Craps Newsletter – January 2005
January 2005
BOXMAN (WOMAN), A THING OF THE PAST?
More and more Vegas Strip casinos are eliminating the position of Boxman in their
Craps Pits. This all started some time ago at The Flamingo and then at Treasure
Island. Other major properties on The Strip are beginning to follow suit and the
potential merger/acquisition with MGM buying out The Mandalay Bay Group will continue
to muddy pit management with anticipated changes in floor supervisory positions.
If you are a player who is concerned about protecting your comp benefits, check
out the Boxman position at your casino of choice OR be sure to connect with a floor
supervisor (SUIT) to make sure that your buy-in, average bet and table time is tracked
properly.
VEGAS DEATH WATCH AND FUTURE IMPLOSIONS
If you are a serious player, why should you continue to play and run up comps at
a property destined for implosion or that is at the mercy of the next mysterious
merger/acquisition? NextShooter.com is pleased to announce its new association with
Nick Christenson’s
DEATH WATCH web pages that track the status and future potentials of all
major casino venues as well as the status of individual property ownership.
Here’s Nick’s recent featured interview by the folks at
VEGASTRIPPING.
DEALERS BUSTING PICK THROUGH THE NEW YEAR
Many of the Strip dealers in Vegas are being booked from Christmas through New Year’s
straight through, working every day and with many shifts scheduled for 10 and 12
hours. One Strip casino had a letter posted on the dealer break room door, clearly
stating that dealers not willing to work a specific table or not willing to work
overtime would no longer be cause for probationary discipline, but cause for IMMEDIATE
DISMISSAL. Interesting to note, that in this particular property, many of the dealers
are senior citizens in their 60’s and 70’s, not to mention many who are taking prescribed
medications for serious medical conditions. When playing, keep in mind that the
dealers work FOR YOU. Dealer compensation is composed MORE from player tokes, than
from the minimum wage or so paid by the hotel-casinos. TOKE YOUR FRIENDLY DEALER!!!
CRAPS QUIZ
Here is the answer to the December 2004 vote/quiz:
On a 2X Odds table, with a $10 Flat (Original) Bet on the 4 or 10, the most you can
LAY is $40 to win $20?
Answer: The answer is mostly TRUE as it relates to the INITIAL $10 bet. You can
LAY $40 to win $20, winning DOUBLE your initial bet. However, you can also OVERLAY
a secondary bet up to TWO TIMES THE TABLE LIMIT to WIN the TABLE LIMIT (Maximum),
though the use of an OVERLAY BET is a rare occurrence because most players do not
know that they have such an option to increase bets on the DON’T SIDE.
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January 2005 Quiz:
The BEST place to make a wager to TOKE the dealers is:
- Eleven
- A Hardway Bet
- Bet on the Pass Line with Odds
- Cap your own Odds with a bet for the dealers, where allowed.
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THE BONE MAN, Site Author, is a Craps Dealer on the World Famous Las Vegas Strip.
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