Picture 44 electronic player terminals spread out in a stadium-configured arrangement in a casino. A live blackjack dealer stands in front of the stadium facing the players. Players (in this example, up to all 44) make their bets by touching the casino chips across the bottom of the screen on their interactive terminal. As soon as bets are made by the active players and a countdown timer reaches zero indicating that wagering is closed, a live dealer deals a single (common) hand of blackjack to all players, and deals one card to herself.
Casino players have the rare opportunity to play craps with a house edge of less than 1 percent. Unfortunately for low rollers, may require wagers too large for their comfort zone.
What’s a player on a budget to do? We’ll do some comparison shopping right after we look at what’s needed to get the lowest house edge.
To get that less than 1 percent deal, players either back pass and come bets with free odds or lay the odds behind don’t pass and don’t come bets.
As his name would imply, Richard Munchkin started small. As his high-flying status among professional gamblers confirms, however, he did not remain that way. In fact, he ranks among the most astute, most successful advantage players in the casino business.
History promises to be made on the night of August 26 when Floyd Mayweather (40 years old, weighing 151 pounds) and Conor McGregor (29 years old, weighing 154 pounds) square off in the boxing ring at MGM Resorts International’s new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Not only will their pugilistic showdown be the first time that a boxing champion meets a UFC champ in such a high-profile setting, but it also promises to be a record nudging (if not record-breaking) payday for Sin City.
