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How to Win
Belinda Levez shares her inside knowledge |
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Contents
Features _____________
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Features
Can I have your autograph? When you sign
your name, the squiggle you make on the paper is unique to you. The same
applies to roulette dealers when they spin the ball. They each have their
unique signature. Their spin, like a signature, is for the most part
consistent. This is because, like signing your name, spinning the ball is
mostly done sub-consciously. Finding a dealer’s signature is the key to
predicting the winning number. Read more ______________________________________________________ Take a tip from Murphy webmasters put this feature on your site-detailsMurphy’s law states ‘If anything can go wrong it will go wrong’. It’s creator, U.S. Air Force Captain Ed Murphy, could easily have been talking about horse racing. You spend hours studying the form, sorting out the best jockey and assessing the weights. You pick out the most promising horse. Confident in your selection, you place your bet. Since it can’t fail to lose, you bet a pot of money on it. Then you sit back and wait for it to pass the winning post. Suddenly just when you least expect it up pops Murphy’s Law. Read more ______________________________________________________ Getting
an even chance with the odds
The ancient Greeks, experts in many
branches of mathematics, failed to recognise the connection between gambling
and maths. Instead they relied on Hermes – the god of gambling for luck. When
a pair of dice was thrown they thought all numbers had an equal chance.
Thanks to the calculations of Blaise Pascal in 1654, today’s craps players
know that a seven in the most likely score. Unfortunately so too do gambling
operators. They use computers to calculate odds ensuring they give themselves
huge profits. However even with modern technology, the gambling operators can
be as clueless as the ancient Greeks. Read more ______________________________________________________
Stepping out of stepping up
Casinos employ lots of techniques to make you lose more money. A subtle method is called stepping up. It’s used when players start winning a lot and is common on roulette. It’s an effective way for casinos to recoup losses and is so deftly implemented that players don’t realise what has occurred until it’s too late. Read more ______________________________________________________ Poker – learning to swim before
you sink.
After serving an apprenticeship at the kitchen table, graduating to a card room is the next step for many poker players. If that transition makes you fee like you’re small fry being fed to the sharks, before taking the plunge, you may find it helpful to enter a few poker tournament. Read more ______________________________________________________
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