217: Chapter 213 Gambling City 217: Chapter 213 Gambling City Chen Hai and his group arrived in Haizhu City by 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
After eating, when they crossed the border into Hao River, the streetlights were already on, and the night had completely fallen.
However, Gambling City in Hao River was a city that never slept.
Here, compared to the daytime, the night seemed even more lively.
This city, lacking other high-end industries, had the gambling industry as its pillar of support.
The total population of the area was around five hundred thousand.
Yet, nearly sixty thousand people were directly employed by the gambling industry, not to mention those who indirectly relied on it for their livelihood, totaling over one hundred thousand.
As soon as you step into the territory of Hao River, looking for a casino to bet a few rounds?
There was no difficulty at all, as easy as eating and drinking.
No sooner had Chen Hai and his companions cleared customs than they were greeted by industry-related personnel.
Once they learned that Chen Hai and others were indeed interested in visiting a casino, these people suddenly became overwhelmingly enthusiastic.
Currently, the legitimate operating rights of the casinos in Hao River, also known as the gambling license, was only held by the He family.
To balance the interests of all parties, the He family had to distribute benefits evenly, allowing various forces to enjoy the casino dividends.
Only then could the He family’s industries thrive for a long term.
Choosing a reputable-looking junket operator, the destination for Chen Hai and his group was a hotel named Sunny Day.
For chips, he didn’t exchange much, just fifty thousand yuan.
He gave Tian Mingjian and Bai Xiaohang twenty thousand chips each, and after letting them play freely for a while, Chen Hai himself started wandering around the casino within the hotel.
Slot machines, of which there were hundreds in the casino.
After turning around in this area, Chen Hai left immediately.
After all, his Taoist skill couldn’t affect the outcome of the slot machines, and if he played them and was just a bit unlucky, he could quickly lose everything.
Roulette, blackjack, Pai Gow…
Grazing over them, Chen Hai toured the casino several times and eventually stopped at a dice betting table.
“Big…
big…”
“Even…
after seven consecutive odd outcomes, this one must be even!”
“Fuck me, another odd…”
About a dozen or twenty people were gathered around this table.
Some faces were tense, constantly shouting, some muttered as if begging for divine blessing, and others looked desperate, cursing and swearing on the side.
Dice, a fairly simple game.
The croupier at the head of the table would shake the dice cup, place it on the table, and the surrounding bettors just followed with their bets.
You could bet on high or low, odd or even, or a fixed number.
Each type of bet on the table was clearly marked, each occupying its own area.
To place their bets, the gamblers just had to put their chips in the respective area.
Standing by the table, quietly observing for a while, and having roughly understood the various rules for betting on dice, Chen Hai took the seat of a gambler who had just lost everything and left, and he sat down directly.
“One thousand yuan on odd!” Having seated himself, he naturally wouldn’t stay idle.
Picking up his chips, he randomly chose an area and began placing his bets.
“Bets are final, one one four, even, six points low…”
A few minutes later, as the gamblers finished placing their bets, the croupier opened the dice cup and reported the points inside.
As expected, Chen Hai lost this round.
But this wasn’t beyond his expectations; after all, he never intended to win this round.
He bet one thousand per round and lost ten rounds in a row.
“Young man, are you up to it or not?
If you’re not, get off and give me your seat…”
A fat man in his fifties next to Chen Hai, seeing him losing continuously, gloated and teased him.
“Who says I’m not up to it?
This round, I guarantee I’ll win!”
“Big brother, you’ve lost quite a bit too, if you want to recover your losses, follow my bet, it’s a sure win.”
Turning around, Chen Hai glanced at the fat man and said with a smile.
“Bet five thousand yuan, I’m going for thirteen!”
This time, Chen Hai’s bet wasn’t on high or low, or odd or even, but directly on a number.
The sum of the three dice, exactly thirteen points, meant he would win.
The odds were eight to one, and his five thousand yuan could directly turn into forty thousand.
“You’ve been so unlucky, and you want me to follow your bet?
Aren’t you just leading me into a trap?”
“Ever heard of betting on bad luck?
Let me tell you, I’m depending on your bad luck.
If you bet high, I’ll bet low, if you bet odd, I’ll bet even.”
“Just now, following behind you and betting, I already won three rounds in a row.”
“You’re betting on thirteen?
That’s high; I’ll follow you and bet five thousand on low.”
“Young man, you better take it easy, don’t lose everything too soon.
Whether I can recover my money depends entirely on you.”
With a look of utter disdain, the fat man chuckled as he counted out five thousand yuan in chips and threw them directly into the area representing the small numbers.
Chen Hai just smiled without saying much.
The fat man had been following him and betting on the opposite side, and he had done so several times already; Chen Hai couldn’t help but notice.
He had intentionally mentioned letting the fat man follow his bets.
After all, he was certain in the fat man’s eyes that he was nothing but an unlucky sod; there was no way he would follow him and bet on thirteen as well.
“The bets are final, three-four-six, odd, thirteen, high!” Soon, the croupier opened the dice cup and announced the points inside truthfully.
“Actually thirteen?
Are you just walking in dog-shit luck?” The fat man lamented, beating his chest in regret.
“I told you to follow my bets, but you wouldn’t listen, talking about betting against luck?
Lost another five thousand, who can you blame?” Chen Hai cheerfully taunted as he collected his winning chips.
Out of all the gaming tables, he specifically chose this one for dice.
The reason was simple because he could clearly know what points the croupier shook out.
Only after losing ten rounds did he win this one, simply because he didn’t want to draw too much attention.
After all, the casino was rife with surveillance cameras, and if he won money in a way that was too abnormal, he believed it wouldn’t take long for him to be personally invited aside by the casino owner behind the scenes.
“Kid, what are you betting on this round?”
“Betting on nine, pays six times.
Wanna follow?”
“Kid, you managed to hit eight times last round, you must have changed your luck; this round, you bet on nine?
Alright, I’ll follow, whatever you bet, I’ll bet the same!”
…
Tilting his head, the fat man pondered for a while, then followed Chen Hai and threw two thousand yuan in chips into the nine-point betting area.
As expected, he lost that round too.
In the following rounds, Chen Hai won, he lost; Chen Hai lost, he equally lost.
“Kid, you’re too damn wicked; I’m not following your bets anymore, I’m going to play over there!”
Cursing his bad luck, the fat man grumbled and retreated from there, heading to another table not far away to play blackjack.
Time passed by bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, more than an hour had gone by.
That guy Bai Xiaohang had long since lost the clear ten thousand yuan in chips he had.
Tian Mingjian’s chips hadn’t increased or decreased and still remained.
After all, he had only walked around the casino a few rounds without really gambling.
Now, both of them had returned to Chen Hai’s side, quietly watching him play dice.
During the over an hour at this table, he lost more rounds than he won.
However, when he lost, he would bet just one or two thousand, but when he won, it was at least tens of thousands.
Unnoticed, his thirty thousand yuan in chips had exploded to over a million.
“Boss, what’s the bet for this round?”
Chen Hai winning money had Bai Xiaohang and Tian Mingjian also brimming with joy.
Seeing the croupier had shaken the dice cup and set it down on the table, Bai Xiaohang tentatively spoke up to inquire.
“Just bet one hundred thousand for fun, let’s go with seventeen!” Chen Hai spoke lightly as he took out one hundred thousand yuan in chips and placed them in the betting area.
If the table’s betting limit hadn’t been one hundred thousand, which was already the maximum, he might have thrown a few more chips on, it was indeed possible.
After all, in the rules of dice, if the numbers four or seventeen were hit, they came with a fifty times payout.
Chen Hai’s one hundred thousand yuan bet on seventeen, if hit, would net him five million yuan.
“I bet on seventeen!”
“I’ll bet ten thousand, also on seventeen!”
…
Several people actually began to follow Chen Hai and place their bets.
The large pile of chips in front of Chen Hai was quite conspicuous.
Playing at this table for over an hour, his good luck had naturally caught the attention of many would-be winners.
He had tried to keep as low a profile as possible, but facing the current situation, Chen Hai felt a bit helpless.
Across the table, the croupier gave Chen Hai a meaningful look; their expression was also becoming less pleasant.
“The bets are final, three sixes, a triplet, everyone loses!” The croupier lifted his gaze from Chen Hai, uncovered the dice cup, and revealed the three dice inside.
“This…” Chen Hai’s gaze sharpened, piercingly fixed on the croupier across the table.
He was certain that what he had just seen with his “Divine Soul” during “soul departure,” those three dice inside the dice cup, were undoubtedly five-six-six, making seventeen.
Yet now, five-six-six suddenly became three sixes; doubtless, there had been some trick by the croupier in front of him, leading to this outcome.
“Mr.
Chen, No.6 VIP Room, our boss Buck Teeth Zhu invites you, and you have an old friend waiting there!”
Looking directly at Chen Hai, the croupier calmly smiled and spoke.