Have you ever given table limits much thought? There are a lot of reasons table limits are set but it may not be why you think. While many players believe that the table limits are set to hinder the player, which may in part be true, the table limits are set to protect the free online casino. Why? The answer is simple, because the runs such as those that Archie Karas and Kerry Packer have experienced in the past would have broke many casinos if they had not been firmly in place.

Table limits can annoy a small time UK gambling gambler because so often the table limit minimums are higher than a player wants to play. I remember fondly of one particular incident where I experienced higher table limits than I normally would like to play. Approaching the only vacant craps table in a Gulfport, Mississippi casino, I quickly saw why it was vacant. The dealers were waiting to open it and they quickly told me they would be open momentarily. I waited and soon six guys in suits came up to the table and decided to wait too. They made small talk with me and I could tell they were trying to sum me up. One informed me that he had just taken a Frank Scoblete craps class the week before in Tunica and was going on about the class. I guess I didn’t act impressed enough because right before the table opened, the group of guys decided to encourage the pit boss to open the table at a $25.00 minimum.

One of the guys turned to me and said, “You don’t mind do you?” Pissed off, because I did mind, I threw down my whole bankroll for the trip on the table which was $5,000.00, “ not at all,” I’m sure my face showed signs that I did but nonetheless I wasn’t going anywhere until I saw these guys put their money where their mouth was. Keep in mind, this kind of scenario would usually send me into tilt and for me; it would be over about as soon as it started. However, it just so happened, one of the guys who attended Scoblete’s class could shoot and it was a thrilling afternoon where I made a nice little profit within an hour or so and in fact, was so pleased that I didn’t gamble after that session and headed home the next day.

This is just one incident where table limits would’ve normally kept me out of the bingo online game but since I’d walked up on a table which was supposed to be a $5.00 table and had waited to play, I just wasn’t going to back down to the arrogance of new casino money. The thing about table limits is that if you don’t do the math on what you can afford, you may not be able to play long and since I make my money on the passline odds and by going across the board (which isn’t recommended) and then backing my bets back, I don’t ever like to play higher than $10 minimum table limits on craps. And normally when you play higher than your comfort zone, you will lose.

Casinos set the minimums for their protection and to give players with different gaming goals the opportunity to play with like minded skill players. However, the ultimate reason there are maximum table limits is because of the dreaded negative progression bets that could certainly hurt the casinos. The large whales who can destroy the casino’s vault if they aren’t limited to how much they can bet would cash in quickly on casinos without maximum table limits.

Table limits, regardless of what they are, usually vary. However, if you are traveling to a new gaming destination, call ahead for information on the table limits where you will be playing. You don’t want to visit a casino destination only to find out that all of their weekend gaming minimums are at $15 tables when you are comfortable at $5 tables. Find out before you go and if the table limits are too rich for your blood, then find another casino.