NOVEL NEXT Chapter 150: Three Ones
At the Sic Bo table.
A group of gamblers stared intently at Lu Li.
When someone is lucky and others place bets alongside them in the casino, it's a normal thing, after all, everyone wants to win money.
Now that they saw Lu Li was having a lucky streak, of course, they wanted to follow his bets.
Lu Li naturally noticed this situation, too.
It's not that he didn't want others to follow his bets.
He just feared that if he led a group to win too much, they'd end up on a blacklist.
Then they wouldn't be able to win anymore.
Without a change in expression, he pulled the winning chips in front of him.
This round, he won thirty-five thousand.
Including the original stake, that is forty thousand.
Additionally, Lu Li still had two thousand chips he hadn't put on the table yet.
He now had a total of forty-two thousand in chips.
When the "Place Bets" sign lit up.
Lu Li casually tossed two thousand chips forward.
Yes, it was the wrong choice.
The crowd didn't know that.
They all followed his bet.
As expected.
This round was lost.
"Alas."
"His luck isn't that great after all."
"Forget it, I'm not following anymore."
The group of losing gamblers felt a bit frustrated.
Seeing everyone stop following, Lu Li finally started playing seriously.
In the next round, he bet ten thousand chips on a specific pair of dice.
He bet on the combination of one and two.
Perhaps because last time Lu Li "caused" everyone to lose money, this time, no one followed him.
Qin Liang, possibly done with his call, was more focused.
He started betting big now.
He directly threw twenty thousand chips on small numbers.
When the betting ended, the female croupier uncovered the dice cup, removed the cover, and announced: "One, two, four, small."
"Huh?"
"He got it again?"
"Damn, why is it that when I don't follow him, he wins?"
The whole group of gamblers was speechless.
Qin Liang was quite happy, saying with a laugh, "Yo, I finally won, Mr. Lu. You won even more, this time five thousand."
Perhaps since Lu Li had won quite a bit.
Someone voluntarily gave up a seat for him to sit at the table.
As Lu Li collected the chips paid out by the female croupier, he said with a smile, "Seems like my luck is pretty good tonight."
His total in chips had now reached ninety thousand.
Then, betting began again.
Perhaps having seen Lu Li win the last round.
There were others wanting to follow again.
Sure enough, Lu Li once again caused those who followed him to lose money.
He himself lost ten thousand as well.
There are wins and losses, it continued on like this.
This was his gambling strategy for the night.
The group of gamblers cursed a bit more.
They ceased to follow Lu Li's bets again.
Then...
Yes, Lu Li hit on lucky number thirteen.
An eight to one payout.
Ten thousand chips turned into eighty thousand.
His chips totaled one hundred sixty thousand.
"Damn it!"
"Not following him and he hits?"
"Screw it, I don't believe this!"
The gamblers were all dazed, deciding to face off with Lu Li.
So, with calm composure, Lu Li let that group who insisted on following him lose six times in a row.
This time, the group of gamblers were completely scared, no longer daring to follow.
Lu Li glanced at those seven or eight gamblers he had driven crazy, giving a slight smile, then he began to play earnestly.
This time he bet thirty thousand on seven.
A middle-aged, chubby gambler sitting next to Lu Li, slightly speechless, said, "Betting numbers again?"
Lu Li winked and said, "Wanna follow?"
The chubby middle-aged gambler had taken a loss on four or five rounds just now and wasn't willing to keep following.
He chuckled as he shook his head, saying, "Forget it, I'll bet big."
He decided to treat Lu Li as a guiding light, betting the opposite on big numbers.
Qin Liang had wins and losses.
Overall, he was currently down several thousand.
But he had money, so he wasn't too concerned about losing that much.
Seeing the chubby guy doing the opposite of Lu Li.
Qin Liang wanted to cozy up to Lu Li, so he cheerfully shouted, "You don't dare to follow, I'll follow!"
He also tossed thirty thousand chips on the number seven.
"Haha, look at you two, all that money with nowhere to spend it."
"It's not that easy to hit a number."
The group of gamblers who lost following Lu Li before all began to mock.
They, like the chubby guy, chose to bet in the opposite direction.
A moment later, the female croupier revealed the result, "One, one, five, seven, small."
Chubby middle-aged guy: "..."
The gamblers: "..."
They were all dumbfounded, never expecting the previous scenario to be replayed.
Not following Lu Li and hitting the winning bet?
Following, and Lu Li causing everyone to lose?
Many people almost spat out blood, wondering if Lu Li was rigging the game to control the results and deliberately teasing everyone.
Qin Liang teased the middle-aged fat man, "Mr. Lu asked if you were in or not, see what happened now? You're losing, right?"
The middle-aged fat man was so frustrated that he had no mood to respond.
Lu Li glanced at the gamblers, smiling without saying anything.
He pocketed the 360,000 chips paid out to him by the female dealer.
Just now, he was down to only 100,000 chips.
Now he won 360,000 in one go.
His total chips quickly came up to 460,000.
Although Lu Li won more than 400,000 in a short period, the casino didn't react at all.
Compared to the stinginess of Myanmar casinos, Macau Casino appeared very "generous."
The big establishments don't care if someone wins hundreds of thousands in one go.
After all, according to statistics, among a thousand gamblers, the win-loss probability is 53% to 47%.
Those who leave winning average a profit of 34%, while those who lose average a loss of 72%.
Casinos don't need to cheat to profit; they can continuously make money by exploiting human weaknesses while keeping the game fair.
As the saying goes, it's not afraid of you winning — it's afraid of you winning and not coming back.
Naturally, a mere hundreds of thousands are nothing to Macau Casino.
Just as he was about to place another bet.
Suddenly, a beautiful woman in a fancy suit hurried over.
She immediately smiled at Qin Liang, saying, "Mr. Qin, long time no see, how have you been?"
Qin Liang didn't respond immediately, instead whispering to Lu Li, "Mr. Lu, the junket operator is here."
Lu Li stopped betting and looked towards the tall beauty.
Qin Liang nodded, "Miss Mei, thanks for your concern, I've been well."
Miss Mei immediately noticed Lu Li.
She smiled and asked, "Is this gentleman your friend?"
Qin Liang introduced, "Yes, you can just call him Mr. Lu."
Miss Mei proactively extended her hand, saying, "Mr. Lu, nice to meet you. I'm Mei Ruohua, a licensed intermediary here. If you need anything, I'll do my best to assist you."
Lu Li felt quite good about Mei Ruohua, unlike some of the "flunkies" in the VIP lounge who looked down on people.
Lu Li shook her hand, "I actually have something to trouble you with, that's why I asked Mr. Qin to contact you."
Mei Ruohua quickly said, "Go ahead."
Lu Li said, "I want to play underwriting, how should I go about it?"
Mei Ruohua's eyes lit up, "To play underwriting, you need to go to the VIP lounge. How much are you thinking of playing? I'll contact the lounge owner."
Lu Li asked, "What's the maximum ratio for underwriting?"
Mei Ruohua explained, "Each VIP lounge is different, but generally it ranges from times one to ten. If you really want to play, I'll contact the owner and arrange for some preliminary agreements for you."
Lu Li thought for a moment, "Okay, I want to play big, so let's do one to ten. Contact the lounge owner. I'll first win enough in chips to reach a million before heading over to the VIP lounge with you."
Mei Ruohua noticed Lu Li had around 450,000 to 500,000 in chips.
She thought to herself, making a phone call only takes a minute or two. There are usually limits on the betting table, so trying to win another 450,000 to 500,000 chips in a couple of minutes seems unrealistic.
Of course, since she makes her living off clients, she wouldn't show her internal "doubts" on her face.
Mei Ruohua smiled and nodded, "Alright, I wish you can win more. I'll go make a call."
Lu Li didn't concern himself with what she did next, simply nodding before turning his attention back to the betting table.
Another game had already been played, and the female dealer was in the process of paying out.
Lu Li sat and waited a moment.
Seeing the female dealer press the handle as the "Place Your Bets" light came on.
He tossed 20,000 chips on triple ones.
"Ha?"
"You're getting more and more reckless."
"Daring to bet on triple ones?"
A group of gamblers were all speechless.
The middle-aged fat man found it laughable, shaking his head.
Not to mention the gamblers who had "beef" with Lu Li.
Even Qin Liang found Lu Li's move amusing yet bewildering.
Qin Liang, a bit embarrassed, said, "Mr. Lu, you're betting on triple ones?"
Lu Li looked at him, "What's wrong with triple ones?"
"Nothing wrong with triple ones." Qin Liang explained helplessly, "It's just that the probability is very low. Statistically speaking, the probability of triple ones is about 0.46%, which means it comes up 46 times out of 10,000 rounds, not very likely."
Lu Li laughed, "A probability of 46 out of 10,000 isn't low. That's roughly once every 200 or so rounds."
"A probability once every 200 or so rounds isn't low?" The middle-aged fat man was speechless, "You, well... I wouldn't bet like that."
"Exactly, the probability is too low."
"We're betting on something else."
Other gamblers didn't believe Lu Li could hit triple ones either.
Everyone began betting according to their own ideas.
At that moment, Mei Ruohua, who had just finished her call, returned.
She first glanced at the chips on Lu Li's table.
They seemed a bit less than before.
She thought Lu Li had lost.
Mei Ruohua thought to herself; it isn't easy to win in a casino?
While she was thinking that, she approached smiling, "Mr. Lu, I've contacted the VIP lounge. When do you think we can head over?"
Lu Li pointed at the table, "Hang on a moment, I bet on triple ones; once the result is out, we can go to the VIP lounge."
Mei Ruohua quickly said, "Alright, no rush, we can wait for the result."
She secretly felt a bit lucky that Lu Li didn't insist on winning enough chips here to reach a million; otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken.
Of course, she didn't believe Lu Li could hit triple ones.
Having spent a lot of time in the casino.
She knew how low the probability of hitting triple ones was.
Just as Mei Ruohua was feeling fortunate.
And while everyone didn't believe Lu Li could win.
The female dealer, as usual, lifted the cover, unveiling the dice cup.
She didn't even have the chance to announce the result.
Everyone saw the exact numbers on the three dice.
Three fish.
In other words, triple ones!
Wha… what?
Did they really roll triple ones?
Qin Liang was stunned.
The middle-aged fat man was shocked.
Mei Ruohua and all the remaining gamblers were dumbfounded, every one of them! Astonished!