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dealers call it their signature. Anyway, I
took his advice, covering seven adjacent numbers and until the Pit Boss
had him taken off after I started staking twenty-five dollars on each of
the numbers (having increased from only 2 dollars), this genius touched
down as precisely as a jet on autopilot.
In France, where the dealers are greedy
for tips, the older heads are amazingly accurate, spinning slowly to boost
their modest salaries. In the better casinos in united states, I have
found that even though tipping is banned and so the loyalty of the dealer
cannot be bought, many of the older / more experienced dealers do spin
neighbours. In some cases, this is down to a signature spin but some take
a pride in accuracy to relieve the boredom of spinning for hours each day.
I spoke to a sharp guy of about
thirty-five who told me he loved predicting where the next spin would land.
He was unable to deliver a neighbour bet by intent. His signature spin was
about 25% too long so that the ball landed predictably but not close to
the previous number. That is equally useful - and indeed is better because
to Inspectors and Pit Bosses, it is less obvious from the number boards
that the dealer is spinning into a signature than if the last six numbers
have been 34, 17, 22, 22, 5 and 34.
One reason why most players do not
believe the concept of neighbour or signature betting is ignorance! Their
idea of five close numbers is 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. These are scattered
round the wheel and are not neighbours at all. To read a number board and
interpret what is happening is essential. It means knowing where the
numbers are on the wheel. From this ... » read more |
