This weekend went to Halifax for Dyker’s wedding. Really great time - good ceremony and great meal at Alderney Landing and it was really good to see Adam and Erin again. Stayed in Jennie’s apartment Friday and drove back Saturday after the supper and got in around midnight.
Had to rush around an hour before the wedding and get a shirt that actually fit me.
Played some craps at the casino Friday night and won $11.50! Despite Olivia and Jennie’s insistence that I play a ‘field’ bet every throw , which I did twice and actually won despite the odds:
Field bet: This is a one time bet that the next roll will be a 2,3,4,9,10,11, or 12. The 3,4,9,10, and 11 pay even money and the 2 and 12 pay 2-1. In some casinos, largely confined to downtown Las Vegas, the 12 will pay 3-1. Some casinos pay on 5 instead of the 9. If the 12 pays 2-1 the house edge is 5.56%, if the 12 pays 3-1 the house edge is 2.78%. On the surface this seems like a great bet because 7 numbers win and only 4 lose. However the 4 that lose are much more likely to be rolled.
The poker tables were out of control. Huge lines to play the 5/10 and the 15/30 table was full. WAY too much money for me, too bad they can’t afford to pay dealers with the rake at any lower limits.