Monday, July 7, 2014

Commentary | Casino and Government

Being acquainted with corruption, we know that that Lady Justice does not wear a blindfold but a special set of glasses tinted by the almighty dollar.

Lady Justice Sees Money

The 6 articles below, on casino and government, point to this ugly truth.

It is discouraging for gamblers to know that the government takes the casino's side

More on XingCai's Webpage.



Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Commentary|Hot Hand Exposed

Hot Hand Illustration

Hot hand is a Western believe that once a streak happens, it will likely continue. This was attributed to NBA legend Walt Frazier.

As far a we know we had believed in dragons (hot streaks) for ages. When there is a dragon on the baccarat table in Genting, we could not even squeeze in to place our bet. For our Western readers' knowledge, bets can be place even if you are not a seated player of the table.

Behavioral science had found the answer to this universal behavior of gamblers. It is such an old paradigm that even ancient monkeys believe and practice it.

More on XingCai's Webpage.



Saturday, June 28, 2014

Commentary|Casino Fuel Pawnshop's Growth

Pawnshops side by side in Singapore

Is the loan shark or the legalized form, called the pay-day-loan shops in UK, any different from the pawnshop? Here in Malaysia we scorned on both. No matter how the media attempts change the public's opinion, I believe Malaysian will still think that both the pawnshop and the pay-day-loan firm will be ranked as low as the scumbag. It is good that XingCai manage to use recent news to expose them. Look at the picture on the right. Since it is only in our neighborhood we know that they are noting but scum.

More on XingCai's Webpage.



Friday, June 27, 2014

Commentary | Casinos Are Spoilsport

casino max bet

Ben Affleck had history of card counting. Dana White gets branded as one. William Hill ban for reasons unknown. Advantage players are a great threat to casino.

All the time we suspected that the casino is kiasu but can't prove it. Kiasu literally means "fear of losing". The context is usually used when someone chickens out on a wager. Now three cases within a month are good enough to show that the casino is "kiasu".

Using casino kiasu (cowardice) as an appendix to Tip 10 of SavySeph's 36 Casino Gambling Tips is great! I thought this website would be inactive once all tips had been revealed. I guess it will see some activities with news to supplement the tips.

Actually, I do have a supplementary page for SavySeph's 36 Casino Gambling Tips. I will cover it in my coming blog.

SavySeph not only show casino's kiasu but also their spoilsport attitude on Her Webpage.



Saturday, June 14, 2014

Commentary | Unshuffled Cards Used at Casinos

I thought using unshuffled cards would be a party for gamblers. I never thought such things existed but there were two cases for the past 3 years. It is just like betting on tie for baccarat. The event will not come for a long time but when it come you get a few more occurrences.

This sounds like a fun time for the dragon raiders especially for those who spotted the card sequence. It was like 41 wins in a row for the last case.

Golden Nugget Unshuffled Card Game.

As with most parties, there is always a party pooper. The court ruling was way out of line. If this were to happen in Malaysia, most of us will cry - CORRUPTION! XingCai had a few interesting critique.

More on XingCai's Webpage.



Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Commentary|Soccer Bookies Recruits Students as Junkets

FIFA 2014 logo.

The lion share of the gaming and wagering industry is dominated by the sports betting segment. As the FIFA kicks off this Friday, bookies continued to recruit students as their junkets. XingCai covered two cases of bookmakers roping students as agents in Malaysia and Thailand. I had given her some background about Malaysia to help her in covering the Malaysian case.

Football fever is here. The bookies must have recruited agents like crazy. These agents are now spamming our forum with links to betting sites. Soon the thread will be talking football. I look forward to tips and comments from decembergod. His unorthodox choice is always entertaining. The best part is most of his choices were winners.

As you guys know, I don't bet ball because I don't even watch football. Without any knowledge of the team, it is hard to make a reasonable bet. To some extent, I will not get the overconfidence syndrome most sports bettors do. My advice is to watch it when you place your bets with a lion's heart.

Pay attention also to the American Psychiatric Association's guidelines. Once you go overboard there is no turning back unless you are willing to let whysee (our rehab guy) help you.

XingCai's article is very timely for this FIFA World Cup season. She looked at traps sport bettors fell into for the past season and I was able to highlight two of the pitfalls above. More on XingCai's Webpage.



Friday, June 6, 2014

Commentary|Ban on Advantage Players Abused

William Hill Bans Gambler

In my previous blog, I foresee that gambling operators will weed out the winners because it is a good policy to reduce exposure to high risk elements.

I am impressed with XingCai's ability to see that casino's cowardice is part and parcel of the industry's business operation.

Following this line of thought, XingCai examine the impact of this policy should it be practiced across the board. Her conclusions were remarkable.

More on XingCai's Webpage.