Craps Newsletter – August 2005
August 2005
THINK OF IT AS A BUFFET
Just as a buffet offers a multitude of choices, with relative calorie factors, soa craps game offers a multitude of wagers with varied House Advantage percentages.Players should study the various wagers and the relative House Advantage percentagesso as to not get overweight. NextShooter.com offers the complete House Advantagebreakdown on every wager on the table. Check it out and stop eating like a pig!
SAY GOODBYE TO THE OLD SHOWBOAT/CASTAWAYS
Station Casinos has already started to clear the lot at the recently acquired Showboat/Castawaysproperty. Demolition of the tower structure is said to be scheduled for early 2006.Though no development plans have been announced, if their plan is anything likethe emerging Red Rock Station on the Northwest side, it could become a monster facility.Rumor has it too that Station Casinos is looking seriously at making a move on TheTropicana on The Strip. Players should make notice that most Station propertiespost 10X Free Odds, a much better deal than you will find on most Strip properties.
THE BONEMAN AS CONSULTANT
The Boneman, author and developer of the NextShooter.com site and a craps dealeron the Strip, has recently been placed on consulting retainer by a California-basedcompany to work on developing some new twists to the game of Craps. Though not atliberty to disclose details about the project, the Boneman is confident that thisnew rendition will provide an improved learning curve for novice players and anexciting, dramatic feature on number result calls.
NEXTSHOOTER.COM SHOOTER STORE!
(NOTE: Since this article was published, we’ve since closedthe NextShooter store, for the time being…)
The NextShooter online store is open for business featuring a wide variety of appareland household products, perfect as gifts for the Craps enthusiast. License plateframes and bumper stickers are also included. Now it is time for you to advertiseyour full and complete knowledge of the game of Craps. How mighty are you goingto feel walking up to that next craps table watching all those suckers making STUPIDbets? Imagine the reaction of the dealers and the boxman when they see that greatbig NextShooter logo with the damn dice exploding off of your chest in full 3-D?Better yet… how is your wife or significant other going to react the next timeshe comes home and sees you standing there in your NextShooter boxer shorts? OrYOU when she has on the THONG? Get the message?
CRAPS QUIZ
Here is the answer to the July 2005 quiz:
The Boxman (Woman) is responsible for seeing that bets are paid correctly at theend of the table where the dice LAND.
The answer is FALSE. The Stickman (Woman) is responsible for watching pay-offs atthe end of the table where the dice LAND and the Boxman (Woman) is responsible toconfirm the call of the dice and then LOOK AT THE OTHER END (from where the dicewere THROWN), to confirm the correct pay-offs at that end of the table.
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August 2005 Quiz:
A “Hoppin’ Hard 10” is basically the same bet, with the same pay-offs as a 12 (Midnight)?
True
False
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THE BONE MAN, Site Author, is a Craps Dealer on the World Famous Las Vegas Strip.
The NextShooter.com newsletter is a monthly mailer sent to subscribers and membersof NextShooter.com. At NextShooter.com, over 100 man years of dealer experiencetells you all the secrets of the game of craps. NextShooter.com was created to providea unique view of the game of Craps as seen from “The House” and “Dealer” side ofthe table and to present this view without the distractions of pop-up windows, gimmickyor flashing Internet gaming links or banners.
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