...but he would lose each of the other 5 single bets on 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15, reducing his profit to 30 chips. Both bets give off exact returns.

The same is true for every other like situation. Betting two chips on the split numbers of 16 and 17, as opposed to one chip on each number, gives off the same profit.

Suppose number 17 showed. The guy with two chips on the spit bet gets paid 34 chips and keeps his 2 chips bet for a profit of 34 chips. The guy with a chip on number 16 and a chip on number 17 wins 35 chips when 17 shows, but loses his bet on 16 for a similar profit of 34 chips, while retaining his one chip bet that was on the 17. Both showed the same profit. I want you to use the double streets so that you are able to hold your bets down minimizing your losses, until a streak comes.

The guy betting chips on each number straight up must lay out 6 chips. The guy utilizing the double street method gets the same six numbers, but he can hold his wagers to 5 chips, or 4, or 3, or 2, or even 1. That gives you a heck of a lot of variations to make in your wagering.

The basic payment scale is exactly the same. I felt great when U.R. Lyon finally nodded his head in agreement.

Since I finally won the battle, I tried to get cute in front of the class and demanded he apologize for calling me a lying so and so. His answer?? "Hey, man, people in my family have been called Lyon for years. We consider it a compliment!!!" Go argue with that...

PART I

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