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Downtown craps player, playing the Don't

Discussion in 'Introduce Yourself!' started by Stan Lee, Aug 20, 2018.

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  1. Stan Lee

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    I just joined a few days ago, mid August 2018. I have been there six times so far this year, and I have four more trips planned. Being 75 minutes away by air makes it much easier. I have done a ton of research reading websites and watching YouTube videos about the best restaurants and hotels for my purposes. I am glad to have found this particular message board with its more informed members. I would love to find others to hang out with when I am in town. While I am not a dive bar kind of guy, I stay and play downtown mostly because I am serious about my craps and that's where the best odds are.
     
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  2. Richard Alpert

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    Welcome to the Board! :D

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  4. charlestfuller

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    Stan Lee plays the don't huh?.....haha Welcome to the board!
     
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    Welcome to the board.
    I love playing craps myself and it’s always fun playing with friends but I really don’t think I could go to a table with someone to play knowing we were going to be betting opposites. I like the camaraderie of the game too much. I can’t high five or fist bump you when the seven comes and I’ve got the box numbers bulked up.
     
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    Welcome!

    I have no problem with "don't" players as long as they are not any more obnoxious than I may be... I will talk to them but I will also celebrate with the other players on the "right" side of the bets when I win!

    The "don't" is a better bet and I do realize that ALL of us are playing against the House, not the dealers or the other players.
     
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  7. Stan Lee

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    It's possible for the pass line and Don't players to both make money at the same time as long as enough numbers are rolled, but I get your point, no pun intended. That's why I usually play on my own unless whomever I am with is willing to to go dark side.
     
  8. Stan Lee

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    I have learned since my second week of playing not to openly celebrate, but if someone is in my face about playing the Don't, or is openly rooting for me to lose, I will give as good as I get, and probably more
     
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    Spidey Sense.
     
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  10. Stan Lee

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    With great power comes great responsibility.
     
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  11. LoveDowntownVegas

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    welcome! i too love DTLV, but I dont play the dont.. unless i'm drunk, which is a lot.
     
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    When I play the don't I like to scream John Elway before every roll. :)
     
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  13. Stan Lee

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    I like to ask, "What movie co-stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman?"
     
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  14. Stan Lee

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    Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone.
     
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    lol
     
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    I play craps downtown, but I am the "$200 buy in, drink and fuck around with it" type better. The second I take gambling TOO serious, is the second when it becomes not fun.
     
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    Why do people care if you play the don't?
    Just another example of why I can't stand some table games - people getting up in your business for no good reason.
     
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  19. Stan Lee

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    I'm flying in this afternoon August 20th until Friday, if anyone is around
     
  20. Stan Lee

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    It's strange to me also, but that's superstition for you. Speaking of not minding your own business, last trip I was at the Golden Gate buying $100 worth of chips. If you do it before noon, you get $10 in match play. I said I wasn't playing, just buying chips. Some guy at the table freaked out at me for buying chips and not playing. He didn't know about the match play. He was even yelling at me. I said, "Does it really bother you?" He replied that it did. "Too f****** bad for you."
     
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