Does anyone play Let it Ride at the Greek or Bet Jam?

capitalist pig · 03-08-07, 10:44 PM

I have accounts a bookmaker and bet jam, and the 1st thing I always do is block access to the casino.

I will drive the few hours to Biloxi if I want to play table games.

later

Ganchrow · 03-08-07, 11:00 PM

Originally posted by robmpink

Does anyone else play these games there? Yes I know it is a death sentence to play in online casinos. If so, you may want to reconsider. They have piss poor odds if you hit a royal straight flush 200-1 and a straight flush 100-1. The true casino odds found in ALL land based casinos and the majority of other online books that ise the DGS casino software (5 Dimes, Bet Cris, Skybook, Nine, Etc.) 1,000-1 for a royal straight flush and 200-1 for a straight flush. This is one thing I would have never expected from this operation. Just a heads up.

Actually, according to Wizard of Odds the 200-1/100-1/40-1 game has a lower house edge than the 1000-1/200-1/50-1 game (3.0291% vs. 3.5057%). Even though on this occasion he didn't get these particular figures from me, I still trust the guy.

The reason for the difference is that the Greek pays out 15-1 for a boat, and 9-1 for a flush. versus 11-1 and 8-1 respectively on the other pay table.

jjgold · 03-09-07, 07:08 AM

all those games are rigged, don't waste your time.

slash · 03-09-07, 07:38 AM

Let It Ride was a nice bonus hunting game at Cryptologic in the past, as your full risked amount counted towards wagering even though you withdrew part of your bets. Still, the house edge might have overcome this advantage.

robmpink · 03-11-07, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by Ganchrow

Actually, according to Wizard of Odds the 200-1/100-1/40-1 game has a lower house edge than the 1000-1/200-1/50-1 game (3.0291% vs. 3.5057%). Even though on this occasion he didn't get these particular figures from me, I still trust the guy.

The reason for the difference is that the Greek pays out 15-1 for a boat, and 9-1 for a flush. versus 11-1 and 8-1 respectively on the other pay table.

I plat at BetJam and they only pay the normal 11-1 and 8-1. I see your point with the increased odds at the greek, but BetJam doesn't do this.

Ganchrow · 03-11-07, 09:40 PM

Originally posted by robmpink

I plat at BetJam and they only pay the normal 11-1 and 8-1. I see your point with the increased odds at the greek, but BetJam doesn't do this.

So that would imply the BetJam house edge is about 4.2428%.

Ganchrow · 03-11-07, 09:52 PM

Originally posted by slash

Let It Ride was a nice bonus hunting game at Cryptologic in the past, as your full risked amount counted towards wagering even though you withdrew part of your bets. Still, the house edge might have overcome this advantage.

You'd certainly have been better off laying your money on Crypto's slightly positive expectation (including their cash back) game. I have no idea if they still offer it.

Remember that the best strategy to maximize expected return when bonus hunting and playing a game + strategy of given house edge (assuming the house has the edge) and max bet is to maximize your chances of losing your entire deposit+bonus as quickly as possible.

This means that even if after withdrawing your bets, Let It Ride offered odds identical to Baccarat (let's say) you'd still be better off with Baccarat because all your money would play on each and every hand and hence you'd expect a larger probability of quickly losing your entire stake.