"Seeing this, someone nearby couldn't help but sneer, 'Young man, there's no such thing as a free lunch that falls from the sky twice!'"
Before he finished speaking, several other gamblers chimed in.
"That's right! You think you can get rich with a few hundred dollars? Dream on!"
"Do you think you're the gambler Chen Xiaodao? Winning millions with a few hundred? Heh heh~"
"Shoeshine boy, hurry up and lose it all and get lost!"
"Get him!!! Bet big and go all in on him!"
"..."
I paid no mind to the remarks made by this group of vicious gamblers.
Because: The wise do not argue with the foolish!
In the eyes of us tricksters, everyone who enters a casino, unless they are in the same line of work, is treated as a fool!
After the noisy chatter subsided...
"Alright, everyone~ Place your bets... roll, roll!"
"One, one, two, a small total!"
The moment the dice cup was revealed, everyone stared at me, dumbfounded. Their expressions shifted from shock to eagerness.
Their gazes and demeanor were as if they were looking at a voluptuous beauty, wishing they could devour me on the spot!
They never imagined that I would hit the mark again!
And this time, I had bet on one of the two specific numbers with the highest payout!
In Sic Bo, apart from triples (all dice showing the same number), the payouts for totals from 4 to 17 are all different.
Among these, the probabilities of rolling a 4 and a 17 are the lowest.
Therefore, the payouts for these two specific numbers are the highest.
I bet on 12 earlier and got paid six to one. Now, what do you think the odds are for hitting a 4?
The answer is a tenfold payout for 12, which is sixty to one!
In other words, my seven hundred dollars in chips have now multiplied to forty-two thousand!
I went from hundreds to tens of thousands in just one round.
The moment the dealer pushed the chips, symbolizing real money, towards me...
Instantly, the gazes and attitudes of those who had mocked me earlier changed.
Fawning! Extreme flattery and subservience!
Although I hadn't reached Chen Xiaodao's level yet, for gamblers, luck is something they flock to whoever possesses it. As long as they can latch on, they're sure to soar!
Even if they can't eat the meat, it's fine to at least have a sip of the broth, right?
In the blink of an eye, these gamblers were offering me cigarettes and water, having discarded all shame in their pursuit of winnings!
They belittled me and then expected me to carry them?
In the past, I would have definitely refused, but...
At this very moment tonight, I had no choice but to agree!
It's easy to start a fight, but difficult to exit gracefully!
If I didn't offer some benefits to these gamblers, and the floor managers and supervisors were alerted, they would surely turn on me and kick me while I was down.
Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!
Although gamblers may seem insignificant, they can be of great use at critical moments.
So, I accepted their overtures and signaled them to follow my lead.
After paying out the chips, the dealer began to roll the dice again.
Perhaps sensing something unusual about me, before rolling, the dealer subtly signaled a passing waiter, hinting for someone to be called over.
After the dice were placed in the cup, all the gamblers were asking me what to bet on.
This time, instead of betting everything on a specific number like the previous two times, I scattered two thousand dollars in chips on "Small."
I didn't believe it, I didn't believe that this dealer would be so fair and just that he would let me win three times in a row before calling for help.
He would definitely cheat!
This was my most genuine feeling.
After I placed my bet, almost everyone else unhesitatingly and eagerly followed my lead and bet on "Small."
After placing their bets, they began to frantically urge the dealer to open the cup.
Glancing at the chips on the table, which had clearly tilted in one direction, the dealer's eyes flickered slightly.
Dealers get rich through commissions. He knew very well that if "Small" was indeed rolled, the casino would lose tens of thousands of chips, and he would also lose a percentage of his commission.
Just as the dealer's lips parted to say, "Place your bets," I heard an extremely faint rolling sound from inside the dice cup.
As expected! All crows are black!
The numbers changed! The numbers in the dice cup had changed!
At this moment...
Without a second thought, I picked up the remaining forty thousand dollars in chips and placed them on the specific number "15."
Seeing this, the dealer's face immediately fell as he said, "Sir, I already said place your bets..."
Before the dealer could finish, I interrupted him, "According to casino regulations, 'place your bets' called before the dice are revealed in dice games is to give customers time to think and bet!"
"But when 'place your bets' is called at the moment of revealing, it must be followed by the reveal!"
"You called 'place your bets' and then didn't reveal the dice immediately; you violated the rules first!"
Upon hearing this, the dealer was stunned.
"You..."
He stammered for a long time, finally saying resentfully, "This is the last time."
To prevent anyone else from following suit, as soon as he finished speaking, the dealer coldly shouted, "Come, place your bets~ roll... roll!"
The moment the words fell, the dice cup was revealed.
4-5-6, a total of 15, Big.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it..."
This was the first thing the gamblers exclaimed after the dealer revealed the dice.
Anyone with eyes could see that something was fishy about this round!
And the culprit was that dealer!
The dealer himself knew it clearly. Although he was aware that doing so would attract suspicion, he had to do it.
At a smaller scale, this was a struggle for hundreds of thousands in profit.
At a larger scale, this concerned the casino's authority.
The payout for the specific number 15 was 17 to 1.
The dealer would rather pay me 17 times my forty thousand chips than let everyone follow me and profit because he understood a principle.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered!
Those who stand up to challenge the casino's authority end up lying down.
As for the chips? Don't even think about it! If the casino doesn't make you vomit everything you've gained and then some, it's not a casino.
So, in his eyes, I was already a sitting duck, ripe for the plucking.
Just as the dealer reached out to pay me my chips individually, while all the other gamblers were angrily cursing him for being shameless...
A man, ordinary in appearance but with eyes as sharp as a falcon's, walked over and replaced him at the dealer's position.
As soon as he took his place, the man politely smiled and said, "My apologies, everyone! According to my colleague, there was a slight issue with the dice set just now."
"To express our apologies, I've decided to consider the previous round a draw, refund all the chips, and start a new game. I trust you all won't object?"