Green Dice at Midnight

What is your gambling-related superstition?

It's puzzling to see some of the truly pointless things some players do to try to get a gambling device to pay off. They tap or hit screens, rub or blow smoke on them and more, hoping to conjure up a jackpot from an otherwise reluctant machine. Where anyone gets the idea that might work is beyond me.

Years ago, my friend Neil insisted that finding a craps table that offered a chance to play green dice at 12 AM

would bring good luck. We never found any, but it wouldn’t have mattered.

Aristocrat Gaming provides us with many of the most played machines on casino floors today, including the extremely popular line of Buffalo machines. The words highlighted below were taken directly from Aristocrat's web site:

All of Aristocrat’s real money gambling products are games of chance. This means that there are no playing methods or external factors that can have any effect whatsoever on whether players win or lose on a gaming machine. Each symbol that comes up is chosen randomly. It does not make a difference whether:

• You play a machine straight after someone else has had a big payout from it.

• You play a machine that has not had a big payout over a long period of time.

• You play at certain times of the day or night

• You play on certain days of the week or

• You press the buttons a certain way.

Gaming machines are designed purely to deliver a great entertainment experience for adults who enjoy games of chance.

Having said that, we understand that for some, superstitions or rituals are what makes playing fun for them. Like smoking and drinking while gambling. Some folks set themselves up quite comfortably in front of a machine, with their drink, ashtray, and cell phone positioned just so.

Far be it from us to suggest folks stop doing these things. OK, we could do without the cigarette smoke, and personally, I stopped drinking in casinos years ago after my dad was slipped a mickey in his drink following a huge winning dice session - then escorted to his room to sleep it off - minus his winnings. Yes, some of the stories you may have heard are true.

Do what makes it fun for you – but realize it’s only a game. It’s not whether you win or lose. It’s how you play. A very old saying, but truer than ever for gamblers.

Thanks for reading.

Send comments to jeff@NevadaPlayersClub.com.

More tips from Aristocrat:

> Resources Hub - Aristocrat

> All Aristocrat games and where to find them: Come Play Aristocrat

Aristocrat did not sponsor this message. As of this writing, they don’t even know we referenced them. We thank you for telling it like it is, Aristocrat.