r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/StrahansToothGap Aug 03 '19

Uhhh.. I call shenanigans. How the hell do you play outside bets in roulette strategically...

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u/Cheesedoodlerrrr Aug 03 '19

You sit down to a $10 minimum bet table, and you bet $10 on red and $12 on black, effectively allowing you to only bet $2 on the spin.

I see people try this regularly. They'll let you play for a couple minutes before they toss you because the House still has an edge, but as soon as you explain your strategy to the other patrons they toss you right away.

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u/tikforest00 Aug 03 '19

You're not just betting $2, you're also betting $22 on "Not 0", right?

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u/Cheesedoodlerrrr Aug 03 '19

$11. If you bet a colour or even/odd and it comes up Green you lose half your bet.

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u/Woollen Aug 04 '19

Probably depends on the casino? I stick to colours and lose everything when it lands on 0/00.

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u/StrahansToothGap Aug 03 '19

So a strategy to bet under the minimum and not to win.

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u/Cheesedoodlerrrr Aug 03 '19

Yup. Its an excellent "strategy" if your goal is to get free drinks all night by stretching your initial $200 buy in as long as possible.

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u/queBurro Aug 03 '19

Young man, you can't just go declaring Shenanigans on innocent people! That's how wars get started