| A yellow light means quarters, red is nickels and
blue means dollars. So, now you can look across a casino floor and
easily pick out where the nickel or quarter machines are located.
Craps tables have a similar system, which helps those of
us who are visionally challenged (wear glasses). The limit signs posted
on the tables are different colors, and correspond to the actual chip
colors you use while betting -
White - $1
Red - $5
Green - $25
Black - $100
In addition, a $10 table sign is usually brown or
gray. So, now you can just glance at a table and tell instantly what
its minimum bet is.
But what if it’s Saturday night and the table signs
are all green, but you’re a red chip player? Here’s a way to easily
lower the table limits.
Just bet pass and don’t pass at the same time. Let’s
say you are a pass line player and wager only one red chip as your unit
bet. You can place six red chips on the pass line, and five on the don’t
pass, so your net bet is only $5.
If you’re a don’t pass player you can wager $30 on
don’t pass and $25 on pass, so again, all you are really betting is a
total of $5.
Either way, however, you are vulnerable to the twelve, which rolls only
once every 36 rolls. If it does roll, you lose on the pass and push on
the don’t. So you can either take a chance and hope that the twelve
doesn’t roll while you are betting, or just bet $1 as insurance every
time on the twelve - a small price to pay to enable you to bet on a
table with higher than your usual limits. Besides, you will get back a
lot more comps than your $1 bet on the twelve, because now you are a $55
rated player instead of a $5 one!
So the next time you see those light posts on slot
machines, just think of craps - and how to bet the limit!
And, as always, good luck at the tables!
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