Avoid Cross Betting in Roulette

The simplest bets in roulette involve a single wager on one or more numbers. But roulette is a game in which multiple wagers can be placed. These different wagers can cover different sets of mutually exclusive numbers. Or the different wagers can cover certain numbers common to the wagers. The second type of wagers is referred to as cross betting. This raises the question as to which type of wager is more beneficial. This article provides certain tips about cross betting.

At the outset all roulette players must understand that no matter how they wager their expected average return remains the same. If they wager on fewer numbers they are less likely to win but will win larger amounts if they do so. If they wager on larger numbers they are more likely to win but will win smaller amounts. In either case their expectation remains the same.

Now let us see what happens in the case of cross betting in European Roulette. A simple example of cross betting is wagering $10 on Red Numbers and $10 on Odd Numbers. There are 18 Red Numbers and 18 Odd Numbers, but a more detailed grouping is required. The first group contains numbers that are both Red and Odd, of which there are 10. The second group contains numbers that are Red but not Odd, of which there are 8. The third group contains numbers that are Odd but not Red, of which there are 8. The fourth group contains numbers that are neither Red nor Odd, of which there are 11. The last group includes the number ‘‘0’’.

If a number from the first group is called the player will win both bets and win $20. If a number from the second or the third group is called then the player will win one bet and lose the other and end up quits. If a number from the fourth group is called then the player loses both bets and loses $20. In summary the player win $20 on 10 numbers; loses $20 on 11 numbers and ends up quits on 16 numbers. By suitable choice of cross betting the player can increase the percentage cover in which he is quits and wins and loses on few numbers only.

Whereas this prevents the player from losing often it also restricts him to winning occasionally. A person who has this objective should not really be playing roulette at all. A player engages in roulette because he enjoys the thrill of taking risks. He does not wager because he wants to hedge risks. It has been said before, and it cannot be overstated, that the amount spent on wagering should be treated like the amount spent on an evening out. The objective is to have a good time. Cross betting takes away from the enjoyment. The simplest way to ensure that you do not lose more than you can afford is to set wagering limits and adhere to them.

Many online casinos offer wagering contests in roulette. In these contests cross betting is explicitly or implicitly prohibited and can lead to disqualification. A player can wager $50 on Red and $50 on Black and almost all the time end up quits. He will lose only when ‘‘0’’ is called. In this way, with a limited bankroll, he can register large amounts of wagers. This is clearly against the spirit of the contest and online casinos clamp down heavily on such wagering.

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* October 2011 *

Donald Trump; US should legalize Internet gambling :

The real estate mogul and founder of an Atlantic City casino company says the United States should legalize Internet gambling. The company that bears his name, Trump Entertainment Resorts, is moving forward with plans to establish an online betting venture as soon as it’s legal.

The company says it wants to get in on the ground floor of the Internet gambling business, and is close to selecting a joint venture partner to run an online gambling operation. The idea is to be well placed and ready to go as soon as such activity is legalized in the United States.

"It should be approved here," Trump told The Associated Press on Thursday. "An awful lot of money is leaving the U.S. that should and could stay in this country." Trump Entertainment, which includes Donald Trump and daughter, Ivanka, and the Avenue Capital hedge fund, would own 10 percent of the new venture. Donald Trump said the key to success in the online gambling market is having the best brand.

"We think we have the hottest brand there is, the Trump brand, my personal brand," he said. "We think it’’s going to do phenomenally well."

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Trump Entertainment said it has "determined that such a joint venture represents the most advantageous way for the company to participate in opportunities in online gaming at minimal cost to the company."

No cost estimates were given, and Robert Griffin, the company’s CEO, declined to comment Thursday. But in March, after Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill passed by New Jersey lawmakers that would have allowed Internet betting solely within New Jersey’’s borders, Griffin said the money lost to offshore operators should benefit New Jersey.

The law would have made New Jersey the first state in the nation to allow Internet betting.

"Currently, millions of Americans engage in online gaming with illegal offshore operators, and do so with no oversight, no regulation or no consumer protections," Griffin said at the time."It makes sense for the state of New Jersey to regulate this activity, enforce strict standards to ensure games are fair and safe, and in turn be able to collect tax revenue instead of having those dollars and the jobs they support leaving New Jersey and going illegally overseas."

Christie said he vetoed the law fearing it was unconstitutional and could lead to an explosion of betting parlours throughout the state. By law, gambling in New Jersey is restricted to Atlantic City.

But a New Jersey lawmaker is asserting that individual states have the legal right to offer in-state Internet gambling within their own borders.

State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, wrote in July to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asserting that New Jersey and all other states can legally offer online betting within their borders.

Lesniak said he will introduce legislation in November to address the main concerns expressed by Christie.

The filing said the company, Donald and Ivanka Trump, and Avenue Capital have signed an agreement authorizing the joint venture once it becomes legal, and that prohibits any of them from seeking other online gambling ventures through May 2012.

Atlantic City is in the midst of a nearly five-year revenue slump brought on by increasing competition from casinos in neighbouring states, and worsened by the continuing unsteady economy.

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* September 2011 *

Player wins over $1 million at Washington casino

16 September 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Rocket Gaming Systems®® is pleased to announce that its popular Gold Series®® line of Class II games has awarded yet another million dollar winner. On September a lucky player was awarded a Gold Series top progressive prize of $1,031,668.98 while playing Rocket’’s Golden Sunrise®® video game. The win occurred at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington.

This marks the 6th Gold Series top progressive prize awarded in 2011 and the 12th overall since the game was introduced in 2009. The Gold Series line has now awarded more than half a billion dollars in prizes. The Gold Series currently consists of nine video titles and seven stepper titles, with new titles being released frequently. Providing players with unique and entertaining themes along with wide range of bonus round displays, the Gold Series has become one of the most popular Class product lines in the industry.

Rocket Gaming Systems ®® is a federally recognized trademark of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Business Development Authority, an economic business enterprise of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Rocket has been providing linked interactive electronic gaming systems and player stations for more than 15 years. Rocket was among the first, and remains a leading, Class II manufacturer with the technology to offer wide area progressive prizes and is considered to operate the most technologically advanced Class II system in the market.

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One punter is celebrating after landing a ££1.5 million windfall on a slot machine in the UK.

The unnamed gambler tried his luck on the King Cashalot game, which is one of 37 titles designed and operated by Microgaming Progressive Jackpot Network.

He won on a slot machine housed in a branch of bookmakers Ladbrokes and is the latest to win on a network that has so far paid out more than €€285 million (££250 million) to some 8,000 victors. Mike Hebden, head of casino at Microgaming, revealed his delight at yet another millionaire being created by a slot machine. "It is so exciting when this happens and I am extremely proud that the player is paid in one single payment, rather than an annuity," he added.

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* August 2011 *

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