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10-20-2014 , 12:42 PM

peking

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I just found a Sigma Derby (horseracing) machine @MGM.

Any other tips for a group of 6 other than the usual Blackjack and Craps stuff?

Thanks a lot!

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10-20-2014 , 02:46 PM

MSchu18

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MGM isn't the only one with Sigma.

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10-20-2014 , 03:10 PM

R*R

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These might be fun for a group of people. It is craps but everyone has there own seat and electronic betting monitor. You can basically fill the seats with your group. Dice are in the bubble and each player takes turns pressing the button that activates the dice. Stakes are as low as $1 I think it so can cater to different pocket books.

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10-20-2014 , 03:20 PM

Tom Bayes

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Originally Posted by MSchu18

MGM isn't the only one with Sigma.

There's a Sigma Derby machine downtown at The D.

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10-20-2014 , 03:21 PM

PeteBlow

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I've always been a sucker for Crazy 4 Poker.
Although when I say sucker, according to my MGM records, I'm actually 4k up on the thing.

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10-20-2014 , 04:07 PM

eco74

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Pai Gow Poker remains the best sit-around-and-drink-cheap table game there is.

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10-21-2014 , 01:15 AM

John Mehaffey

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Ultimate Texas Hold'em is the best table game in terms of RTP besides blackjack with good rules or full odds on 5x or better craps. Perfect play gives a theoretical house edge of .52%. The strategy is complex though and the variance is massive.

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10-21-2014 , 03:05 AM

peking

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Thanks so far everyone.

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10-21-2014 , 08:16 AM

royhobbs62

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Keno Keno Keno lol

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10-22-2014 , 09:17 PM

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golddog

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Originally Posted by peking

I just found a Sigma Derby (horseracing) machine @MGM.

Any other tips for a group of 6 other than the usual Blackjack and Craps stuff?

Thanks a lot!

A year or two ago, I was watching some guys playing that machine, trying to figure out how the betting worked and if there was a strategy. Really watching the game itself more than the players, when one of them yelled out (good-naturedly), "What a ripoff!" because his horse got taken at the wire.

Of course, this caused me to actually look at the players and realize it was Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson from Rush, who were playing the Grand Garden the next night.

Didn't notice if Neil Peart was around.

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10-22-2014 , 11:48 PM

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Gioco

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Pai Gow tiles; if you don't vary your bet, the variance is low and it's difficult to win or lose money; great drinking game and good for comps; downside: it takes a little work to learn how to play well, but you can always ask that your hand be set the house way which is sort of like optimal strategy blackjack.

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10-23-2014 , 01:47 AM

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Jim_Beam

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Originally Posted by golddog

A year or two ago, I was watching some guys playing that machine, trying to figure out how the betting worked and if there was a strategy.

I have it on good authority that there are *some* Sigma Derby machines that can be beaten. There is a version that allows betting on single horses (most of them require an exacta bet). There were overlays possible with the machines with a single horse bet and it was being hit by various advantage players over the years.

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10-23-2014 , 05:31 AM

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royhobbs62

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The Keno plus machines that had the devils is the best.. Very few left. 3-4 at The D. and one or two more in the fremont strip

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10-23-2014 , 02:03 PM

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Tall_Cool

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Originally Posted by eco74

Pai Gow Poker remains the best sit-around-and-drink-cheap table game there is.

This.

To answer the original question, did you mean games such as "pick a number between 1 & 10" or "guess which hand its in"?

If so, the answer is "rock, paper, scissors". Choosing to play "paper" is + ev.

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