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"This put him at risk for $6,500, including the vig (vigorish or tribute) on the 4 and 10. On the next roll of the dice, if the shooter made his point or any of the other five numbers, Arnold would collect his winnings, take down all his wagers, and walk away.
"He went from casino-to-casino. He came home several thousand dollars ahead.
"Arnold,' I said, 'that's no system except for suicide! You can't overcome dice odds that way!'
"Did you ever talk to a brick wall?
"Arnold smiled benignly at me. What did I know?
"All he knew was that he went back to Las Vegas and won again. And again. . . .
"[H]e made another journey to his easy-money land. This trip didn't begin well. He walked up to a table, waited until the shooter threw a point, then made his $6,500 worth of bets. The next roll was a seven.
"He hurried to another table and did the same thing. The second roll was a 7. After it happened at the third table in the casino, he stumbled across the Strip to another casino [the Sands], It happened three times again. He came home a $39,000 loser.
"Neither of us ever mentioned his 'system' again."
Now let me fill you in on all the gory details of my Last Stand at that ill-chosen craps table at the Sands. . . .
Early on, I did have success with my One-Roll "System." Then, on that most unfortunate day, after I already had lost five times in a row, I convinced myself it just couldn't happen for a sixth time. No way. This time would be a sure-thing winner.
I bellied-up to the next craps table and saw that 8 was the point. Couldn't be better. In a loud voice I confidently announced "$6,500, across the board," dropping the necessary chips onto the cloth. As always, a bet of this size aroused the attention of both the table personnel and the players. The boxman peered at me intently. I could see that he was sizing me up. Me, I couldn't have cared less but, in retrospect, I should have cared more. Somehow, instinctively, he had my number.
A gaunt cowboy at the end of the table was the shooter. Now the dice were set on the cloth in front of the boxman, ready for the next roll. Then the boxman did a curious thing. With his right index finger he turned over one of the dice, just gave it one little turn. Then the stickman pushed the dice over to the shooter, who picked them up and threw them against the back wall for a 7-out. The boxman flashed a broad smile and snapped his fingers with an "I-knew-I-did-it" flourish. And damned if he didn't. That single roll retired my "one-roll-system" for good.
As I gambled more in the casinos I learned more, a lot more. Perhaps my ill-fated "one-roll-at-a-table-hit-and-run system" will teach you what not to do in the casinos. In theory it was a good system. In practice it was a road to ruin.
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