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Cheap Craps Guide Cannery Hotel-Casino
One
of the newest casinos in North Las Vegas offers a cheap $2 game at their two craps tables. Youll find a good number of budget-minded
players at this '40s-themed
property. You wont find any tourists to speak of, but
there is a lot of off-duty military personnel from nearby Nellis Air Force base and a
bunch of near-locals who like low-stakes action at a casino they can call their own.
The
curiosity factor that initially attracted new patrons from across the greater
Las Vegas Valley has pretty much subsided, inasmuch as there isnt really much to see
here. Their upcoming
entertainment schedule looks ambitious, but it hasnt hit its stride yet. The food at their Victory Café is acceptable, but
isnt worthy of further mention. However,
I will tell you that Casa
Cocina's menu has an emphasis on dishes from the Michoacan region of Mexico, and their
unlikely hit of New York steak finished with a Coca-Cola sauce is definitely worthy of
trying. The craps tables at
The Cannery start to clear out after 10 pm. They
keep the table-felt in good condition, and as the dice age during each
eight-hour shift, they tend to slide (upon touchdown) a little more than usual (3 to
5) if you land them at less than a 35-degree angle.
Its an interesting effect that increases on-axis performance by a
further 5%-to-10%. Terribles
Hotel-Casino
This casino is a
wet-dream for players who require MAX-comps for MINIMAL-play. Youll find their one (1) craps table is
great for straight shooting, however it is almost NEVER empty. That means that the low $2 entry-fee
table-minimum attracts and keeps players at the rail for most of the entire playing-day. On the other hand,
the table rewards the PATIENT and disciplined Precision-Shooter with sufficient
profit-opportunities when the dice circulate around to your position. The dice tend to cycle back to your position a
little faster than normal due to the number of non-shooting DP players who call this place
home. However, that
higher proportion of Dont Pass players tends to be of the older, more bitter
variety, and they seem to resent anyone who sets the dice.
While most casinos-management may not believe in Precision-Shooting YET, the
old guys who reside at these tables sure believe that dicesetting can imperil their DP
bets, and they dont want any part of anything so evil to be employed against their
bets. They certainly dont mind telling
you that you are endangering their money
however they dont use such long or
delicate words in doing so. There arent
many places where you will encounter as many
dicesetting-doesnt-work-but-dont-do-it-while-we-have-a-Dont-Pass-bet-out-there
players like youll find at Terribles. Maybe
they belong to their own exclusive branch of the Fraternal Order of Darksiders. These players
become even more bitter and resentful when you start to string together a decent
precision-based hand. They seem to await new
fresh-meat Pass Line random-rollers who they can count on to continually fill
their DP coffers. However, if a
dicesetting-shooter starts to pick-off their DP and DC bets with any lukewarm-to-hot
regularity, then they start to cackle like a bunch of barnyard hens. Its quite
humorous, but in an ironic sort of way. They
wont use Precision-Shooting to MAKE money because they dont believe in it, but
they certainly dont want Precision-Shooting used against them either just in case it
DOES work. Okay, let me put
Terribles tables into useful perspective. Their table-min is
indeed two bucks, and they offer Strip-Odds of 3x, 4x, and 5x. Their table is a little hard and the dice will
veer in radical directions if they land off-square. Simply stated, if the leading-edge of each dice
does not land squarely inline with the backwall; then they veer off in the OPPOSITE
direction from the corner of the dice that first made contact with the felt. If on the other
hand, you manage to land the dice flat, square and truly in line with the backwall; then
the reward is nice, reliable on-axis rolls. If you can further CAREFULLY reduce the roll-out
speed of the dice once they land; then you can enjoy a very high percentage of on-axis
primary-set outcomes. The
primary-set is the four faces that you originally set before you threw the
dice. Well explore this whole subject
in much greater detail in an upcoming Shooting Bible article. The casino rewards
frequent players with everything from free gasoline, car washes, cartons of Pepsi, cases
of Budweiser, free rooms, free food, free off-road racing tickets, free Terrible Herbst
racing-apparel, etc. They literally inundate
regular players with tons of loyalty freebies. You can read all about this
comp-players paradise in my Great Time At
Terrible Casino article. COMPS and Profit
Calculation
As always, I DO NOT
suggest that you play for comps. However, if
your NORMAL play (normal bet-size, bet-spread, bet time-exposure, win-goal, loss-limit,
and session length) brings in the comped-bounty; then by all means TAKE IT! Oh, one more thing. I do not count comps towards my
actual casino-winnings. I only count
net-profit in the form of cold, hard cash. While
comps are very valuable especially if they offset money that you would otherwise spend,
they tend to cloud your judgment about how much profit your Precision-Shooting
efforts are really generating. I do keep a
separate running count of accumulated comp-benefits, but I certainly dont want that
misrepresenting how much CASH profit I actually put into my pocket at the end of the day
or accumulate on a yearly basis. Whichever method
you use, it is important that you keep track of your TABLE-PLAY profit-and-losses on an
ongoing basis. I just dont
want you to use tainted logic and a gamblers-rationalization by saying, Well I
lost $200 at the tables, but I got a free $150 room and two meals worth $150, so I made a
$100 profit. While the math may
be correct, the end result is that you have $300 LESS in your pocket, not $100 MORE. Dont use Comp-value as a
rationalization that your Precision-Shooting is working. If you consistently make NET-PROFIT at the TABLES,
then it is working. If you are losing money
at the tables and using Comp-value as a way of offsetting those losses, then
your cash-bankroll may still be shrinking, albeit at a much slower rate. Castaways
Hotel-Casino
Okay, theres
only one cheap table here as well, but it can be a sweet little money-maker. While the clientele is a little on the older side,
the table offers up some soft landing spots and ideal playing conditions. This combination usually results in sustainable
profit for me. I havent seen any hint
of heat from the Castaways crew, and they are especially good-natured if even the most
meager of dealer-tokes make their way into the Toke-box.
With a $2 minimum and 2x-Odds, you wont find any high-rollers here,
but thats okay too. It gives the
Precision-Shooter a bit more latitude when it comes to extracting consistent profit from
this table. Speedway
Casino-Ramada Hotel
Ill have a
full report on the one tub table here at the Speedway in an upcoming Mini-Table
Tub Tour article. In the
meantime, Ill tell you that they offer cheap $2 minimums, but only 2x-Odds. Now here is
something that you wont hear me say very often: It is better to
play at this casino when it is busy. Thats right,
you can extract MORE profit off of the Speedway Casino table when it is busy. Heres why:
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When it is busy, it
is much easier to shield your Precision-Shooting skills and profit.
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When you are a
solo-player, the Table Game Supervisor for the craps table has just one player to
watch
YOU.
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When the table is
fuller, he is busy filling out Rating Cards, supervising other tables, getting comps and
generally doing Pit-Guy stuff.
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The table has a
max-bet of $200, but I would recommend that you not go over a $25 flat-bet with $50 in
Odds.
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On the Place-bet
side of the equation, anything over $50 or $60 usually brings closer scrutiny from the
Pit.
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Anything below
those amounts generally keeps you under the radar, and keep the steady profit
rolling in at The Speedway. Ill
have a few more $2 tables in Part Five. Until then, Good Luck &
Good Skill at those cheap tables
and in Life. Sincerely, The Mad Professor
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