ARE YOU LUCKY?
5/30/03 - Krackman
No matter what math tells me, I will always believe in luck.
Many bettors are very superstitious about certain gambling situations. I read the forums, such as TheRX .COM and one of the things I have been successful at over the years is following situations where certain players post and say they have "a LOCK" or start bragging about themselves.
This usually leads to an easy winner if you go against that pick. This works just as well in a casino, so if you can devote some time to it you can make some money.
There are people that just can't win at anything they do. If you can spot these people and do the opposite, you will get the cash. There are dozens of hustlers around Atlantic City that fall into that category.
I was recently in a gulf coast casino where there were a few black cats around, like a notorious house man named Chilly Beaver. If you got on a good roll, or the table starting yelling a little, Chilly Beaver was there to chill the hot table.
He would just walk up and say "How is the table boys?" This just disrupted the hot flow of the game. After seeing this man for the third time I yelled "ALL MY BETS ARE OFF"
A pit boss later told me that if this guy wasn't over 80-years-old he would have been beaten to a pulp by many players over the years. I know a few guys back home who are similar to Chilly. One guy in particular we call International.
International is known everywhere for his string of bad luck. He’s a nice guy, but just can't pick a winner. Another guy I know is known as Houdini because he makes money disappear quicker than the eye can see. If you have ever seen Eddie Mush from the movie The Bronx Tale you get the idea.
The theory also works if you follow the lead of a lucky person and do what he does.
For example, I won't play at a crap table unless I feel positive vibes coming from the table. I look in the rail of the table to see if people have a lot of chips in front of them. By looking at every player’s chips and hearing the cheers or moans, I can judge the vibes.
This does not mean you will always win, but at least you will be going with the positive flow.
If all of this stuff did not mean anything, why do you see frowns on the faces of casino floor people when they see a hot roll? Sometimes the pit manager will come over to the table and try to find a flaw in the style of the dice roller.
They will tell the player they can't blow on the dice, spin the dice, hit the chips' down the middle or hit the wall. I have seen these scenarios too many times to think they are just coincidental.
