I Have Gone And Done I Said I Was Not Going To But I Lied...

Well yes I have gone and went and gambled at the casino. Down here in MI the 3 casino\'s are booming. But I said I would never go because I don\'t want to gamble and I would never give my money away like that. But today I finally went down there for the first time. And boy too me it just seems like a huge smokers lounge.

I stayed on the first floor with all the common folks. And I first played the 1$ machine. Now at first I was not going to play that but I did. I put 3bucks in lost and got up and left. Then I walked the seen and checked out the nice ladies serving drinks. And next I started playing the quater machine. I played one lost and jump to the next one. And won:) but it was only like 3 quaters. So I got up and left and moved on the next machine lost and moven on the I won again:) then I moved another machine and played that one and the one next to it.. and woo I hit 40quaters:D  then I continued to play and won 2 on another machine..then seven, and two again. After that I was about ready to go because I don\'t play the table and I did not want to lose all my money in 5$ and dollar machine. Because I would have lost 200bucks before I won anything. I want to play the tables but I am not a skilled poker player, but I love black jack and have played ever since I can remember but I don\'t think I am up to casino level where i would actually when money. But hey you never know next time I got I will play black jack.

Tunica?

Been there a few times.  Tons of old ladies.  I like the $1 Blackjack tables.  Yes $5 tables make your money go fast.  Most I\'ve ever won is $25.  I\'m not a big gambler if I lose more than $30 I\'m done.

I don\'t know all the betting rules for craps, and I don\'t like roulette too much either.

Blackjack all the way!!

I hate the machines. 5$ BJ tables are what I play.

Here are a couple rules of courtesy for BJ:

NEVER split 10\'s (Including face cards) Yeah, you could get two more tens and end up with 20 and 20, but the other players frown on this because it may ruin their hand, or end up giving the dealer the low card to make his 15 turn into a 18, 20, etc. Just take the sure thing--20.

NEVER plop your butt down at a table in the middle of a shoe A shoe is the deck. Since the cards are in that "shoe" looking device, that\'s what the deck is called. People are very superstitious, and luck orientated. By coming in the middle of a shoe, you upset the "flow" of the cards, and those that were winning, may start getting crap cards. Just wait for the next deal/shoe (or politely ask).

NEVER play a hand or two and split Same kinda reason as above.


Well. That\'s my friendly advice:) I love BJ (Yeah that kind too:D... I mean the $10 table you pervert!!) and it is great fun:)

I think QuDDus is XBOX. (sometimes they let you change your name if given a good reason)

I want to play the black jack table, but I don\'t think I am good enough to play in the casino. I have been playing for years. I think next time I go I will Play. I too hate loosing any amount of money in the casino. I just don\'t see how ppl lose all there money on those slots. I mean if I had 500 to blow I would play the 20$ slots.

well gambling seems like it could be fun but i don\'t like the risk of losing my money for something like that

i mean i work hard for my money - then to just get up and leave it to some person at a casino - at least thats the way i feel

You HAVE to look at it as entertainment, otherwise you get into trouble.

Go to the casino with a set amount of cash that you are going to SPEND. Leave all credit cards and checks at home. Go there knowing that whatever money you have will be SPENT on this "entertainment".

If you come out ahead..great!! If you spend all you took.. well you figured on that anyway:)

BTW don\'t be intimidated by the BJ table. Once you play a few hands you\'ll be cool as a cucumber:)

Originally posted by CygnusXI
You HAVE to look at it as entertainment, otherwise you get into trouble.

Go to the casino with a set amount of cash that you are going to SPEND. Leave all credit cards and checks at home. Go there knowing that whatever money you have will be SPENT on this "entertainment".

If you come out ahead..great!! If you spend all you took.. well you figured on that anyway:)

BTW don\'t be intimidated by the BJ table. Once you play a few hands you\'ll be cool as a cucumber:)

See i know how to play black jack, but things like double down and what not I am not too sure how that goes. All my life I have payed strait BlackJack never for any money so those things blew buy. I want to be more aware of how it all works before I go to the casino and play.

CygnusXI\'s Blackjack tutorial

Double Down: You can double your money down on ANY HAND. Say you have $10 on a hand, you\'re hand is 10 (5 and 5, or 7 and 3, etc). Well, you feel lucky, chances are you\'ll get a ten, or similar high card. The dealer has a low card showing (2-6).

You need not say a word, just take $10 worth of chips and place it next to your bet. This tells the dealer (and the cameras) that you are doubling down.

When you DD, you ONLY GET ONE CARD. So if you get a 2 or 3 you may get screwed, but if you get that 10 or 8, you just doubled your money:)

Note: You can double Down "for less". Say your bet is $10, but you\'e not too confident, you can lay down only 6, or 5, or whatever you want.

Split: You can split any pair. If your hand is 8&8 or 4&4, etc, then you can "split". In this situation, it\'s best to say "split" to the dealer, then put down an equal amount of money as your original bet.

The dealer will then split your cards and you will now be dealt a new card for each. For example:

You have two 8\'s (eights are good to split because two of them is 16-- which sucks). You split (and put down another X amount of bet = to the original) and now the dealer deals two cards to go on the eights, say a 10 and a 2.

Now you have one hand that is 18, and one that is 10. Stay on the 18 (Duh) and hit on the 10. It\'s like playing two hands at once:)

Insurance: This is offered by the dealer if (s)he has an ace showing. You give money to insure you against losing. I\'m not certain about this option. I never use it. I figure if they have 21 I lose and that\'s that:)



If I think of more, I will post them, but those are the biggies:)

[videoholic]

I double pretty much any time the dealer has a 2-6 showing.  Unless I have like a 15 or something.

And as far as sitting down in the middle of a hoe, BAH...  Anyone playing on the low end tables is not going to give a rats patoot if you sit down mid shoe.  If they do then they aren\'t any fun to play with anyway.

There is nothing wrong with splitting 10s with regards to other players.  I think Cyg is just one of those freaky the cards are all perfect don\'t screw with them people.  If the dealer is showing a 2-6 and you have double 10s, heck I would probably go for it.  Well, maybe not though cause you can almost guarantee yourself a win so why bother splitting.

Another thing I have learned.  When you sit at a low table, like say dollar - three dollars..  Say you start with 20 bucks and you are up.  Maybe you\'ve made 10-20 bucks.  You still only have 40 bucks.  So what do you do?  You sit around longer and try to make more money.  Eventually you end up crashing because you didn\'t get up.    But why get up when you really only were up by 20 bucks anyway.  Here\'s what I am getting at.  BET MORE!!!  Through out the big guns!!  Play 20 dollar tables that!!

Say you double your money on a 5 dollar table.  Those same cards are on the 20 dollar tables as well. Then when you double your money you are really up quite a bit and you are more prone to walk away.


Oh, and if you have no money, DON\'T GAMBLE!!!!  Never bet what you wish you had back.  ONLY bet what you could care less about losing!!!  And think of it as free drinks as you sit at the table.

Peace out.
Vid

No Vid, I\'m not a freak.

I was just stating the common courtesy for BJ. Personally I like to split tens, and could care less if someone joins during the shoe. As long as they aren\'t some greenhorn who doesn\'t know when to stay/hit:p

For example: If the dealer has a 6 showing, EVERYONE stays if they have 12 or more. If you get some baffoon on the table taking a hit on 12, getting a face ---busting, then the dealer get\'s the next card which is a 4..... That punk just cost everyone the hand.

Of course there are exceptions as always. Like if someone had 2 eights in that situation. You can\'t blame the guy if he want\'s to split em\'

Originally posted by CygnusXI
CygnusXI\'s Blackjack tutorial

Double Down: You can double your money down on ANY HAND. Say you have $10 on a hand, you\'re hand is 10 (5 and 5, or 7 and 3, etc). Well, you feel lucky, chances are you\'ll get a ten, or similar high card. The dealer has a low card showing (2-6).

You need not say a word, just take $10 worth of chips and place it next to your bet. This tells the dealer (and the cameras) that you are doubling down.

When you DD, you ONLY GET ONE CARD. So if you get a 2 or 3 you may get screwed, but if you get that 10 or 8, you just doubled your money:)

Note: You can double Down "for less". Say your bet is $10, but you\'e not too confident, you can lay down only 6, or 5, or whatever you want.

Split: You can split any pair. If your hand is 8&8 or 4&4, etc, then you can "split". In this situation, it\'s best to say "split" to the dealer, then put down an equal amount of money as your original bet.

The dealer will then split your cards and you will now be dealt a new card for each. For example:

You have two 8\'s (eights are good to split because two of them is 16-- which sucks). You split (and put down another X amount of bet = to the original) and now the dealer deals two cards to go on the eights, say a 10 and a 2.

Now you have one hand that is 18, and one that is 10. Stay on the 18 (Duh) and hit on the 10. It\'s like playing two hands at once:)

Insurance: This is offered by the dealer if (s)he has an ace showing. You give money to insure you against losing. I\'m not certain about this option. I never use it. I figure if they have 21 I lose and that\'s that:)



If I think of more, I will post them, but those are the biggies:)

Damn I did not know how serious blackjack was.. thanks. I am glad I asked before I actually went and started playing.