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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-details
Murphy’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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