Craps Newsletter – February 2004

February 2004

WHO IS THE BONE MAN ANYWAY?

THE BONE MAN is the author of NextShooter.com and is a craps dealer on the World
Famous Las Vegas Strip. Until his full retirement he will remain anonymous for job
security reasons. THE BONE MAN works as little as possible dealing dice and takes
many “early outs” as he works in a state of semi-retirement and is focused on other
web development projects. With over 6 years of dealing experience he has witnessed
the fact that dealers and so-called craps experts and authors have overlooked the
most significant strategies relating to maximizing player bank and increasing chances
of WINNING. These mathematical FACTS are clearly explained at NextShooter.com. Next
Shooter is focused on MINIMIZING the House Advantage and all charts and references
are proofed and confirmed by the most reputable gambling math expert in the business.
All site content has also been proofed and affirmed by a number of seasoned craps
dealers with a combined 100+ man years of dealing experience and whose backgrounds
include dealing, pit, and management positions in many of Nevada’s leading casino
properties. THE BONE MAN has sparked a lot of thinking with regard to this mysterious
game and often gets requests from readers for personal consultation during player
visits to Vegas.

“DON’T” PLAYER HECKLES THE TABLE

THE BONE MAN recently witnessed one of the rudest things ever seen on a craps table.
A DON’T player was not only yelling and screaming for the 7 to roll against a full
table of Pass Line and Place bettors, but he actually LEFT HIS on the table and
walked down to THE OTHER END OF THE TABLE and said loudly that he was doing so to
“Put a HEX or a WHAMMY on the Shooter”. This BOZO not only pissed off all the players
but embarrassed the dealers and even the boxman. Even the blackjack dealers could
not believe this strange scene.

WORD OF ADVICE: If you’re playing the DON’T, keep your mouth SHUT!

NEWSWORTHY – END OF AN ERA

Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas has been closed by the IRS and is under consideration
for purchase by Harrah’s. This signals and END to what was once THE mighty bastion
of craps. Formerly with 13 craps tables in two pits and with 100X Odds posted, it
has imploded over the past 3 years to lighter traffic at 7 tables with only 10X
Odds. The ONLY 100X Odds game remaining in Vegas is at Casino Royale on The Strip.
The complete and total recent mismanagement of Binion’s is well understood by people
on the “in” in Vegas. Sustained problems in meeting dues on The Fremont Street Experience,
back payments overdue to union benefit funds, and rip-offs on the World Series of
Poker dealers are only a few of the most visible problems that have surfaced over
the past three years or so. It will be interesting to see what results with new
ownership attempting to re-construct a legend and hoping to do so before the end
of the first quarter of this year.

Of lesser note, The Castaways, formerly know as The Showboat, closed this week at
the order of a U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Serious craps players should never have played
there anyway.

CRAPS QUIZ

Here is the answer to the January 2004 vote/quiz:

Which is correct?

Casino Comps are based on the dollar amount of your BUY-IN, plus the casinos tracking
of your WINNINGS and LOSSES.

Casino Comps are based on your BUY-IN, plus your AVERAGE BET and length of your
tracked PLAYING TIME at the tables.

Congratulations! 95% of those responding got the answer CORRECT. Casino Comps are
based on your Buy-In, plus your Average Bet and length of your tracked Playing Time
at the Tables.

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February 2004 Quiz:

You are standing next to one of the dealers and making Place Bets. Which is correct?

Place Bet wins will be paid to you FIRST.

Place Bet wins will be paid to you LAST.

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of NextShooter.com. At NextShooter.com, over 100 man years of dealer experience
tells you all the secrets of the game of craps. NextShooter.com was created to provide
a unique view of the game of Craps as seen from “The House” and “Dealer” side of
the table and to present this view without the distractions of pop-up windows, gimmicky
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