2017-06-12
In your Question of the Day on May 15, you conclude that in craps, "Most importantly, odds is the only bet you'll find that has exactly 0% house advantage, so remember to take/lay those odds no matter which side you’re on!" Can you explain this to me, a novice, as to how this works.
2017-06-08
In my 12 or so trips to Vegas and hours upon hours playing craps, and sometimes blackjack, I’ve seen dealers make errors on payouts. Obviously, this is part of the business, as mistakes happen. When a mistake is in the house's favor, not surprisingly, the players point it out and attempt to have it fixed. The same cannot always be said for times when it’s in the players' favor, I would presume (even though I point it out when I notice it, because I feel it would be luck and karma problems at the tables for me if I didn't). Since I imagine not all players are as proper about that as I am, my question is, what if anything do casinos do to account for that? Is there a built-in assumption that some wins will be paid out improperly and/or overpaid? Or do they assume it washes out, since errors in the house's favor might not always be caught, especially if it's a busy/hot table.
