Vegas Nights 102278 User manual

Objective
To beat the dealer by having a higher card total without going over 21
Card Values
2 to 10 = Face Value
J, Q, K = 10
Ace = 1 or 11
**Note: The card suits are irrelevant in Blackjack.**
Denitions
Blackjack = an Ace and a card worth 10 points (21 total)
Hole = the dealer’s card that is face down
Hit = draw another card
Stand = take no more cards
Bust = going over 21
How to Play
- Players place bets by putting the desired number of chips in the circle in front of their seat.
- The dealer deals two cards face up to each player. The dealer receives one card face up and one face down.
- The dealer asks each player, in turn, whether they want to hit or stand.
- Base your decision on the assumption that the dealer has a card worth 10 points in the hole.
- Indicate that you want a hit by tapping the table or making a motion to beckon another card
(as if motioning someone to “come on back”). Continue until you desire no more cards.
**Note: Most casinos do not allow you to touch the cards.**
- Ifyoudon’twantahit(orarenishedhitting),indicatesobywavingyourhandbackandforthfacedown
over your cards.
- Once all players have made their decisions, the dealer reveals his hole card and hits or stands as appropriate.
- Payouts are issued based on the outcome.
Winning
If your total is higher than the dealer’s (or if the dealer busts), you win.
Payouts
- If you get Blackjack, the dealer pays you 3 to 2.
- If you and the dealer both get Blackjack, it is a push and no chips are given or taken away.
- If you have a higher total than the dealer (or the dealer busts), the dealer matches the amount of your chips.
- If you have a lower total than the dealer (or you bust), the dealer takes your chips.
Doubling Down
Youareallowedtodoubleyourbetafterreceivingyourrsttwocards.Youdothisbyplacingtheadditionalchips
next to your original bet. If you decide to do this, you receive only one additional card.
Splitting
If you receive two cards of the same number, you can split them into two separate hands. Do this by placing
anotherequalbetalongsideyourrstbet.Thedealerwillseparateyourcardsandgiveyouanadditionalcardto
make each one a complete hand by itself. You will then play each hand separately as you normally would.
Insurance
If the dealer’s face up card is an ace, he will offer players the option of buying insurance. If you choose to do so
you can then wager half your original bet (in addition to it) that the dealer does have Blackjack. If he does, your
insurance is paid 2 to 1 but your original bet is lost (meaning you break even for the hand). If he does not have
Blackjack, you lose your insurance.
Even Money
If you have Blackjack and the dealer has an ace showing, the dealer will offer you even money for your Blackjack
(instead of 3 to 2). If you do not take it and the dealer also has Blackjack, you will have a push just like normal.
How to play Blackjack How to play Roulette
The Basics
Roulette has offered glamour, mystery, and excitement
to casino-goers since the 17th century. The game is
popular in casinos worldwide in part because its rules
are relatively simple and easy-to-understand. However,
roulette offers a surprising level of depth for serious
betters. Before putting it all on black, learn the basics of
this thrilling game by reading the detailed instructions in
this article below the jump.
1. Know the equipment.
Roulette is French for “little wheel.” On this wheel are
36 numbers and a 0; on some American tables, there is
a “00.” A croupier sends a small white ball spinning that
will eventually land on one of the numbers. Bets are
placed on the table, correlating with the slots the ball
can possibly land in.
On the table are the numbers and a few other options:
1st 12 2nd 12 3rd 12
3 x columns of 12 numbers
1-18 19-36
Even Odd Black Red
2. Know the different “inside” bets.
In roulette, you have to anticipate the number or type
of pocket on which the ivory ball is going to land. To do
this, there are a range of bets you can make.
“Inside”bets,orbetsplacedonspecicnumbers,
generally have higher paying odds. You can bet:
“Straight up” betting on one number pays 35 to 1
Split betting on two numbers pays 17 to 1
“Street” betting on three numbers pays 11 to 1, three
numbers can be bet with just one chip. It can be placed
on the end of any “street” (the row of 3 numbers) on the table map.
Corner betting on four numbers pays 8 to 1, The chip lies on the intersection of the four numbers.
Six line betting on 6 numbers pays 5 to 1, the chip lies on the edge of two adjoining streets.
Additionally, for American roulette, there is the Five-number bet which covers “0,00,1,2,3” and pays 6 to 1, and the
Row 00 bet which covers 0 and 00 and pays 17 to 1.
3. “outside” bets.
Thesebetsdonotinvolvespecicnumbersandaremadeontheoutsideofthenumbermap,hencethename.
Color betting (red or black) pays 1 to 1. Even or odd betting pays 1 to 1.
Column or betting on 12 numbers pays 2 to 1 Dozen betting (1st 12, etc.) pays 2 to 1
High or low bets pay 1 to 1.
4. Realize your odds.
At every roulette table (and at every game in the casino itself), the house always has an edge. All bets at both
wheels (French or American) are paid at odds that would be true if only the 36 numbers were on the wheel. Their
advantage comes from to 0 -- and the 00 in America.[3]There are theories as to how you can improve your odds,
but they don’t work. However, there are some variants that change how the favor lies:
At American tables, the “00” slot increases the casino’s advantage even more. On a roulette table with a single
zero, the casino has an advantage of 2.7%. On a roulette table with a double zero, the casino has an advantage of
5.26%.[4]
Some French tables will employ rules that generally help out the players. The “La Partage” and “En Prison” rules
apply to outside even money bets like odds or even, black or red and low or high; they also apply when the ball
lands in the zero slot. They are similar in the sense that players only lose half of their bet, but players cannot leave
their bet on the table for another spin with the La Partage rule. If a player loses, they can collect half their bet in
the En Prison rule, or leave half their bet on the table for the next spin with the La Partage rule.

Playing the Game
1. Watch what’s happening.
For all intents and purposes, there can be no strategy to roulette. It’s pure and simple luck. Each number has the
exact same shot of popping up every time...usually.
Sometimes, dealers have habits. They might release the ball at exactly the same angle and velocity nearly every
timeduringaspecicsession.Asthedealerreleasestheball,thesamenumberspasseverytime,increasingthe
chances that the ball ends up resting on the same portion of the wheel repeatedly.
A wheel can go off-kilter. However, casinos are pretty good at spotting this. There’s really no way to tell if a wheel is
off balance unless you monitor thousands and thousands of spins.
2. Hand your chips to the dealer.
In Europe or France, this person may be called a “croupier.” In roulette, you do not play with normal casino chips. If
youdid,howwouldyouknowwhosewaswhoseafterallthebetsareplaced?Eachpersongetsaspeciccolorto
be able to differentiate between bettors. Even husbands and wives are recommended to separate.
3. Know the procedure of a round.
After the dealer clears the table and has paid the winners, play begins for the next round. He’ll pause for a bit,
giving everyone time to decide on their bets. Then, he’ll throw the ball onto the wheel and spin it. The dealer will
announce, “No more bets!” when the ball drops from the track onto the wheel.
Once the ball settles, the dealer placers a marker on the winning number (or winning chips, that is). Losing bets get
clearedoffrstandthenwinnersgetpaid.Theprocessthenrepeats.[2].
4. Place your bets.
Therstsixbetsareplacedonthepocketsnumbered0to36onthegametable.Ifyouwanttobetoncolumn,
placeyourbetsontheemptypocketunderthethreecolumns.Forthedozen,choosethepocketP12fortherst12
numbers, M 12 for the 12 middle numbers and D 12 for the last 12 numbers. Finally, when you want to bet on the
outside bets, use the red, black, even, odd, high or low pockets.
Some players like to watch the other players, either hoping the others know something they don’t or doing the
opposite of their opponents’ actions. You can try this, but it won’t improve your odds more than coincidentally.
Craps is easily the most intimidating game in the casino. The layout looks like some kind of crazy puzzle and there
are seemingly dozens of different bets, governed by complicated rules. So we’ll do our best in this lesson to make
this crash course as painless as possible.
The trick to making it easy
The trick to making craps easy is simple: Learn only what you need to know,and ignore everything else. You can
play craps by knowing just one bet, the Pass Line bet, so that’s what we’ll teach you here. You can certainly learn
all the other bets if you want (see our list of bets article), but for now the Pass Line is all you need to know.
Buying Chips
Therstthingyou’llneedischips.Justputyourcashdownonthetableandthedealerwillgiveyouchipsforit.
They don’t make change, so any money you put down will be turned into chips. But you don’t have to bet all of it.
When you’re done playing just take any chips you have left to the cashier booth to turn them back into cash. The
minimum bet for the table will be listed on a sign at the table,usually $5 or less.
Shooting the Dice
The players all take turns rolling the dice although everyone’s betting on the same roll. You’ll win or lose your bets
whether you’re the one rolling or not. And you don’t have to roll the dice if you’d rather not; when it’s your turn you
can just pass to someone else. Whoever’s rolling, they keep rolling until they roll a losing 7, known as “sevening-
out”. We’ll go over that later.
Only the Totals matter
All numbers below refer to the total of both dice. When we talk about rolling a 3, we’re never talking about getting
a 3 on one of the dice, we’re always stalking about getting a total of three on both dice. Make sure you’re clear on
that or it will get confusing....
The main bet: The Pass Line
This is the main bet in craps, and most players make it. (They also make a lot of bad bets in addition to this one,
butthere’snorulethatsaysyouhavetobetonanythingelse.)ThePassLinebethasahouseedge(casinoprot)
of only 1.41%, making it one of the better bets in the casino.
TomakethePassLinebet,rstwaituntilthedealerturnsthebighockeypuckto“OFF”,whichmeansthatanew
round is about to start. Once the puck goes to OFF, put your chip(s) on the area marked Pass Line.
(See the “A” on the picture the next page)
The shooter then picks up the dice to roll them.
TherstrollofaroundiscalledtheComeOutroll,andhere’swhathappensdependingonwhat(s)herolls:
7 or 11 You win. The shooter then rolls another Come Out roll. 2, 3, or 12 You lose.
The shooter then rolls another Come Out roll. 4,5,6,8,9,10 Enter the Point round. (more on this below) So you’re
either going to win,lose, or go to the Point round. If you win the dealer will pay you the amount of your bet. (If you’d
bet a $5 chip, they’ll give you another $5 chip.) If you lose then they’ll take your chip away.
If you didn’t win or lose right away then you go to the Point round, and the dealer turns the hockey puck to ON
and places it on the number that was rolled (4,5,6,8,9,or 10). That number is called the Point. Now you’ll win if the
shooterrollsthePointagain,andyou’llloseif(s)herollsa7rst.Rollinga7beforerollingthepointagainiscalled
sevening out.
So to summarize:
Win by rolling a 7 or 11 on the Come Out roll, or rolling the point twice.
Lose by rolling a 2, 3, or 12 on the Come Out roll, or rolling a 7 before rolling the point twice.
The Pass Line bet is the only bet you have to know for craps. You could go play craps now with what you’ve
already learned. And in fact, by just making the Pass Line bet you’ll have a better chance of winning than most
craps players, since most players make sucker bets which are just throwing money away.
How to Play Craps

Here’s a rundown of all the various bets in craps...
(A) Pass Line
This is the basic bet that most players make, and it’s actually one of the best bets on the layout, with a house edge
of only 1.41%. If you want an easy game then you can simply stick to this bet and ignore all the other bets. (Though
to get the best chances of winning, you should really learn the Free Odds bet too.)
(B) Field Bet
This wager good for ANY single roll of the dice at ANY time. The player wins even money if a 3, 4, 9, 10, or 11 is
rolled. On most tables a 2 pays double and 12 pays triple. The player loses if a 5, 6, 7, or 8 is thrown. The house
edge is a modest 2.77% -- there are better and worse bets.
(C) Come Bet
A “virtual” Pass Line bet. It’s just like the Pass Line but can be made at any time,almost ALWAYS in the middle of a
round when a point has already been established.
(D) Place Bets:
The Place Bet is basically an “on-demand Point”. The player is betting that the Placed number will roll before a 7
rolls. This bet can be made at any time, but is usually made after a point number is already established.
It’s paid as follows:
Number bet on Pays Example House Edge
4 or 10 9 to 5 a $5 bet is paid $9 6.7%
5 or 9 7 to 5 a $5 bet is paid $7 4%
6 or 8 7 to 6 a $6 bet is paid $7 1.5%
A “Buy” bet is the same as the place bet, only with a different payoff. When you Buy a point you pay a 5%
commission and are paid true odds if the bet wins (2:1 on the 4 and 10, 3:2 on the 5 and 9, and 6:5 on the 6 and 8).
The house edge on Buy bets is 4.76%, making the Buy a better deal than the Place bet on the 4 or 10, and a worse
deal on any other numbers.
Some casinos take the 5% commission only on a win In such cases the house edge for Buying the 4 or 10 is only
1.67%.
List of Craps Bets (E) Proposition Bets:
These bets can be made on any roll of the dice.
Any Craps - 2, 3, or 12 - Pays 8 to 1
Any Seven - Pays 5 to 1
Eleven - Pays 16 to 1
Ace-Deuce - Pays 16 to 1
Aces - Pays 31 to 1
Twelve - Pays 31 to 1
(F) Free Odds on the Pass Line:
After a point has been established, the player can increase a pass line bet by “taking odds”. Free Odds bets are
paid according to the TRUE ODDS of the dice, meaning that these bets carry NO HOUSE EDGE, which is why
they’re called”Free” Odds. This is the only bet in the casino where the odds aren’t against you. For any given
amount of money that you intend to bet on Craps, you want the highest percentage possible on the Free Odds.
Herein lies the reason why you should shop for a casino that offers 5X, 10X, 20X or 100X table odds!
The Free Odds bet is placed behind the pass line or original “Flat” bet. Each point number pays different odds.
The Point Payout Example
4 and 10 2 to 1 a $5 wager is paid $10
5 and 9 3 to 2 a $5 wager is paid $7
6 and 8 6 to 5 a $5 wager is paid $6
(G) Free Odds on Come Bets:
Odds on come bets can be made exactly the same way as odds on pass line bets, except that the player hands
the Odds bet to the dealer who will place it on the number rolled and on TOP of the original Flat bet. Just like the
regular Odds bet, the Odds on the Come Bet also carries no house edge.
(H) Don’t Pass Line:
Thisbetisthesameasapasslinebetonlyinreverse.Iftherstrollis7or11,theplayerloses,2or3winsand12
is a push or what is called a “Bar”(neither wins or loses). Most people bet the Pass instead of the Don’t Pass, so if
you bet the Don’t you may be viewed as an enemy by the other players. The house edge is 1.36%.
Don’t Come Bet:
Same as a Come bet only in reverse. Just as with the Don’t Pass Line, dealer will place bet behind the Don’t Come
number as it is rolled. If a 7 is rolled before the number the player wins. This player is betting with that a point
number will NOT roll before a 7 does.
Hardways
These bets win if 4, 6, 8, or 10 are thrown in pairs as pictured on the table layout. They lose when the number rolls
“Easy”(notinpairsoraspicturedonthetablelayout)ORifa7rollsrst.
Number bet on Pays Example House Edge
4 or 10 8 for 1 a $5 bet wins $40, and you don’t get your original bet back 11.1%
6 or 8 10 for 1 a $5 bet pays $50, and you don’t get your original bet back 9.09%
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