Originally posted by: Chilcoot
In this world, to each his own.
I get this arbitrage approach, I've made bank doing it signing up for online sportsbooks.
But I find it miserable in person for low stakes at a dice game. And it generates a lot of eyerolls.
I recommend playing the coupon straight. Live a (very) little!
Are you the same Chilcoot that used to freqent the old free for all forum?
Yes.
(Adding characters because I have to.)
Originally posted by: Chilcoot
In this world, to each his own.
I get this arbitrage approach, I've made bank doing it signing up for online sportsbooks.
But I find it miserable in person for low stakes at a dice game. And it generates a lot of eyerolls.
I recommend playing the coupon straight. Live a (very) little!
Agree. Hedging just to reduce variance (at the expense of some + EV) only draws unnecessary scrutiny of your action. As many of you know, some pit critters consider the $ to be their own and get real pissy at what they perceive to be a shot taker. Just not worth it. Get in, get the money as seamlessly as possible then get out.
Originally posted by: mannydogpro
Agree. Hedging just to reduce variance (at the expense of some + EV) only draws unnecessary scrutiny of your action. As many of you know, some pit critters consider the $ to be their own and get real pissy at what they perceive to be a shot taker. Just not worth it. Get in, get the money as seamlessly as possible then get out.
You're forgetting that using a coupon of any kind, in any context, identifies you as a bottom-feeding lowlife in the eyes of many pit scum. I stopped worrying about what casino workers, from top to bottom, think of me a long time ago. As an AP, I know that they consider me to be worse than worthless no matter how I may try to disguise it.
Caring about how the casino elves regard you is worse than pointless. It can make you shy away from positive plays. Furthermore, it can turn positive plays into negative ones--like toking a blackjack dealer. One $5 toke negates about 15 minutes of +EV effort (or whatever).
As I stay the hell away from crap tables except to use matchplays, I don't care if some glorified thug in a suit rolls his eyeballs at me until they fall out. It's not like I'm trying to ingratiate myself with him (it) anyway. Now, if you were trying to do the "Turning the Tables on Las Vegas" shtick, then...yeah. Put on the Happy Drunken Tourist hat and dance away.
