Money Management
"Every Gambler I have ever met experienced or novice, all say the same two things: One is to expand his Wins and Two, is to limit his Losses.
With this in mind every strategy to be successful, must incorporate a system of Money Management. Any Player who makes Random decisions about how much to bet, when to raise or decrease his bet and when to quit, may turn out to be an occasional winner, but the odds are very much against them. To come away with the Most Wins , or the Least Losses, these decisions must be made well in advance of any form of Betting or Gambling Session. Money Management is controlled Betting. It allows the Gambler to reduce Losses to a set Amount, while Laying no restrictions on his Wins. When Lady Luck is sitting on your shoulder, your Money Management Skills will allow for Higher Takes. It will also keep your Bankroll from shrinking unnecessarly through a lengthy Losing Streak. In a crap shoot it is the Ultimate Winning Method of Betting.";
"The Ultimate Rule of Money Management is to plan.
You must plan each venture into the Casino in advance.This means that you will no longer do impulse Gambling with your Pocket Money at the site of a Slot Machine,Crap Table or Roulette Wheel. Every Betting decision is made in advance, this will eliminate rush Decisions on the Casino floor. No more quick calculations, no more feeling like your going to clean up. You now have a system of Betting.
By the way this will leave you with less frustration and more time to enjoy the Games.";
"Step 1: The first thing you do when you arrive at your hotel is divide your bankroll, depending on the length of your stay,you probably want to do more than just gamble, so make sure to separate your Gambling Money from your entertainment money. A Frame of mind between winning and losing sometime lies in how well you are enjoying yourself. Lets say you and your wife will be staying two days and you have allocated $400.00 over the two days for gambling.You must divide that amount into sessions, and you come up with four sessions per day, for a total of eight $50.00 sessions. Each playing session begins when you walk over to a Table, hand the dealer your $50.00 and get the equivilent in chips all of a certain denomination. A playing session is completed when you leave the Casino, having either lost the $50.00 or cashed in your Winning chips.";
"Step 2: Now you have calculated how many sessions you will play and how much you can bet at each session,you are now ready to implement your betting strategy or Money Management System.
Anyone can walk into a casino and make the right bets and know how to play them, but without sound money management techniques, you can still end up going home broke.
Money management is your life-line to getting home with some semblance of your starting bankroll. Otherwise, you'll be hanging out in the lounge, tapped out, trying to score free drinks. Below are some money management rules that will help you get a little money from the big guys. They will work if you apply them.
First, never bring your entire bankroll with you to one gambling session. You need to have a daily gambling budget. Start by dividing your bankroll by the number of days you'll be gambling. Then divide your daily bankroll into the number of sessions you will be playing each day. This is now your single-session bankroll. Don't bet tomorrow's money until tomorrow comes.
Set a goal of winning between 50 to 100% of a single-session bankroll. Then set aside your original bankroll plus half your winnings. Now play with the remainder and continue to set aside additional winnings.
Use Mr. Probability's systems of betting, these systems are designed to Maximize your WINS and Minimize your LOSSES.
Remember the casino's goal is to create a fantasyland experience for its patrons. One simple way is to devalue your money by having you bet chips instead of legal cash. Think of the deceptive nicknames chips have. A $5 chip is a "nickel" and a $25 chip a "quarter." Try to bet with your own cash, You will always here the dealer state Money Played (They do not like this).
If you do turn your bankroll into chips, take a moment and carefully think about the exchange. You must always treat chips as hard-earned cash-like the money you save for your child's college tuition, mortgage payments or your retirement.
Never increase your bet when losing. A double-up-to-catch-up strategy is a loser's epitah.
Discipline is not only a significant part of being a successful gambler but probably the most important element of money management. You must set loss limits and win goals. Example: When losing half your session bankroll (loss limits) you walk, and when doubling your money (win goals), consider doing the same.
Identify the profitable opportunities in gambling by shopping for the best odds, rules and playing conditions for the casino games you will be playing. Don't waste your time on games in which the casino has more than a 2% house advantage.
Never gamble with money you can't afford to lose.
Credit card gambling is nothing more than a desperate measure to stay in action. Leave your credit and bank teller cards at home so you won't be tempted with the easy convenience of getting cash.
Finally, money management will not affect the house advantage nor guarantee that you will win more money. If the house has an advantage before money management, it still has that same advantage even after you apply money management techniques. What good money management principals will do is minimize your losses and Maximize your winnings.
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