First visit lessons

The lessons in this track

1. 0.1What happens at the doorThe first lesson of the course: who a Canadian casino admits, which document it asks for at the door, and the other reasons security turns people away.About 20 minutes
2. 0.2Decide the money before you goTwo numbers settled at the kitchen table — how much and how long — worked out against what an hour of roulette actually costs.About 20 minutes
3. 0.3Finding your way on the floorWhat a Canadian casino floor is divided into, who works in each part, and why a casino being open does not mean its tables are.About 24 minutes
4. 0.4Buying chips and cashing outCash into chips at the table, chips into money at the cashier — the part of a first visit with the most steps and the fewest signs.About 22 minutes
5. 0.5Joining a table: the unwritten rulesWhat to look at before you sit down at a casino table, when your money goes on the cloth, and which of the unwritten rules are actually written down.About 32 minutes
6. 0.6Read the table sign before you sitThe sign beside a live table is the table’s own rule book: the smallest and largest bet, what a blackjack pays, the name of the game and the rule the dealer follows.About 22 minutes
7. 0.7Which table for a first visitBefore you sit at anything, three questions: what an hour at this table costs on average, how many bets your limit gives you here, and whether the game asks decisions you have not learned yet.About 23 minutes
8. 0.8Ending the night on your termsThe last hour of an evening: stopping on the plan rather than on a feeling, turning what is in your hands back into money, and knowing who answers at one in the morning.About 27 minutes

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