Craps Newsletter – October 2004

October 2004

WELCOME TO NEW POKER INFORMATION ASSOCIATE

NextShooter.com is pleased to announce and welcome our new Banner Associate at PokerNews.info. Though historically we
have not actively solicited partnerships with online casino content providers, the
growing online and land based popularity of poker has stimulated a change in our
direction. PokerNews.Info is the premier site for online poker players and features
rating services, feature articles, books, forums, rules and downloads for online
poker rooms. Their link will now be featured on the NextShooter.com home page.

DOWNTOWN VEGAS CRAPS PITS UPDATE

THE BONE MAN, Vegas dealer and author of the Nextshooter.com website has updated
the craps pits of all downtown Vegas casinos. Many changes in postings of Free Odds
Offerings, Table Count and Minimums and Maximums. No more 25 cent games downtown
either. Want to test your systems and strategies for cheap? Check the website to
see our list of 25-cent games in the Vegas area.

BINION’S HORSESHOE CONTINUES CRAPS IMPLOSION

The craps pit at “The Shoe” is now down to FOUR craps tables. The former bastion
of craps with 13 tables has imploded over the past two years. The pit has gone down
from 13, to 9, to 5 and now to only FOUR tables. No more 25-cent “Bird” game here.
It’s the end of an era.

DIG YOUR OWN HOLE WITH A LATE BET

Dealers hate LATE BETS. Players are supposed to make their bets between rolls WHILE
THE DICE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE and before the stickman (woman) sends them
OUT for the next roll. If you make a bet when the dice have already been sent out
or ARE ALREADY IN THE AIR… how are you going to feel when the dealer or boxman
says NO BET and your proposed wager hits as a result of the roll? Some players who
JUST DON’T GET THIS also have their comps reduced to an absolute MINIMUM as a result
of their continued lack of courtesy by making LATE BETS.

SET YOUR BETS DOWN

Did it ever occur to you that GAMING CHEQUES TEND TO ROLL? Or are you one of those
BOZOS who has spent the past 50 years or so THROWING YOUR BETS at the dealer and
into the dealer’s bank area? Place, Come and Field Betters should set their wagers
DOWN so that they DO NOT ROLL all over the damn layout. Proposition Betters can
NEATLY TOSS their bets to the Stickman (woman) as they call their wager. How would
you like it if you threw in a bet and had the dealer THROW THE DAMN THING RIGHT
BACK AT YOU?

CRAPS QUIZ

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

The term COLOR UP means:

What you say to the dealer when you are cashing in your chips (cheques) and are
ready to leave the table, thereby lightening your load in larger denominations to
take to the cashier’s cage.

What some dealers and casinos do to players, gradually paying wins with larger denomination
chips, thereby forcing the player(s) to ask for change or to bet the larger denominations.

ANSWER: Both answers are correct.

—

October 2004 Quiz:

Which wagers have the LEAST House Advantage?

The Hard 10 and Hard 4

The Hard 8 and Hard 6

———————————-

The NextShooter.com newsletter is a monthly mailer sent to subscribers and members
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
or flashing Internet gaming links or banners.