{"id":310,"date":"2012-02-15T18:11:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T18:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2012\/02\/15\/what-constitutes-a-good-bet\/"},"modified":"2012-02-15T18:11:08","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T18:11:08","slug":"what-constitutes-a-good-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2012\/02\/15\/what-constitutes-a-good-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"What constitutes a good bet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\nI have recently discovered a keno game that bet in the propper amounts the HA is 1.98%, i asked if this was a good bet, i was told no.<\/p>\n<p>\tSo my question is this if a good bet is not all about the lowest house edge, what other factors do i need to consider to make it a good bet? <\/p>\n<p>\tWhat is the difference between playing a machine with a very low house edge bet and a live game?<\/p>\n<p>\tAre certain machines considered a better play than others even if the house edge is a little bigger, such as video poker versus keno?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Replies:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Not2soon on February 15, 2012, 9:08 pm<\/p>\n<div>I do not think a bet is good unless you have a worthwhile and playable edge.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> brothelman on February 16, 2012, 1:17 am<\/p>\n<div>So not2soon is sayng that craps and bj are good bets if you have the skills to overcome the house edge?<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNow i have heard of the horsman playing pai gow for comps and time to kill,so if one of the machines has a lower house edge than pai gow, is it a better game to play for comps?<\/p>\n<p>\tPlease consider the exchange rate of comps in your answers.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> brothelman on February 16, 2012, 3:28 pm<\/p>\n<div>Yes i am sure on the odds.<\/p>\n<p>\tIt is only one chain that offers it and they are called dotties.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> the gman on February 16, 2012, 3:53 pm<\/p>\n<div>Bman<\/p>\n<p>\n\tEverything is relative i think, but both odds and decisions are important.<\/p>\n<p>\tMY wife is a plot player and she is a finger pusher so she gets 120 decisions an hour, or more, i try <br \/>\n\thave her count to 1o or 15 and that makes a world of difference if you play for 2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>\tIf i stay away from slots i am fine, i like games with not the best odds like 4 card poker or texas holdem, but i wont play alone, i look for a full table because it cuts the number of decisions down signifcantly, and therefore my expected lose. My goal is to put as little as i can at risk when i am not playing craps.<\/p>\n<p>\tI like bj with the speed count, however i find that 90% of the time when i get ahead then lose all my high bets with a count over 35, so to be honest i have gotten a little gun shy on that.<\/p>\n<p>\tJust bet the bests bet you can <\/p>\n<p>\tgman<\/p>\n<p>\tps dont forget i will be there march 3-11<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently discovered a keno game that bet in the propper amounts the HA is 1.98%, i asked if this was a good bet, i was told no. 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