Episode # 130 Basketball-Craps-Casinos

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Part 1

Coach Fav gives his early picks in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. He gives his betting strategy on Gonzaga, the team that he anticipates will be the National Champion. In his presentation, he makes the case for teams that are good bets in the early rounds. His beloved Notre Dame won the preliminary game with a double overtime win against Rutgers making Coach Fav a winner betting on an underdog.

Part 2

In Craps Talk  Coach Fav receives a phone call on a craps betting system from a caller from Georgia who presents his “No Soft 4 Strategy.”  Coach agrees this strategy is a solid one and offers a variety of ways to make betting the “Inside Numbers” or the “Iron Cross” plays profitable with this approach.  Too many craps players just have no idea of how to use lay bets to hedge. This segment might encourage a try at making lay bets. Use creative betting, such as lay bets, to make the game yours. 

Part 3

Janie joins the podcast to discuss the great fun Sports Books offer during March Madness. Drawing from the American Gaming Association data, Janie and Coach Fav present the amazing amount of money (in the Billions) that will be wagered this month on college basketball. She talks about the casinos with impressing sports books that she has enjoyed. She loves stadium seating which is unusual – so she loves Bally’s Sports Book.

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Episode # 129 Nevada Blackjack, What Went Wrong for Players?

    

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Part 1: Players who are very good using the Basic Strategy while playing Blackjack generally face about a 2% house edge. Those players who have mastered Basic Strategy reduce the house edge or advantage to under 1%. From those perspectives it’s difficult to understand how the 400 plus casinos in Nevada earned over 14% of all the money wagered while playing Blackjack in the year 2021. This win percentage is from the factual report of the Nevada Gaming Commission. In this podcast, Coach Fav discusses why this high casino advantage happened to a game, which should have a much lower house edge. In fact, slot machines were easier to beat than Blackjack in Nevada during 2021 as they only kept 9% of the money wagered. So Coach Fav offers an explanation for the high profits for casinos are raking it in from the Blackjack tables.

Part 2: Janie talks about the advantages of gaming companies that have properties in several states and offer a rewards program that can be used on any property. This results in some interesting and attractive offers, which is all part of the joy of recreational gambling. She also explains a safety tip for those who win in a casino.

Part 3: Responding to a call to Casinos USA’s Voicemail, Coach Fav takes on the controversial subject of Dice Control in Craps.  

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Episode # 128 2021 Best Year Ever

                    

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Part I:  Coach Fav reviews the amazing winning year of 2021 enjoyed by America’s casinos. This information is factual and comes from the Annual Report of National Trade Group for Casinos: American Gaming Association. He also gives the take on the Nevada’s Sports Books on Super Bowl wagers. Finally he considers both the negative and the positive results due to the great financial success of the casinos in 2021. Yes, there is a major negative that will affect many of us. There are many positives as well.

Part II: Coach Fav shares his Super Bowl LVI betting strategy that earned him $384, which will be split with Janie, of course.

Part III. In “Craps Talk” Coach Fav explains that too many craps betting system do not use the actual “best bet” in craps in their strategy.   He finds that rather silly. He gives all the options when playing odds behind the pass line or on come bets. 

 He concludes the segment by reviewing a strategy for playing from the Don’t Pass Line. He calls it “25-6.”

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Episode # 127 Trading Questions and Answers

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Enjoy a 30 minute conversation with a well-known gambler and author from the Mohegan Sun Casino, Charlie Frair. Charlie, Janie, and Coach Fav discuss gambling in terms of slots, craps, table games, and casinos in general. Charlie has a lifetime of gambling wisdom. “His explanation of the mathematical term VARIANCE as applied to betting streaks and trends in table games is absolutely the best description of variance that I have come across in my life,” says Coach Fav. Honestly, there is much specific gambling information to unpack here including Janie’s slot tips and warnings, Coach Fav’s gambling principles applied to craps, and Charlie’s detailed explanations on how to beat the casinos by establishing a betting strategy along with a playing style strategy, which he prepares BEFORE he goes to a casino. 

Charlie, author of Casino Fun, 101 tells how to prepare to gamble in the casino and how to win more times than not based on a specific list of 25 questions that one must answer before entering a casino so to ensure that victory will come much more often than not.  It’s an amazing list.  He also provides his website where these questions can be downloaded for free.     

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Episode # 126 Make a Living Gambling?

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Coach Fav explains how difficult it is to make $100,000 yearly gambling and not have any other income backup. In fact, the IRS notes that the number of strictly career gamblers who do not declare any income outside of gambling is very small. Poker and Sports Betting are the areas of casinos where most of these career gamblers work. Outside of Blackjack card counters, few career gamblers make a living from gambling alone. Year by year the number is from 200 to under 1,000 taxpayers. It is almost always closer to 200 than 1,000.

Coach Fav lists how many gambling decisions per hour occur in the main table games and the House Edge a player faces in several popular games. He then gives examples of mistakes most of us make in gambling at casino table games.  He warns that betting systems that describe gambling with “house money” – “casino money” neglect to state that betting “house money” really means gambling with your profits. Coach recommends the John Marchel’s “Guide to Gambling” book, which goes  deeper into this topic.

Craps Talk: Here’s an inexpensive Regression Craps betting system.  REGRESS-PLACE-PRESS. As with any system there is not a guarantee to make money, but Coach Fav believes using this $36 initial bet regression, one has a very good chance of being successful. The decision to press and how many hits before you come off or down, comes down to  your own judgement and risk tolerance.  Remember it is the TAKE HOME MONEY that’s most important.

Odds and Ends: Janie presents a variety of important tips. She explains that the loss of the American Casino Guide make the Las Vegas Advisor REWARDS BOOK by Anthony Curtis all the more valuable, Janie makes the case that the dark days of winter are a good time to plan future casino resort trips. For example, she already has booked a casino hotel for the October college football game at Allegiant Stadium between Notre Dame and BYU. She is working on booking beach casino hotel locations for NASCAR, and shopping for antiques. It’s the Belterra in Southern Indiana.  She lists other possible casino resorts that offer such nearby attractions. Janie closes by talking about advantages of having an MLife Credit card. She encourages our listeners to check to see if your hotel choice in Vegas has an adequate sized pool with “Complimentary” pool chairs – important for the family that does not want to pay from $20 to $100 a day for pool chairs. Janie always wants a large pool to swim in because she is a power swimmer and likes to really swim.

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Episode # 125 The Danger of Deep Play

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In the opening segment Coach Fav works toward a definition of “Deep Play” by presenting listener phone calls to Casinos USA Podcasts that are not about Deep Play at all. The two callers are recreational gamblers or want to be recreational gamblers. Both callers enjoyed Casino Fun – 101, a new casino book that we reviewed by interviewing the author (Charlie Frair) in our last podcast. Coach Fav then goes on to define Deep Play.

Deep Play is a term from the sciences of Anthropology and Sociology. Deep Play is a characteristic of individuals who make bets that are so high that they are irrational. More than for financial gain, this Deep Play impulse is about betting for attention, to be a casino celebrity, to be the center of attention, to define your worth by the size of your bets. Such bets stand in the face of the math of nearly all casino table games – deliberately designed as negative expectation games so that the longer one plays, the more likely it is that the casino will win. The math of the game is on the house side.  Despite possible short term Deep Play success by the player; eventually, Deep Play bets will destroy all but the very rich. In addition, the stress of losing thousands of dollars may destroy marriages, families, and employment. The Deep Play impulse is such a powerful impulse for many addicted gamblers that they commit crimes such as embezzlement to continue making these irrational bets. At the very least, Deep Play will most often steal the joy out of the casino experience and add stress to one’s life. To quote Casino Fun 101, “The money you don’t lose is often more important than the money you win.”  Yes, that’s so often the case.

Janie and Coach Fav talk about many reasons why people are attracted to casinos that have nothing to do with dangerous Deep Play impulses.  Janie gives her reasons for visiting casinos. 

Finally in the popular “Craps Talk Segment,” Coach Fav reviews a craps betting strategy from a recent Casino Quest YouTube Video that suggests a player should make this opening bet for $640 across the point numbers, placing $100 on the 4-5-9 and 10 and $120 on the 6 and 8. If the player gets one hit on these place bets, they are to regress to $96 across. An opening 7 costs the bettor a $640 loss – in an attempt to win a little more than the $96, thus, playing on “Casino Money.” Ouch! That’s silly.

Coach explains that this first bet strategy makes no sense to him. Why not just bet the $96?  He also challenges the notion of Long Play in a negative exception game, such as craps. One casino visit has nothing to do with future visits.  Just because you are down $4,000 after two visits doesn’t mean that you are going to win it all and more on your third. You could be losing for months. Adding to the Long Play issue, he also challenges the idea that one can gamble with the Casinos Money if they win that $640 across.  MONEY THAT YOU WIN IS YOUR MONEY! Coach believes that the term  “Casino Money” is a misnomer. The term is misleading. Bet the way that you want to, but consider what your motivation is in making large bets. If you think one large bet to open a craps game will lead to eventual success, tread carefully.  If it is a Deep Play impulse to do it, stop immediately.

Risking $640 so to win enough to place the point numbers for $96 is not logical. Two opening 7’s by the dice, puts this bettor down $1280. I bet $96 each time, so it puts me down $192. Big Difference.  Actually, I don’t like risking $96 to start a game, but it’s a more reasonable risk than $640. I do start many games with $76 across – $10 on the 4-5-9-10 and $18 on the 6 and 8.  

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Episode # 124 More Casino Group Therapy

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Chp. 1 Extended Interview with author of Casino Fun 101 – Charlie Frair

Chp. 2 Craps Talk: Playing both the Pass Line and the Don’t Pass at the same time? Yes, there is one major advantage. Coach Fav explains this unusual play.

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Episode # 123 Maryland Live – New Again

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Maryland Live, the large 4,000 slots, 200 table games, Casino and Hotel, which are adjacent to Arundel Mills Mall, has dozens of “Dealer Assisted” table games. The technology alone besides the sheer size of this casino sets it apart. For example, the parking garage has digital signs that tell a driver how many spaces are open on each floor and in each row on the floor. Nonetheless, new technology is often confusing – at least the first time one experiences it. Coach Fav and Janie were eyewitnesses to a bettor who claimed he was out over $500 dollars because of technology. Despite the problems, Coach Fav and Janie discuss many other features at Maryland Live Casino and Hotel that make it so special. Arundel Mill Mall is Hanover, Maryland 21706

Segment 2

Coach Fav follows the Vegas Casinos and Sports Books news closely through a digital subscription to the Review journal, the daily newspaper of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada in general. Based on this information, he discusses what two teams are most likely going to play in Super Bowl 2022. The Vegas Books think the odds that these two teams will meet for the right to the title “Super Bowl Champions” are 16-1. Try to guess what teams the bookies see in the Big Game before Coach Fav tells you who they are. By the way, he agrees that these two teams are the most likely to meet.

Segment 3

In our popular 3-2-1 Craps segment, we discuss the important of learning how to play from the Don’t Pass Line and how to hedge that come-out roll if you fear a 7.  Coach Fav is convinced that no one is a complete craps player if they never give the dark side a try, at least when the table turns cold.  

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Episode # 122 Gambling News and Personal Views

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Coach Fav admits to a recent losing streak in an area of gambling in which he has enjoyed great success, sports betting. The NFL upsets were shocking, especially the Jaguars win over Buffalo. However, in the strangest way, he has been saved by scratch off lottery tickets, which have been amazingly successful overall in Western Pennsylvania.  Hard to figure. Random luck indeed.

Shocking Information: Las Vegas Strip Casinos enjoyed the best quarter of profits EVER.

Casinos from coast to coast are making record amounts of money as people return to playing in house slot machines and table games. The numbers are shocking!

Craps Talk features the basic information that Coach Fav believes every craps player should be aware of; yet it is clear that many have no idea about this.  It starts with understanding that there are six ways to roll a seven. From that point every number is considered and the number of ways the dice can make that number are presented. With this information the term “true odds” then begins to make sense.  Coach Fav explains that “Smart Craps” involves playing from the pass line and making a large odds bet behind the line. In addition, add two “come bets” with a large amount of odds. Using the math models, this is the best way to play from the pass line; however, he explains that the bankroll needed is hefty and if the table is cold a large amount of money will be lost.  So it might be best if craps players look at a large number of ways to play this game including understanding the Don’t Pass and Hedge betting. Playing smart can lead to devastating losses.

Odds and Ends

Coach Fav gives an endorsement of the new show at the Strat called “Illuminate.” Anthony Curtis of Las Vegas Advisor calls it the “best show since the shutdown.” Check it out.

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Episode # 121 Casino Tales Make It All Worthwhile

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Feature: Coach Fav and Janie share some of their most “memorable” moments from a huge number of Casino visits across the country, including Las Vegas. Did you ever look out your hotel window and sees several firetrucks and dozens of firemen running into the casino hotel where you were staying? Janie has. Did you ever see a knock down fistfight at a Craps table where you were playing? Coach Fav has.  Feel welcome to call our 24/7 voicemail and share your crazy, happy, or weird casino experiences with the listeners of  Casinos USA. Just use your first name and the state or city that you are calling from …

Craps Talk:

Coach Fav explains a place bet pressing system that is trending in Las Vegas called

18, 15, 10. This system is perfect for a $10 table. While no system can guarantee success, this pressing strategy protects the bettor in that she/he is only putting $24 of their stake at risk. Coach Fav explains in great detail the several options a bettor has in using this place bet pressing system. 

For recreational purposes only: 

Coach Fav’s Football Sports-betting picks are available for viewing in our Facebook Group posts every Friday.  Join the Casinos USA Facebook group free of charge. He is enjoying another winning year, going 8-1 last weekend.  

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