Without exception, the second floor of every casino is designed for high rollers and VIPs, and its facilities and amenities are far superior to those on the ground floor.
The hall is much smaller than downstairs, but it contains more than ten small rooms. There is a large round table in the middle of the hall, and sofas line the walls around the perimeter.
Manager John didn't recognize Li Junjie, but he did recognize Johnny, who had come up to the second floor with him. He paused for a moment and asked him what his relationship was with Zhou Xuan.
Of course, everyone except Zhou Xuan understood.
Johnny said casually, "This Mr. Zhou is a friend of my cousin and cousin-in-law. Let me introduce you. This is my cousin Li Junjie, and my cousin Fu Ying!" Johnny pointed to the two of them and said to John.
John was clearly taken aback. The Fu family of New York's Chinatown was no ordinary family. Their businesses were incredibly diverse, spanning restaurants, services, electronics, banking, construction, and more, with operations in numerous countries both domestically and internationally. Their total assets exceeded 20 billion US dollars, and they wielded immense influence in both political and business circles. The older generation of the Fu family were said to be godfathers in Chinatown, far surpassing anyone like him in either the legitimate or underworld circles. Despite his slight reputation in Richmond, if he crossed the Fu family, they could wipe him out with a flick of their finger!
John was no simple man either. With a quick thought, he immediately adopted a different attitude. He chuckled and waved for the burly men who looked like bodyguards and thugs to leave, then said, "Mr. Johnny, it's a pleasure to meet your cousins. How about this, if you're interested, you can have a go. Let's get one and play around. Your friend here is quite lucky; I'd like to have a friendly match with him!"
Although he has a lot of people here, it would be ridiculous to compare his numbers with those of the Fu family in New York's Chinatown.
Johnny said casually, "Alright, let's all sit down and play a few rounds!"
John was furious, but he had to put on a smiling face. He never expected that people like the Fu family would come to his little place to play. It was really worrying, but he still had to smile. However, since they came to the casino, he would just play according to the rules.
John's mistake was that he didn't know Li Junjie. Li Junjie had been to this casino once before, but a friend brought him, and he didn't gamble much, but he knew about the place.
Of course, this place wasn't really worth Li Junjie's time to have a good time. However, since there weren't any large casinos in New York, it was a good place to bring Zhou Xuan and the others for some entertainment. But they lost tens of thousands of dollars after only a few rounds. Losing a small amount of money wasn't a big deal, but the constant losses, even small ones, and the lack of wins, made him feel uneasy.
John said that, but he still focused his attention on Zhou Xuan. He had observed them carefully from the monitor. Of their group, only Zhou Xuan and Ito were worth paying attention to. However, Ito was obviously very experienced and knew how to control his mindset and assess the situation, but he was by no means a gambling expert. He could win money mainly because he knew how to control himself.
Zhou Xuan, however, was different. Based on historical records and observed gambling techniques, he didn't belong to any of them. It's also confirmed that he specialized in blackjack and didn't cheat by memorizing cards or teamwork. In the end, he was practically one-on-one with the dealer. The cards belonged to their casino and were stored in a special glass box. The people cutting and dealing the cards were also from their casino. Moreover, Zhou Xuan only joined the game midway through, and the eight decks of cards in the glass box hadn't been replaced. In other words, it was impossible for him to have memorized the cards.
The plausible explanation is that Zhou Xuan was exceptionally lucky, but if it happened every time, it couldn't be attributed solely to good luck. John knew very well that their casino didn't have any particularly skilled players; they mainly relied on monitoring equipment to prevent players from cheating. Statistically speaking, gambling always results in players losing, and the casino made money from this probability. To claim absolute certainty, one would have to cheat, and only by cheating could one dare to say they would win 100%.
Of course, they also have those high-tech gambling tools, but they rarely use them unless they are certain that no one will notice.
John first invited Johnny and Li Junjie to sit down at the round table, but his eyes glanced at Zhou Xuan. Li Junjie waved to Zhou Xuan, smiled and said, "Come on, sit down and play!"
John then asked, "Mr. Johnny, which game do you and your partner want to play?"
Johnny glanced at Li Junjie, who then turned to Zhou Xuan and asked, "Little Zhou, what do you like to play?"
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment and said, "I don't play many games. Blackjack is too troublesome. How about we play dice? It's simple, doesn't require much thought, and is easy!"
Li Junjie nodded. He felt that Zhou Xuan was more and more like a mystery, and no matter how you looked at him, you could never see the innermost layer.
"Manager John, my friend said let's play dice, it's no trouble, it's simple."
John nodded and clapped his hands. Another voluptuous blonde female dealer walked up to him and bent down.
John said, "Bring a dice cup and a few more sets of dice."
The woman who looked like a croupier nodded, turned around and went to the counter in the hall to get a dice cup and dice, which she then placed on the round table and gestured with her hands.
The black dice cup and base were no different from those seen on the Neptune. There were five sets of dice in the dish, a total of fifteen, made of crystal, glass, mica, jade, and ivory.
John gestured for Li Junjie to pick out a set of dice.
Zhou Xuan placed his hands on the edge of the table. He had already tested the ice energy in his left hand. Apart from the solid white ivory die, the other four sets of dice all contained metal chips, clearly indicating that they were remotely controlled dice.
When Li Junjie glanced at him, Zhou Xuan pointed to the ivory dice and said, "That white ivory dice!"
John couldn't understand Zhou Xuan's Chinese, so Li Junjie translated for him, and John's face immediately turned ugly.
He knew very well that he was usually prepared for this situation, and the dealer would bring out several controllable instruments and one real one.
John wasn't surprised that Zhou Xuan and his team decided which set of dice to use after the trial. Rather, he was surprised that Zhou Xuan picked out the real set of dice without even looking at them. That led to two guesses: either Zhou Xuan was incredibly lucky to get the set of dice that couldn't be cheated with, or Zhou Xuan was an absolute master who could tell the dice were real or fake without touching or looking at them.
The thought flashed through John's mind, but he chose to believe in Zhou Xuan's luck, because it was only a one in five chance, and it was possible. He didn't believe that someone could know the truth without even touching or looking at it; there were no ghosts or gods in this world.
John maintained his smile, though he didn't reveal any of his thoughts on his face. He then instructed the dealer to keep the ivory dice and return the others.
After the dealer came over again, John asked, "What kind of game would you like to play?"
There are too many other details to play, so there's no need to get bogged down in the minor ones. Zhou Xuan whispered to Li Junjie, "Let's bet on big/small and three of a kind."
The game of dice originated in Rome and India, but in modern casinos, regardless of whether they are in the East or the West, the gambling equipment is available worldwide. Anyone who gambles knows how to use gambling equipment.
The most famous casinos in the world right now are Las Vegas and Macau. Macau is even showing a trend of catching up, which is of course due to the huge customer base of more than one billion people in mainland China. Apart from the local casinos, the other major casinos in Macau are all gambling giants from Las Vegas. Small casinos like John's are basically introduced according to the gameplay of those big casinos. So after Li Junjie translated Zhou Xuan's words, he understood what it meant.
"Alright, let's play the two rules: Big/Small and Three of a Kind. Big/Small is 1 to 1, and Three of a Kind is 1 to 48!"
John spoke to Li Junjie, then gestured to the dealer to prepare the dice cup.
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Manager John's idea was that since the dice were rolled by their own people, they could at least control everyone from cheating. Since cheating was impossible, then everyone was gambling on luck. Casinos make money from probability. Putting it in the same position, casinos will never be afraid of players who gamble on luck. Maybe some players can win money temporarily, but as long as you keep gambling, the ultimate winner can only be the casino.
Casino owners aren't afraid of you winning; they're only afraid of you not playing.
John snapped his fingers at the sexy blonde female dealer, who immediately picked up the dice cup with both hands, placed the ivory dice in the cup, covered it, shook it three times under everyone's gaze, and then placed it on the table.
John smiled and said, "Please place your bets."
Zhou Xuan pushed out his more than 30,000 chips and the several thousand US dollars worth of chips that the Wolf Brothers had given him, betting on small.
While the dealer was shaking the dice cup, Zhou Xuan rested his hands on the table and pretended to listen. He had already released his icy energy from his left hand. As soon as the dealer placed the dice cup on the table, Zhou Xuan's icy energy detected the result: the dice showed a total of 1, 3, 3, or 7.
Zhou Xuan smiled and glanced at Elena and Li Junjie, his eyes asking if they wanted to place a bet.