When We Like To Take It Slow
We've been speaking with random people in the past couple of weeks about gambling. Yeah, go figure. On multiple occasions, the idea of gambling slowly has come up. Playing slowly is both a money management strategy and also a way to maximize comps.
We have to admit, we almost always gamble slowly and we notice our slow play mostly at the tables. This is something we've noticed when we play craps or blackjack or three card poker. We're deliberate when we play video poker, too, but that's really just because we're processing the cards and the slow play at a machine doesn't have the same effect as it does on the tables.
We play blackjack slow for similar reasons as video poker. We process the cards slowly because, frankly, we can't add. Our slow pace brings the speed of the game down enough that our money lasts a little longer if things don't go well. By staying at the table longer, we're able to accumulate more comps since we're rated by how long we play.
We're not playing so slow that we noticeably slow the game down or annoy the other players. However, the few hands less we play per hour, the less advantage the casino has on us. So, if the casino has a 5% edge in a game we may bring that down to 4% by playing a little slower than most. We're not changing things drastically, but every little bit helps the pocket or the players club card.
For what it's worth, when we play three card poker, we don't look at our cards until everyone else has played their hand. If we look at them at all. That's just our superstition. When we play craps, we set the dice in a forward arrow (two 3's) when we shoot. Many players take time to do this, so this isn't so out of the ordinary.
We don't gamble just to receive freebies and we wouldn't change how we play just for comps, but we'll take them when they're offered. Have you noticed yourself changing the way you play for comps or other external reasons?
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