It’s been 12 months since I last played craps at the casino. Wow how time flies. Regular listeners will know that I promised myself I wouldn’t gamble at the casino until my house renovations were complete. However it’s Christmas time and work friends wanted to go to casino. So what can I do. Peer pressure got me there today. I’ve never played roulette before. Never. And my work friends wanted to show me how. So what the heck, I’ll give it go. Bought in $200 on a $5 table. And the dealer...

Each year we host a Halloween party and 2019 was no different. This will be the 3rd year since introducing playing craps at the party. Well the Halloween party was a hit. Had 12 people around the table and a couple in the wings that had to watch as there was no more space left. The 3rd shooter went on a hot roll and hit 4 points and multiple numbers. Rolled for about 45 mins and I called the game before he could seven out. The other players where happy winning but really wanted to throw the...

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It’s been a long time since I checked in. 10 months in fact. It’s been one massive year for me so far. I’m still on my craps journey, just not at the casino this year yet. It’s a self imposed exile. Here’s why. I’m renovating our old house to turn it into a rental and have promised myself and the wife, no casino until it’s done. This gives me an incentive and reward to go when I’m done. That was in January this year, and it’s now mid October. The time is getting away from me. I’d moved...

Casino : Treasury Brisbane $400 buy in 12ft half table SL-2 4 players It was our work Christmas party and rather than just stand around and talk rubbish to each other I thought I’d bring out my A1 sized craps layout that I printed for just betting practice on the kitchen table. You can download a PDF of it from my website. I have a set of dice and stash of old chips that I keep at work. So I quickly had 6 people now learning how to play craps. And several others looking on. I gave...

We just had our annual Halloween party. And this year I was able to use the full table that I’ve talked about in previous podcasts and posts. Photo is below. Last year was just a makeshift half table. See episode 53 for all about that one and some photos. With space for up to 10 players I was gearing up for a big craps session. We had quite a few new players from last year. And those that played last year were very keen but needed a refresher course. I am still trying to work out the best...

Well once again I have to start off by saying that I’ve been stopped from getting to the Casino over the last few weeks by my daily grind of family and work commitments. They come first. And I come last. Such is life. I know I’m not the only one. I’ve been told it happens to all of us. However I have not been idle by any means with my Craps Journey. I have a few photos to share (see below), as I have spent considerable time to put together my Craps Table which was stuck in storage for...

$300 buy in 12ft full table SL-3.5 (hook) 12 players I promised myself I’d get to play Craps this week after 3 months off. And play Craps I did. For the grand total of 30mins. I couldn’t escape from work at 2pm as I’d hoped to see the table get opened. But as I suspected I was getting pestered by folks that can’t seem to do their own jobs, so expect me to assist them with constant hand holding. That’s a gripe for another day. Anyway I ended up showing up at the casino at 3:55pm and...

Well it’s been ages since I’ve got to the craps table. 3 months approximately. I’m getting withdrawal symptoms for sure. The biggest issue is that my local casino has reduced the craps table hours yet again. No more craps at lunch time on Friday for me. The table doesn’t open until 2pm now. Which makes it really hard for me to get to the casino during the mid afternoon. They have also closed Sunday totally. So it’s only Friday night and Saturday night now. I’ve had to console myself with...

Show notes: Heavy’s Axis Power Craps forum Seth Theobeau’s Target 3 Play (book) Lee Evans – Playing The Empire for Fun and for Profit A Gambler’s Guide to Baccarat

It’s time to finally show off my craps table. I’ve had it for 6 months leaning up against a wall in a spare room in the house, and have not been able to set it up and use it, since it’s far to heavy to move into place for one person. This is the first time it’s been horizontal and I thought I’d capture one roll on film before I cut it up to be a portable craps table instead. Which is what I wanted in the first place, but unfortunately the Chinese manufacturer didn’t give me what I asked...

I’ve mentioned before that I use Target 3 Play in Baccarat and as the basis for my Craps play as well. Thanks to Seth Theobeau for the inspiration and knowledge he freely shares on his blog about Target Betting. I suggest you read his whole blog from beginning to end. I did. http://targetbetting.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/introducing-3-play-its-not-as-much-fun.html Let me know if you’d like to see more of these instructional type videos. Enjoy

Casino : Treasury Brisbane $150 buy in 12ft half table SR-6 6 players 3V set It’s been 6 weeks since I’ve had time to indulge in my Craps. I wasn’t going to miss today for anything. Even just watching would be ok. Arrived at 3pm to find the 1/2 table full again. Which is good because I want it full all the time to prove to casino management that they should not put the table back in storage. I just watched for a bit because I could see a longish hand in flight and enjoy a good...

$300 buy in 12ft half table SR-2.5 3 players 3V set Been another couple of weeks between craps games. So I was itching to play. Showed up at 3pm to make sure that the table regulars had bled out and left from a 12pm opening time. Sure enough they had all left. With one remaining and not many chips left to go. Had a great session today where I was playing all sorts of plays, when the need arose. Playing both dark side and right side. Shoot It Alls One hit can’t miss play on...

Casino : Treasury Brisbane $400 buy in 12ft half table SR-2 3 players 3V set It’s been 1 month since I last got to the casino and since I’ve also practiced. I’m surprised at how quickly you lose your edge without practice. Today I was all over the place. Struggled to set fast and hit my landing spot. Was never ahead today. And couldn’t believe my play. Both times laying odds against don’t pass on 4 and then 10 got knocked off. Had 4 hands today. 3 PPSO and had a 23 roll (got...

Casino : Treasury Brisbane $400 buy in 12ft half table SR-1 3 players 3V set Well I finally after 10 week hiatus got back to the casino. And wouldn’t you know it. The half table was full of regulars. I have learned not to stick around and wait. So I sought out the $1 mini baccarat computer terminal. Put in $300 and in short order after 20 mins cashed out at $405 just betting player using target 3 play system. Went back to the craps game to find just 2 players left and SR-1 open,...

Forgive me box man, for I have sinned. It’s been over 5 weeks since my last craps session at the casino. 😉 I only get such a small window of opportunity and when work and family get in the way then my hobby takes a back seat. I must admit I’m missing it. I haven’t been idle though. I built a better practice rig including some rubber diamonds for the back wall and with a small add on piece, it can take a proper 8ft single dealer layout. I will add some pics of it soon. This was very much...

This question was asked over at Heavy’s Power Axis Craps forum recently. So I thought I would participate with my own. Feel free to share your story with me, and post a comment below. My story is not as elaborate as how others found their way to become craps fans. It was 1992 in Brisbane Australia and I’d just finished high school and turned 18. My family had no history or interest in gambling at all. They never went Casino or played pokies. Just lotto occasionally. However I was always...

Casino : Treasury Brisbane $300 buy in 12ft half table SL-3 3 players 3V set At last showed up and there was a spot at the craps table. Player at SO and SL-1 I moved into SL-3 spot. I have yet to see a really cold table but today was the day. Those 2 guys were shocking with the dice. I tried to get them to play dark side with me but they wouldn’t have it. They kept putting up $22 inside or $32 across. Only to lose it all on PSO or PPSO I was doing $10 DP and $6 six and...

Casino : Treasury Brisbane Another week, another full half craps table. I refuse to squeeze in, so 5 players per half on a 12 ft table is all they can take. I learned that judging by player chips I can sort of tell if anyone is going to tank and leave the table. The trouble is the regulars (like me) come in on Friday afternoon and they have a bad habit of going to the ATM and getting more money. So they leave a couple of dollars in the rack and disappear for 5 mins, and come back with...

Casino : Treasury Brisbane $150 buy in 12ft half table SO-L 2-4 players 3V set Finally showed up and the craps table was open with just one player on it, he was at SL1. I don’t like SL3 and SL2 was to close to him. So I took SO on the left side. Only had $150 on me today as I didn’t have time to get more from my hidden casino stash before I left the house this morning. My nearly adult kids are dying to find my hidden stash of $100 notes. Haven’t played with a small bankroll for a...

Casino : Treasury Brisbane Showed up at the casino for my normal Friday session at around 12:30pm (the table opens at 12pm) and all the regulars were there with the half table full. No spots. Looks like they were totally settled in so rather than wait for someone to leave and not get any action in my limited 1 hour window, I headed to the mini baccarat computer terminals. They are spread around the casino and even on different floors. All connected up to a centralised live dealer. I chose...

Casino: Treasury $380 buy in 12ft half table SR1 4 players 3V set Finally after 3 weeks of not being able to get on the table I showed up and there was a spot. I was happy. The last couple of weeks, the USS Ronald Regan was docked in the port of Brisbane, giving thousands of American sailors some well earned shore leave, and I haven’t been able to get a spot at the craps table. It’s been packed. Only had to wait a few mins before I got the dice. I needed to tip toe in to test the...

Casino : Treasury Brisbane $300 buy in Mini Baccarat Target 3 Play Well I was surprised again this week to show up and the craps was in table in full swing. Not as busy as last week. But 12ft half table was full. I refuse to squeeze in between players. No matter that I only get 1 hour and 1 opportunity to play each week. It cramps my throw and I’m there to play live what I practice. The other players were regulars. With 2 newbies. I knew the new players wouldn’t last long based on...