Chapter 197: High Stakes Gamble
Indeed, if Yusuf Zuck had bet in the eightfold area, he could have earned over four hundred thousand, because in addition to the croupier’s odds of eight to one, whatever the other players bet would also be won by him.
Another option was for him to bet on the total sum of the three dice, which would yield a payout of six to one, also netting him over three hundred thousand.
Of course, if he guessed the exact points of the three dice, which is to say the numbers showing face-up on each die, then the payout would be one to twenty-four.
There were also other odds, such as one to sixteen, one to eighteen, or even fifty to one. The highest was an incredible one hundred and fifty to one!
However, the one hundred and fifty to one payout was available only when a triplet appeared.
While Yusuf Zuck was pondering the rules, the previous two gamblers had already started placing their bets one after another, not betting on big or small because the stakes were too minimal regardless of whether they won or lost. Dice gambling like this involved many different betting methods.
One of the gamblers was a Caucasian man in his forties, and the other a senior lady, a Western European in her sixties.
The Caucasian bet on a number, thirteen points, which at odds of eight to one meant that if the total sum of the dice turned out to be thirteen, the croupier would have to pay eightfold, and vice versa, he would lose eight times his stake.
This was the rule of the casino, which might differ from the practices of other casinos where odds were calculated differently. But this was how it worked here.
Of course, this only applied to the croupier. If Yusuf Zuck won, he would only lose the betting money he had staked.