How Baccarat Came To Vegas......

Within a post on an internet site--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.".......................

And that my friends, is the rest of the story!

The 6 things a great baccarat player absolutely must subscribe to!

ABC's/1-2-3s of Skills

A-#1)    Leaving Stuck/Stop Loss. Simply the hardest to do and yet, just about all the magical systems people and other general authors and gaming experts highly recommend it.  And others will swear up and down you do not have to leave stuck or losing money by following a system of one type or another.  Whatever it is, here is what the real and professional baccarat player will enlist as his Number 1 protocol in skill.  Losing a buy-in, if the buy-in was the actual total amount the player brought to risk for his session, if lost-he stops. How much the player buys in with is highly dependent and greatly independent upon his bank roll and financial situation, etc.  But all in all, the baccarat player must risk a certain buy-in.  If it happens, it happens.  If he does not win with that buy-in, it generally will not happen even with continued buy-ins.  A fallacy so many fall victim to is, wager a negative progression until you are even then stop without losing.  That is truly a casinos dream and a players nightmare.  Do not do it.  Do not even read material that suggest to do anything along those lines.  You will hurt yourself and find yourself without any reasonable thought once it happens each time.   Here, let me put it in terms easier to grasp.  Say you lost your longtime girlfriend or wife (and you were madly in love with her--by the way) to some other guy.  You bumped into his girlfriend or wife that just dumped him because she found out he was cheating with yours.  So, you thought what would be good for the goose is great for the gander as well.  A few months later you find out your 'new' girl is diagnosed with full blown AIDS and your blood test proved positive as well.   

B-#2)    Stealing A Situation. When the shoe formations are strong or weak and the timing is spot-on, you are capitalizing on the bet placements you are wagering.  Forget everything else, continue the capitalization and the wagering with the largest, pounce on it type of positive progressions. Remember the limited sections and shoes that any kind of situation can be present, or you will NOT be able to identify such and be able to wager on same.  Steal the situation with every ounce of energy and motivation you can physically present and then revert when it is over.  Do not attempt the furtherance of what just happened to your good fortune in any way, shape or form of wagering as you just did.

C-#3)    Wagering Less/Gearing Yourself Down. Playing at a certain level, especially trying to recoup or force yourself to win is wrong, deadly and a skill not to employ under almost any situation or condition.  Extremely hard but with conscious thought, you should be able to avoid it.  And if you can, you must!  A real good baccarat player recognizes the great shoes and the horrible ones also.  He also knows that so many shoes will be a combination of both of those with an added twist of nothing can really be wagered on and those are the ones you normally lose 8-10 out of every 10 wagers you make.  Understand?   If you want to wait for the great shoes and you have to sit there and learn how to play less and gear yourself down.  Jumping from table to table is most everyone's answer to their dreams in baccarat.  All that normally does is create confusion, clouded thought, incomplete pictures and less than optimal knowledge of the shoe already in play.  And that is exactly why most all casinos, at least the ones I know of, have no problem with you jumping from table to table.

ABC's/1-2-3s of Avoidance

A-#1)    Progressions/Increasing & Marty's to recoup lost wagers. Attempting catch-up will almost certainly always fail.  You are failing for a reason prior to the negative progression and Marty's, etc.  And merely throwing greater amounts out for your wager will not and cannot correct what is actually the problem.  Nearly 100% of the time the problem is with everything you are feeling and doing, rather than your actual bet placement process.  It is two different areas, you have to have the first one clear and spot on, which is the process that involves everything except the actual wagering.  Then the second process the first one will get you to, is the bet placement selection.

B-#2)    Playing After Substantial Wins. Super dangerous, period.  Most will think that all the energy and motivation and financial sources just won, would give themselves the power to win more.  It does not and more often than continued success, failure sets in and sets in real fast.  A certain way to lose all your winnings, as well as your buy in and risk funds you are holding, is to continue to play in the same state of mind your substantial win has moved your brain and heart into.  Winning effects the highest majority of baccarat players in a negative way and clouds their intelligence and their decision-making thought process incredibly.  You must develop a system that will allow you to hold certain amounts of your win funds without the risk of losing them back.  You must develop a multi-stages effort that is tangible and conscious within your thought.  Or, you will give back all your winnings, your buy in and other funds when your regression to the non-substantial win stage sets in.  And coloring up some chips and sticking some purples, yellows, oranges, flags or chocolates in your pocket, is not going to do it either--that does not work.

C-#3)    Forget Everything (Statistical and Personal). You have to learn to sit down and play at the baccarat table with an absolute clear, unaffected mind, no thoughts or concerns of anything outside of the table you are at, along with a refusal to rely and base what is happening, happened or what you want to happen and wager on---from your previous playing experiences and shoes, anywhere at any time.  You have to learn that the shoe you are gambling at, has no dependency or connection to any statistical or other tangible or intangible research or thought, anywhere, anyplace, any way, shape or form.  You have to view the shoe you are playing in relation to the formation and what is being presented in a suspended state, by itself and as virgin and without any history as a new born baby.

Most Bac players on-line and in the forums, have no idea of the power of the B&M and camaraderie.  They are just used to the grind and the small stop loss and the small stop win, attempting the trivial profit that almost always gets ground down to a negative total because they are convinced of the profitability by that proverbial and no where grind method.

Anyway, this photo I took was posted a while back.  The power of POUNCING ON IT is very real and anything and everything happens in Bac. 

Best way to play it is when you have the casinos money and you are wagering with money that does not effect your buy in or bank roll.

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You know, Bac is full of more 'off-the wall', and more 'should not happens', or more 'that was not supposed to happen', etc., etc., trends and patterns than those that are 100% or easily predicable.  And, that is why so many people lose at Bac.

That late streak of 10 Bankers was a GIVE-ME for those players that truly pounce on something.  I recall something along the lines of it starting off like this.  A Natural for the Bankers, then 2 Natural Ties and everyone is saying, how the players side will catch up and equal out or start to dominate, etc. 

Then another Banker.  Most all people are going for the cut, after all the mentality is always 2 or 3 and cut back.  Then back to back Fortune 7s!  Then another tie.  Then 3 natural Bankers back to back and 2 more Banks and yet another Fortune 7. 

I still stand by this 110%. 

You know, I browsed a few other gambling forum message boards early this morning.  Comical, super comical.  The fighting, the insults, the come backs and the few (FEW) intelligent and real members of each that attempt to share and communicate.  Seems like the majority of each are there for drama, insulting, fighting, arguing, and belittling each other.  Why on a gambling board?  The other boards have huge audiences and countless engage like a Civil War all day against each other.

I deduced down why on gambling boards these types continue to exist.  because there is not much resistance or challenge to them on the smaller boards.  They feel as through they have the number spot, limelight, spotlight, etc., etc.  They prop themselves up and feel mighty.  That is the only true reasoning it could be. 

When you explore further into it, you will see those types I mentioned, their postings and threads are next to no value at all, at least in my opinion. 

And then there are the others that split their postings, devotions and time on the boards with a great deal of each.  Something was posted on another board and it is so spot on, so accurate, so brutally honest and pure, I will quote it.

"That is, You can see it in politics and celebrities all the time.
If you cannot produce anything of value on your own because you are not capable of doing it -
your other option is to attack the leader for attention. One way is through praise and another
is through attacks. These people just decide to attack in order to get attention.
A better way to become relevant is to actually post and help others - but when the best you can
pull from your purse is....." and then those types go on to post something about gambling which
would be along the lines of confusion and obscurity at best.

"You cared enough to post it originally - and you cared enough to reply to it.
And it was you who started it with your nonsense insult towards me.
Strange how that works right? I'm minding my own business, you attack me, I reply -
and now I'm a jerk. It's almost.... typical."

I still say and I have written it many many times.  Which is: You would not go into a Barnes & Noble, pick up a book, browse through it, find conflict, personal notes and passages by the author which you find conflicting to your own beliefs, theories or experiences and then proceed to the counter and chastise, belittle and humiliate the store personnel.  And certainly you would not get the authors contact information or the publishing house info, and go onto a rampage of writing emails and letters to them for the content and the authors beliefs as published.  You would not and do not.  But gambling boards, Oh heck, let us engage and go into drama, arguing and humiliation.  For those that do, your real side is exposed and whatever you claim is usually just the opposite in reality.  Reality is harsh to those and reality is never going away. 

Patriots-Giants Week 6 point spread is historic on multiple levels
By Darren Hartwell October 09, 2019 10:42 AM

"The New England Patriots will face stiff competition one day. But that day is not Thursday.

The Patriots opened at SuperBook USA as whopping 16.5-point favorites over the Giants in Week 6, which makes sense considering New York is on the road facing the best defense in the NFL and could be without Saquon Barkley, Wayne Gallman, Sterling Shepard and Evan Engram.

That's the fourth time this season New England has opened as a double-digit favorite. But this spread is particularly notable, for two reasons.

First, it's the biggest point spread of any NFL game played on a Thursday, according to Pro Football Reference. Ironically, the previous record also was held by the Giants, who were 15-point underdogs to the Dallas Cowboys in 1992.

As only one team favored by 14 points or more in a Thursday game failed to cover. Patriots-Giants match up features a hilarious prop bet
Here's part two: The Giants will be the biggest underdogs in franchise history Thursday night against the Patriots, as they've never been more than 15.5-point underdogs, per Pro Football Reference.

New York has covered its massive spread six times in 10 instances when it's a 13-point underdog or greater.

Bill Belichick and the Patriots will tell you they're not taking the Giants lightly. But considering New England has won four of its five games by at least 16 points, there's a good chance we see another blowout at Gillette Stadium."

Okay, with the above article read and digested, please read.  First of all, I HAD NO MONEY on the game.  I gave up wagering on college football back around 2001 and Pro football in the mid to later 2000's.  I track a few games of the teams I like, Jets, Eagles and Vikings as well as those I despise, such as the Patriots and Packers and a few others. 

But my friend, who has a family member that helps me tremendously at my restaurant, was all hyped and convinced his payday was the Giants and the Patriots game the other night.  In fact, I do not like The Giants because The Jets are my New York team and I absolutely despise The Patriots.  Although, year after year after year, the Patriots pull off amazing stuff!  Beyond comprehension most times.  I was very tempted to put a large sum on The Patriots, but to me that would have been like wagering on the 10th or the 11th repeating hand of a Banker streak at Baccarat and the Player returns a natural 8 to the Bankers 7 or the Players returned a natural 9 to the Bankers natural 8.  Anyway, the guy mentioned comes in my restaurant all hyped and telling me and another he put down $20K on The Giants and his reasoning. 

Some of that had to do with the historic research and rationalization mostly about the part:  "New York has covered its massive spread six times in 10 instances when it's a 13-point underdog or greater."

But you know what and what sticks in mind with me.  1)  "The New England Patriots will face stiff competition one day. But that day is not Thursday".  And 2) New York was on the road and simply facing the absolute best defense in the NFL.  Done deal.  Finished.

But the guy is saying for hours in my place, "New York has always covered and New York is really a decent team".  On and on and on and on.  Say it all and convince yourself, go right ahead, just like at the Baccarat table.  Convince yourself this or that has to happen or should or has to come out because of such and such.  Happens every single night, every night!  Just like when there is a 9 or 13 or 15 hand Player Streak.  How most all people will verbally say, cannot continue, Banker has to come back or Banker will start equaling out, etc., etc., etc. 

GIANTS 2-4 and PATRIOTS 6-0.  With the points, some betters even got up to 18 points.  All the stats and all the history means nothing, ZIP! 

You know, I am remembering back to January 2018, when the Vikings went to the Eagles for the Do or Die game.  Vikings win, go to Superbowl, Eagles win, go to Superbowl.  And do not forget, Minnesota built the brand new arena and the Superbowl was scheduled to be there.  Home team, Home stadium at the Superbowl.  WOW, Boy O Boy, what a field day for the Vegas Books and other Books regarding that.  There was no way and virtually impossible for a team like the Vikings to beat the Eagles in a Do or Die Game on the road.  And then the Books make out the Vikings to be the favorite.  LOL, ROMAFL, huge!  All the talk and all the reasoning's how the Vikings will win.  Same of course with the Eagles.  I love both teams, but in my heart,  I knew the Vikings on the road to Phila would never ever survive.  Never.  The Vikings are submissive and girls on the road, especially in an outdoor stadium and in the Winter.  Period. 

You know that game was even more of a hype than the Pats and the Giants the other night.  But the Las Vegas books manipulated the public betting people at large and they cleaned house with all capitals letters, CLEANED HOUSE.  The books pulled a shrewd one, O Boy O Boy did they.  Here is a quote,"The Philadelphia Eagles' success as rare home playoff underdogs last weekend hardly impressed Las Vegas bookmakers, who promptly made the Minnesota Vikings 3-point favorites over the Eagles in the NFC championship game Sunday in Philadelphia."   And the wind up was, "The Eagles then went on to win the Super Bowl in Minnesota's brand new stadium and they had to deal with partying Eagles fans all over again".

Yes we certainly are!

On the way into the Baccarat Room the person I was with wanted to try a few hundred in the machine with roulette.  As in Bac, when it comes it is there for a short period of time.  I took a quick snap shot of the previous 15 spin results or so on the left side of the screen. 

5 Blacks
1 Red
4 Blacks
1 Red
5 Blacks
1 Red

Then it did the same thing.  Another 5 Blacks came out.  My buddy was betting $50.00 to $200.00 on Black every time.  When the Red came out he switched to Red.  I told him, stick on Black, ride it.  He stuck on Red each time and lost like 2 more wagering for the Red each time, then switches back to Black.  He could have won 15 with the 1 Red loss each time.  But he won like 5 instead!!!  That was it!

Man O Man!  He was completely convinced that it had to switch back to Red as there were too many Blacks with only single Reds appearing.

Okay, whatever.  Same at the Bac table, too many players or bankers so lets all wager for the cut, etc.! 

Again I say, wager with whatever it is doing, STOP trying to change the pattern or trend.  When it is there, it is there, PERIOD!

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Love all you people!

No matter if you post, if you don't post, if you if you stalk, if you watch, if you read out of curiosity, whatever you do, I love you guys deep down inside!

You guys are the best no matter what!

H-Money put $17,000.00 plus aside for his household expenses and replenished his temporary bankroll of $3,500.00.  I finally convinced him to maintain the bank roll and let the Money Mangment Method govern his play time;......................Possibly..............................maybe.............................quite possibly and hopefully, H-Money is on the way back to good gambling at the baccarat table.

He came by this morning for breakfast and his promise (the above) what and how he is going to gamble from now on.  He is going to subscribe and hold steadfast to the 1/3rd-1/3rd-1/3rd Money Management Method whereby his larger wins will replenish his bank roll amount as well as his buy-in and the 2/3'rds will continuously go into his pocket and off the table and completely removed from the gambling session. 

I also really do believe I finally convinced H-Money to ignore and do not let his previous sessions govern how he wagers or what he selects in the way of beliefs or methods to wager.  I think he finally realizes that!  Amen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WVhbgoe854

So, we had the 3 shoes with Players side dom all night.  We all went to cash out and we went back to the bac room where the floor people had breakfast catered in and set up the plates and self serve.  We had a 2 hour drive home so we grabbed some food and some sacks to go while they called for some coffee and juice we all wanted.  We started another shoe, jokingly saying, lets go heavy and press on the Players side only.  We each agreed to take $1,000.00 of our win money and do a 1-3-2-6 or a 1-4-8 and pull down.  We each did a variance of those positive progressions.  Here is one snap shot pic of the board when we quit the second time around and really left the casino.  The rest of the table with the exception of one female, all went Banker heavy and got wiped out quickly. 

I must say, the consistency of Player heavy 3 back to back shoes and even starting the 4th, is a bit unusual.  But as I have said, play Bac long enough for so many years, you will see everything happen.

The Players came on like gangbusters once again with 9 back to back hands in the three mini streaks, with all naturals out of the 12 opening Player side hands.  We rode it and here is a snap shot at when made our second break for it once again. 

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Last shoe of the evening.

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The shoe wrapped up as follows.  You are looking at Hand 70.  There were 2 more Player wins for 10 in a row and then cut to Banker with a Fortune 7 presentment.  Then 6 more Players in a row came out. 

Players total wins at 52.
Ties at 2
Bankers total wins at 25

Second Shoe.

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Player Dom again!

Starts out with a Player wins with a 1 to 0 hand.
The 2 back to back ties with both natural 9 ties.  Both of them.
The next three player side wins are as follows:  1 to 0.  2 to 1 and a 3 to 2.

The 4 Naturals back to back were as follows.  2 Natural 9s for the Players over Natural 8s for the Bankers.  Then 2 Natural 8s for the Players over Bankers 7s.

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The shoe went to Hand 79.  You are looking at Hand 68 in this picture.  I could not get another one, too much action and excitement.  Forgot to snap another pic.  But that last little streak of Player turned into a solid run of 13 Players followed by a tie and then 3 Banker hands and finished.  Players 47, Ties 10 and Bankers 22.

Here are 3 shoes from around midnight and into the early AM hours.  Shoes were full table and long, very long, at least 2.5 hours each.  Myself, H-Money and another friend Laping, playing together.  We started some overpowering the shoe tactics, but was not quite where I wanted the action to be.  But so many faces in awe, again--the majority of the people play for CUT these days as well as what they desire, not what the shoe is producing.  But some PLAYER-SIDE heavy action. 

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3 F-7s came out.  Love that first one in Hands 1-10!  LOVE IT!  Players dominant at the end, huge!  Most every hand was a Bad Beat Bonus win or where the Players side drew a 3rd card for the stop and win or additional points up to 8 or 9.  So obvious, had to jump on it!  I have been talking about this and bringing out, follow it, it works just fine!