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Gaming Guru  To Lay or Not to Lay18 May 2013
By Jerry Stickman Jerry "Stickman", Thank you for your previous advice. I have another question for you. If a point has been establish, like say number 9 and I ask the dealer to lay $10.00 each on the 4 & 10 for a total of $20.00. The shooter's next roll (2nd. roll) is an 8 then the next (3rd. roll) a 6 and finally hits the point of 9. On the next come out roll a 7 is rolled, do all pass line bets and my lay bets win? I've read that my lay bets are always working, is this correct? What if a 2,3,11 or 12 is rolled, what happens to lay bets? Thank you, Lucky While it varies by casino, Lay bets generally do not work on come out. To be sure, ask the dealer, or simply say “my lay bets work on come out” or “my lay bets are off on come out.” The latter is preferable. If a 2, 3, 11 or 12 is rolled, nothing happens to the lay bets. It is the same as if you had placed the 4 or 10. Don’t pass and don’t come bets, however, do work on the come out in most casinos. Maybe this is what you were thinking. Incidentally assuming the lowest denomination for collecting the vig is $1, laying the 4/10 for $10 is a terrible bet. The house edge is 6.67 percent if the vig is collected on wins only and a whopping 33.33 percent if the vig is collected when laying the bet. If you can lay the 4 or 10 for $50 and pay a $1 vig on wins only (winning $24), the house edge drops to 1.33 percent – a decent bet. If the casino where you play collects the vig up front, I would recommend you do not lay the 4/10 as the house edge is too high. May all your wins be swift and large and all your losses slow and tiny. Jerry “Stickman” Jerry “Stickman” is an expert in craps, blackjack and video poker and advantage slot machine play. His new book is “Everything Casino Poker: Get the Edge at Video Poker, Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo and Pai Gow Poker” which is available on Amazon.com. Stickman and Frank Scoblete give private lessons in dice control. You can contact Jerry “Stickman” at stickmanjerry@aol.com This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Tweaking Blackjack Strategy4 May 2013
Dear Mr. Stickman, Hi, it’s Amy again from the UK. Now that I have a little more time I'd like to share with you and your readers a couple of tips we use in playing Basic Strategy for Blackjack. We realize of course we can't ultimately win except for lucky streaks, which is always fun without counting cards ... (read more)
Percentages of Various Winning Hands in Blackjack16 March 2013
Hi Stickman, What are the chances of winning non-consecutive hands in blackjack such as 20 blackjack hands ... 15 hands ... 10 hands ... and 5 hands? These are the small questions that I always wonder about when I am not actually playing the game. When I play the game the statistics get thrown out the window and I really don’t follow how many wins or losses I have in how many hands. ... (read more)
Should You Place a Put Bet After the Come Out Roll in Craps?2 March 2013
Dear Stickman, If a point has been established, is it still possible to put a wager on the pass or don't pass line? It seems to me that this would be a great move on the player’s part. Why haven't other players thought of this? What do you say about my strategy? Yours, Lucky 8 Dear Lucky 8, If a point has been established you cannot put a wager on the pass or don't pass line. ... (read more)
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