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Straight
Up: 3 Times In a Row in Roulette
Copyright ©
2006 -by Mack E. Green, roulette player and former Roulette Croupier
In Roulette, it's easy to make a few bucks betting
even money.
But as a player begins to seek higher rewards, it
becomes much more difficult. Inside odds of 2-to-1, 8-to-1, 17-to-1 and
finally 35-to-1 wear out and grind down even the biggest bankrolls.
Roulette, it is fair to say, "ain't the easiest game in the casino."
I was playing during what must have been The Beau
Rivage graveyard shift. Even for a weekday night it seemed
particularly quiet. No big action at the Craps tables. No high
rollers working at the Blackjack tables either. But that was
certainly not true for the Roulette table. That's where I was;
playing Roulette.
A gorgeous brunette walked over and dropped a twenty
dollar bill in front of the croupier. She seemed to be a bit
nervous, but that's not unusual for first-time gamblers. The
croupier, working alone, made her
change in four
casino five-dollar chips, per her instructions. She then put three
of the four chips into her purse, and placed the remaining chip straight
up on number thirty-six. It was a long-odds bet (35 to 1) and
probably her last before she returned to whatever city the next morning.
But as luck would have it's way... She hit it.
Unfazed, the croup scraped off the remaining bets, mine included, and went
over to his house five-dollar chips. Pausing, he turned to her and
asked "Want that colored-up, ma'am?" "Yes, please." was the answer.
The croupier sensed she wasn't going to play out $175. in red, so he paid
her one black ($100.) and 3 green ($25.per chip).
Our brunette heroine wasn't done just yet. She
let the red $5.00 chip ride on number 36 again. And again she hit
for $175.00. Generally speaking, to hit a number straight up, the
odds are about 38 to 1 against you. To hit a number straight up
twice in a row, the odds are over 1,400 to 1. But here she was,
collecting another big win off a puny red chip. Not only was she
winning big, she was staying cool as a cucumber. No screaming.
No whirling around. She just stood there waiting for the croup to
complete her payout.
And what did I do? Did I "shadow" her play, and
make myself a big wad of money? Nope. Not me. Stubborn
'till the end. She was incredibly lucky, but I chose not to share in
the wealth. I played half a dozen inside numbers in the "First 12"
and made absolutely zippo for my efforts. Funny how that works.
People simply want to play their own game, regardless the outcome.
Me included.
In what can only be described as a surreal turn of
events, the buxom brunette left her same five-dollar chip on the same
lucky number 36 for the third straight time. The croupier and I must
have thought the same thing... "Not again, lady. No way." I
bet accordingly, several numbers away from number 36, and quietly waited
for the spin.
Now, a croupier has seen many lucky things in his job.
And hitting a number straight-up is no big deal. But it definitely
got his attention when the ball stopped dancing around, and hit number 36
for the third straight time. "Very nice." he said to the brunette,
and got a friendly grin in return. He paid off the same way.
The brunette placed the chips into her purse again, this time picking up
her winning five-dollar chip, too, and left for the cashiers cage.
Total number of bets: 3.
Total won $525.00.
Total tip to the croup: $0.00.
The amount of money I made shadowing her bet(s): $0.00.
The odds of hitting three numbers in a row:
54,872 to 1.
Copyright ©
2006 -by Mack E. Green, roulette player and former Roulette Croupier
Mack wrote
this story for
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