play a session of roulette with $500, I try to rather come out at +300 or -500. At times, I can try to even make $1000 profit and I have done it numerous times.
Gambling is not an investment. It is only about assessing risk and reward of your style of betting and then determining when you come out of casino.

I meant 2% or 4 % 5 % etc of your total bankroll..........not the bankroll ( or buy in ) you take to the casino for one session.

Not sure how you got the green colors in the above post. ....................also what do you look for as far as what to bet and how  much to bet. 

Maybe you could give some examples.

Thanx for any info.

One of the worst things you have to deal with playing a table game BJ is that you have to bet every hand ( paying rent ) until the deck turns positive........and unfortunately the deck is positive only about 30% of the time.

And of course once you raise your bets they will eventually bar you............complete waste of time.

Even with a 1.5 % edge, you can still lose 50% of your bankroll.

Only way to bet the game is with a team like the Holy Rollers or MIT teams or the original Ken Uston / Al Fransesco teams ( who started the team concept in the early 1970's ) ....and even now I'm not sure they would win in today's casino environment.....................however with the new Stadium BJ which is dealt by a real dealer in the casino, you can sit out hands........and  I saw someone win $ 30,000 in a few hours playing BJ on the Stadium BJ.