ChrisT70 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 as a matter of interest if you can play blackjack well and bet properly based on the known strategy, and sit there long enough, the odds are about 0.4% in the houses favour on a 4 deck shoe, one of the "best" games in a casino in terms of odds against you. if you can card count, and make it look like you arent, then you can actually improve your odds past 100%, for a short period, when the cards are in your favour. hence why casinos ban people who can card count or even bet like they are doing so. so they as usually keep the advantage firmly in their favour. roulette is one of the proper "mug" games and probably as bad if not worse than buying 10 quid scratchcards. not sure what the actual posted odds are on the back of the cards, they will be declared on there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 roulette is one of the proper "mug" games and probably as bad if not worse than buying 10 quid scratchcards. not sure what the actual posted odds are on the back of the cards, they will be declared on there somewhere. I don't know what they are either, but I'd stake a large sum of money on the expected return being a great deal less than 97%, as roulette provides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisT70 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 there will be a big rush as usual on friday for the 100 millionaires lottery draw. i think its about time the lottery was overhauled and the top prize reduced, with better prizes for the lesser wins, on a regular basis. time for a shake up of it all imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 if you are a regular or know the manager the drink and food are all free Its because I am a regular that I have to pay full whack,but I am at least on nodding terms with the door men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byeo Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Dont casinos put on free food late at night for punters ? I'm sure that the one down at the dogs does a curry night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeApe Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 That's daylight robbery. You might as well take your tenner to a casino and put it on red or black, at least you've got a 50/50 chance! Better odds on blackjack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane39 Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Since when did i mention casino's? Get back on topic heathens......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewheeldave Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 there will be a big rush as usual on friday for the 100 millionaires lottery draw. i think its about time the lottery was overhauled and the top prize reduced, with better prizes for the lesser wins, on a regular basis. time for a shake up of it all imho. I think it's about time that schoolchildren were taught about how gambling in general, and the lottery in particular, work. About how any system in which way more money goes in (ticket prices) than goes out (prize money) is a bad gamble. The lottery is, effectively, simply a tax on gullibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane39 Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 There will only be a certain amount of £4million top prize..£10 scratch card up for grabs . So when those top prizes have been won,do they take the rest out of circulation? Surely it would be false advertising if the still sell them,even when the top prizes have been won. Ok i know there is still loadsa smaller amounts to be won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkerSWFC Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Someone won a million pounds the other month at one of the supermarkets in Woodseats on a five pound scratch card, you don't buy em you don't have the chance for that to happen to you I say, If you can afford it then why not at least you have a chance then of living up so to speak...You can't win bugger all if you don't buy a ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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