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Having turned 21 in January, I have taken an extreme interest in gambling. Though gambling in itself is really risky and this being a CHEAP community ;) I'm not sure how many of you enjoy it or have access to any casinos.

I live in an area where there are 3 casinos within a 5 mile radius of my home so they are usually a place I go to spend time and blow (win) some money. I am an avid Video Poker player and since January I have had some pretty good runs. The most memorable one being a Royal Flush on a $1 machine and cashing out on $800. Second highest being $500 on a $2.50 Deuces Wild Machine (4 Deuces) and multiple $250 hands.

Do you like going to the casino? What do you play and have you had any good runs?
 
I enjoy playing poker tournaments on the weekend. Sometimes I play every weekend and other times I won't play for a couple of months.

I also love to play blackjack, I'll go to the local casinos with a couple buddies randomly and play $50-$100 bucks and see where it takes me.
 
I've been wanting to enter a Poker tournament myself but I don't think I'm too good. How much is the buy in and what's the prize pool like?
 
I play poker and black jack but nothing else. I don't have the need to give away money. On blackjack I always assume the dealers down card is 10 since there are 16 cards in each deck that equal 10. That's 30% of the deck versus 7% for every other card. As far as poker is concerned you have to be able to read people if you can't you're going to lose everything.
 
[quote name='bigpimpin24']I've been wanting to enter a Poker tournament myself but I don't think I'm too good. How much is the buy in and what's the prize pool like?[/QUOTE]

Around here the cheapest you'll find is $35, and that's if you don't do an add-on or re-buy. But they get up $250 or so depending on the day of the week and casino.
 
Just put aside a set amount to lose or spend on the entertainment of playing. You will lose if you play for any significant amount of time. If you win any substantial amount of money just quit right then and leave (may be tough if you go with other people who want to play a while).

One of my friends says in Vegas some hotels will comp you drinks every 15 mins or so, so it depends on time spent playing not how much you've lost or played. Penny slots are eligible, so the cheapass strategy is to go play those, which will slowly erode your money but you can probably have a drink for about 20 cents each time.
 
[quote name='bigpimpin24']I've been wanting to enter a Poker tournament myself but I don't think I'm too good. How much is the buy in and what's the prize pool like?[/QUOTE]

I live in a smaller area, 30,000 population or so for the biggest city around and we get $20 buy-ins and rebuys depending on the night. Some get up to $100 or $200 buy-ins for holiday or even weekend tournaments.

[quote name='silentevil']As far as poker is concerned you have to be able to read people if you can't you're going to lose everything.[/quote]

That's not always true, especially in smaller areas. There always seems to be a local group of regular players that think they are the next Doyle Brunson but most can't play for shit anyway. I'm not a great player by any means but if you get lucky you don't always have to read faces very well. Especially if your new to a group, just wait till you get a good hand or two then play them as if your bluffing, look at people a bit funny around the table, act a little too excited about betting, then lay out a good sized raise or two. You'll get a couple people to bite eventually and once you catch them thinking your bluffing once or twice and you take a good stack of their chips they won't be so inclined to assume your bluffing everytime.

Regulars usually feel as if new faces are easy money for the taking but if you don't play stupid it won't always be the case.
 
I've played some blackjack and poker. Definitely more blackjack though I would have to go way too far away for reasonable poker table limits. It's def a good idea to leave if you hit it big one hand or just play a smaller table really slow.

I went to a buddy's place in NC and we went to check out the casino before leaving the state and it was garbage. Virtual blackjack and poker tables... wtf. I don't know if any of you guys would like that but I want to see the actual cards.

Most of the time I just like playing a good home game.
 
If your local casino has it, sign up for their rewards program. I went to Vegas on by birthday in February, stayed at Planet Hollywood, gambled for three nights, and ended up breaking even. I've had several free offers for comp rooms, I could go back once a month for 3 nights if I wanted. I know they want me to gamble more and actually lose next time. I've gone back once, in July, and will be back in January for free again.
 
Never actually played any table games or slots, but I've played lottery tickets back when I worked at a gas station and I've bet on horses down in Charles Town once. Terrible at horses, but I sometimes had good luck on tickets. You'd hear all sorts of crazy theories. I tried them a few times and they actually worked for me halfway decently.
 
Reward cards are great. I get $25 Comp Money to play every Thursday and Sunday. I usually just gamble with that instead of my money. They also give me hotel rooms and money for food. It is pretty nice if you know what you're doing and have a bit of luck on your side. I'm not gonna lie though, I've fallen victim to greed plenty of times and instead of coming home with some profit I end up leaving empty handed. I really need to be careful :x
 
I gamble a good bit off and on. I've recently taken a likening to blackjack. There's some good strategy involved if you just pay attention. You'd be surprised at the number of people who make boneheaded moves.
 
I live near Atlantic City and go there on occasion and never really had a crazy run, but never really tried. Just remember that the house always wins and good runs also go with bad. My game is roulette and even just playin the side bets is great for the payout but money can go quickly. Poker seems the way to go if you want to play for a long time. I usually do drive bys and just drop a bet on the side, then take my winnings and wander around. As you can tell, I have little patience for sitting at a table for to long.
 
I played a lil blackjack back in the day when I first turned 18. My dad took me up to Turning Stone Casino up near Syracuse(NY). It's a "dry" casino on the gaming floor or at least it was when I was there.

I lost about $100-150 playing the minimum bet at the blackjack tables, but that was cuz I played stupid then.

Since then I've only actually gambled in a casino maybe 2-5 times total and usually only when the casino was giving away free money during a promo.

What's funniest is I've actually won $150-200 a couple of times on their money.;)

Otherwise I stick to $1-2 instant lottery tickets and only buy those very sporadically.
 
I play mostly blackjack and generally do okay since I always stop once I'm up or down around $150-200. I also play some Pai Gow poker, usually when I hit my target and need to kill some time since there are usually no big swings.
 
I go to the casino a few times a month. I only play slots and occasionally video poker or blackjack.

I play for fun but hope to win some money too of course. Depending on the machine I play .10 to .30 a spin. One of my favorite slot machines, Wizard of Oz requires you to play at least .30 (all 30 lines) to get all the bonus games. My biggest win was also on that machine, $102.50 on 1 spin betting .30 a spin. Glinda showed up randomly on a spin and made 4 reels wild similar to this (not my video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxIQaHkI4A

My 2nd favorite machine is Monopoly Planet Go which is a space themed Monopoly machine, I usually bet .20 a spin on that game. The bonus is a lot of fun since there are bonus games within the bonus game. If you get the space bonus, you can get the space station bonus and planet bonus that are normally separate within the space bonus (I know that is confusing if you never played it).

One casino about an hour away from me had 2 really cool Atari slot machines. 1 was Breakout and the other was Pong. There was actually a dial controller like on an Atari paddle on the machine and when you got the bonus you got to play a round of Pong against the computer or 1 level of Breakout and the amount of money you won depended on how well you played. Sadly they were removed earlier this year.
 
I hardly ever play slot machines but on very rare occasions I will mess around on them. I ended up winning $125 on a 50 cent spin before. It was on the Quick Hits. I went into bonus and got like 14 free spins then during the free spins I got another 14. It was awesome haha.

I basically stick to Video Poker 99.9% of the time. Whether I play 25 cents a hand or, 5 dollars. It gets to be pretty volatile at the $5 level though because you can either come up really fast, or lose really fast as well. :/
 
Ahh, just the thread I was searching for. When I use to live near the Indian casinos, I would go once every other month or so with some friends. Played some blackjack and craps. On my reno trip last year I won about $400 on my last night on the craps table. Played the slots just for fun a few times, nothing too big out of it except a few dollars.

In the area I'm in now, I recently begun to go to the local card room for some poker. I had a few good streaks but I just got killed today. 3/6 No limit, lost my first $100 on a King High flush vs. Ace high. I rebought for $40, but lost it when I flopped a queen flush with pocket 6/9 suited, but on the river a 4th heart came out, and the guy had the ace of hearts. Just walked away after that, figured I wasnt going to get any luckier today. -_-
 
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I used to play a lot back in the day when the casino rules around SoCal were 18 or older. I slowly moved to playing online poker and raked in some good cash. Now, I don't have the time or motivation. So many players think they can win it all with 7 3 off suit!
 
OK for casual fun, I wouldn't try to make a comeback or anything. I got greedy one time with roulette and lost about $120. My parents won about $900 the other week from playing 1cent and $1 machine. Once they got those earnings it was time to cash out!
 
I use to play more poker but playing with too many loose players. Too many wins with someone who plays a 6-4 offsuit -_-
 
What the heck? Loose players are the ones you make your money off of. The tight ones aren't gonna be throwing in money unless they have you beat...
 
[quote name='Dendaman']What the heck? Loose players are the ones you make your money off of. The tight ones aren't gonna be throwing in money unless they have you beat...[/QUOTE]

The thing is, they're unpredictable. Yes, you can take advantage of the guy who plays any two cards, but I always seem to be on the losing end when my trip kings fall to the guy who made an inside straight on the river with his pocket 5-3 unsuited. That example has happened to me before.
 
I worked for a large casino for a few years and had access to player records. I knew every bet you made, every dollar you lost. My advice is to save your gambling for vegas, not anywhere near home. There were no winners, only levels of losers. Ive seen people lose millions at a time, and for every guy who bragged about winning 500, I would check their history and find 2k in losses to win 500.
 
[quote name='Link927']The thing is, they're unpredictable. Yes, you can take advantage of the guy who plays any two cards, but I always seem to be on the losing end when my trip kings fall to the guy who made an inside straight on the river with his pocket 5-3 unsuited. That example has happened to me before.[/QUOTE]

Can't just look at one hand though. The beauty of poker is that it's designed so that even the retards win every once in a while. If they don't, the game degrades into consisting of tightwads who only play large pocket pairs...aka boring as hell. Just keep playing strong hands against the maniacs, as you're often a ~2:1 favorite on the hands you do choose to go in with against him. Poker is all about adjusting your play against different players.

[quote name='V3rtigo']I worked for a large casino for a few years and had access to player records. I knew every bet you made, every dollar you lost. My advice is to save your gambling for vegas, not anywhere near home. There were no winners, only levels of losers. Ive seen people lose millions at a time, and for every guy who bragged about winning 500, I would check their history and find 2k in losses to win 500.[/QUOTE]

What games, other than slots? It's very possible to come out ahead lifetime in poker if you know what you're doing.
 
[quote name='Dendaman']Can't just look at one hand though. The beauty of poker is that it's designed so that even the retards win every once in a while. If they don't, the game degrades into consisting of tightwads who only play large pocket pairs...aka boring as hell. Just keep playing strong hands against the maniacs, as you're often a ~2:1 favorite on the hands you do choose to go in with against him. Poker is all about adjusting your play against different players.
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I just keep running into that kind of luck I suppose. I can recall numerous times I have been beaten by a river with two cards that I personally would have folded after the flop or turn. Their bankrolls are often quite large too, I have a good feeling they're on the losing end after the night, but "that" guy's ability to rebuy in 4 or 5 times kills me when I'm risk adverse on only losing one buy, sometimes I buy in for half again but I quit after that if I fall to ruin. I know I need to leave earlier too, I find myself where I should have left half an hour ago, I walk away with a win but it would have been a lot more if I had.
 
I don't go that often, but when I do. I usually stick to blackjack and i do alright. Not too much of fan of slot machines since 90% of time I've played or been with people that play. It always ends in a lost, but my favorite one is the Wheel of Fortune one where if you land a "Free Spin", you get X amount of credits.
 
Bumping this cause I just won $5,000 on a $25 Video Poker hand. Think I'm done for a whileeee! Feels fucking great!
 
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I go about two to three times a year, but when I go I go big. I play slots and roulette a little bit, but mostly craps, blackjack and pai gow poker. I've had a few decent trips to Vegas, but mostly just do it for the thrill. And when I say big I mean like 2k for a four day trip, not that big.
 
I go every once in a while now but for years I use to go once a week. I play the slots to pass the time cause I only go to spend time with my parents since that is the only thing they play.

The most I have ever won in one night was 327 bucks playing a 2 cent 80 line White Orchid machine. I normally take a small bankroll so I don't lose much. I play a variety of machines so it just which ones I feel like playing that day.
 
I usually go twice a year. On a whole I think I'm down $1600 but this is over the course of 8 years so on average I lost $100 per trip. I only take money I'm prepared to have fun losing and never think I'm going to win. If I do win, I generally splurge on a nice steak dinner at the casino.

I mostly stick to $25 hands of blackjack. I generally break even, sometimes I'm up $100, and the most I ever lost in a day was $500.
 
I'll be going to Reno or Tahoe next weekend. I'm looking forward to it because it'll be my first trip to a real casino in over a year (I don't count local card rooms and Indian casinos as real casinos). I see a poker tournament in my future, some black jack, maybe pai gow or baccarat, and then when I'm too tipsy to keep track of cards roulette.
 
The cards were not in my favor tonight, just couldn't shake a bad streak. Here's my last hand to give you an idea of how bad it was tonight for me. Played two hands, dealer face up is a 10. Hand 1 is 12, hit to 14, hit again to 16, then hit to 20. Hand 2 has A9. Dealer shows 16, hit to 21.
 
Bumpin this for some more discussion! Since my last post in December about winning 5 grand, I ended up hitting a Royal Flush about two weeks after that and won 2 grand. Since then I haven't hit anything worthwhile at all. I want to feel that rush again! ARrrrgh :p
 
I love love love craps. I limit myself to playing once a year on a disgusting man-weekend though otherwise I could see myself turning into a degenerate gambler pretty quick.

Do any of you ever gamble online? What's that like?
 
[quote name='Javery']I love love love craps. I limit myself to playing once a year on a disgusting man-weekend though otherwise I could see myself turning into a degenerate gambler pretty quick.

Do any of you ever gamble online? What's that like?[/QUOTE]

I was considering signing up once before but I ended up stopping myself. I don't think I would be able to do it just because I know without physical money in my hand, I would just feel like I'm playing for fun. That, and I have a lot of down time so it would get pretty dangerous. I do play Video Poker online, but just for fun. No money involved.
 
[quote name='Link927']I use to play more poker but playing with too many loose players. Too many wins with someone who plays a 6-4 offsuit -_-[/QUOTE]



You clearly are a poker pro. :roll:
 
[quote name='Calipso']You clearly are a poker pro. :roll:[/QUOTE]

I never said I was. But I can't last against players with 1000x bankrolls who catch me with their junk cards against my AK suited. I dont expect to make a living out of it, but it loses its entertainment value very quickly when your "top" hand gets beat by a starter junk hand, and then they usually gloat a little and make some offhand remark to the dealer.

In other news I've taken a good break from playing poker and most gambling. I've been on a pretty bad losing streak, and the etiquette from other players just doesn't make me want to go play for a while. Hope all of you casino going CAGs out there are getting more out if it than I am.
 
[quote name='Link927']I use to play more poker but playing with too many loose players. Too many wins with someone who plays a 6-4 offsuit -_-[/QUOTE]

I hear ya dude, being from Nevada there's a poker room every mile it seems. I used to play a lot but I'm sick of being beat by people playing junk cards
 
[quote name='Link927']I never said I was. But I can't last against players with 1000x bankrolls who catch me with their junk cards against my AK suited. I dont expect to make a living out of it, but it loses its entertainment value very quickly when your "top" hand gets beat by a starter junk hand, and then they usually gloat a little and make some offhand remark to the dealer.

In other news I've taken a good break from playing poker and most gambling. I've been on a pretty bad losing streak, and the etiquette from other players just doesn't make me want to go play for a while. Hope all of you casino going CAGs out there are getting more out if it than I am.[/QUOTE]

Never go to Vegas and hit a strip casino poker room then. Your aces and kings get busted quite often in both limit and no-limit. You need to learn how probability works and how you will win in the long run against shit players.

I've been knocked out of SnG's and table games by people with hands with 52o, 72o and I rage. But then I remember (almost no players do) the times when I've cracked someone's aces or set with a low pocket pair or suited connectors.

Hell, my last local tournament a month ago I pushed in with QAs against 84o. Guess who won? Sure wasn't me.
 
I hopped on the Roulette table this past weekend for the first time. Minimum bet was $5 so I thought that was a good time to get a feel for it. Every other time it's $10 and I don't feel comfortable with that at all.

I ended up going in with $20 and was just playing the columns and sets. Every once in a while I would bet on 5 different numbers. I ended up hitting twice so I had some luck on my side. I got to play for almost 2 hours with that $20 and left with $60 as well as a little better understanding on how to play.

Almost got my hand slapped for trying to take my money before the dealer was done paying out LOL. Also learned not to take my cell phone out while on the table. Don't know if I would make a habit of playing roulette though. It was pretty cool just to sit back with my buddy but Video Poker is where my heart is!
 
[quote name='bigpimpin24']

Almost got my hand slapped for trying to take my money before the dealer was done paying out LOL.[/QUOTE]

Been there, done that. I was pretty piss drunk at Las Vegas Club in downtown LV. Place is a dump, I go in to play a quick matchplay or two and take off. I was pretty out of it and I reached for my chips and the dealer slaps my hand and with the most stereotypical asian accent yells out "YOU NO TOUCH! CHIP NOT YOUR YET!"

After I was able to take my chips I told him I wasn't toking him a damn thing and with his customer skills it's no wonder he's at the shittiest casino on West Fremont Street.
 
[quote name='bigpimpin24']I hopped on the Roulette table this past weekend for the first time. Minimum bet was $5 so I thought that was a good time to get a feel for it. Every other time it's $10 and I don't feel comfortable with that at all.

I ended up going in with $20 and was just playing the columns and sets. Every once in a while I would bet on 5 different numbers. I ended up hitting twice so I had some luck on my side. I got to play for almost 2 hours with that $20 and left with $60 as well as a little better understanding on how to play.

Almost got my hand slapped for trying to take my money before the dealer was done paying out LOL. Also learned not to take my cell phone out while on the table. Don't know if I would make a habit of playing roulette though. It was pretty cool just to sit back with my buddy but Video Poker is where my heart is![/QUOTE]

This is how you should look at gambling, just go in with what you're comfortable with playing with and if you can get a few hours out of it then you had a good time, if you end up a few dollars ahead that's a bonus.

And learning casino rules is somewhat important, like not touching cards at some table games or rules specific to craps or roulette. Its not always the dealer being a jerk of course, they can get in trouble if the pit bosses see them allowing it. Dealers are the face of the casino so they take most of the heat, but the people who are really want to see these "rules" enforced are the bosses.
 
I live very close to Harrahs Philadelphia and about an hour away from Atlantic City. I don't usually play games like backjack unless it's for 20 dollars. I'm a poker player though and I mostly play the local $65 daily Harrah's tourney when I have a chance. My biggest win was in December when I outright won a Borgata tournament for $5k. There is nothing more satisfying than having 3 million chips in front of you! By far my biggest win live. I just wish they'd finally regulate online poker so I could grind the $5 - $10 tourneys again. :)
 
[quote name='Hoffy']I live very close to Harrahs Philadelphia and about an hour away from Atlantic City. I don't usually play games like backjack unless it's for 20 dollars. I'm a poker player though and I mostly play the local $65 daily Harrah's tourney when I have a chance. My biggest win was in December when I outright won a Borgata tournament for $5k. There is nothing more satisfying than having 3 million chips in front of you! By far my biggest win live. I just wish they'd finally regulate online poker so I could grind the $5 - $10 tourneys again. :)[/QUOTE]

Wow that is awesome! I don't think I'd ever be good enough to win a tournament. I used to play a lot of Texas Hold Em but with friends. Thing with that though, we would usually be drinking and never take it seriously. I still haven't mustered up the courage to go and sit down at one of the tables at the casinos. I'm sure if I go during the weekdays I could find some low end tables.
 
[quote name='bigpimpin24']Wow that is awesome! I don't think I'd ever be good enough to win a tournament. I used to play a lot of Texas Hold Em but with friends. Thing with that though, we would usually be drinking and never take it seriously. I still haven't mustered up the courage to go and sit down at one of the tables at the casinos. I'm sure if I go during the weekdays I could find some low end tables.[/QUOTE]

Thanks! It was really exciting to say the least :) I didn't think so either but last year but I had success in smaller buy in tournaments and tried my hand at a 100+ dollar large field buy in and got lucky in a few spots.

I love playing home games with friends and not taking it seriously (and drinking! :D ). Although I have a few friends who have home games where they have large 3-400 dollar swings a night. Not what I call a good time! I don't play no-limit cash game in casinos though. That's a little too steep for my blood. If I play cash games, it will be 2/4 - 5/10 limit. The money usually lasts longer there! I'm really a wimp with gambling except with poker tournaments haha
 
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