[Blindtlk] question about card games

[Sami Osborne]

Hi Anne,

Along with what Jude has said here, I would also suggest that, 
since casinos generally don't have their own Braille card decks, 
maybe bring your own Brailled cards? I've never been to a casino 
myself, though, so not sure if there's a rule against bringing 
your own cards.  If there is, you can probably explain to the 
manager that you're blind, and  they don't have anything 
accessible and you want to be involved in the card games just 
like everyone else.
If you don't have your own Brailled cards, then you should 
probably get a sighted friend or family member to help you 
Braille the cards (they can tell you what the card says, and then 
you write it down in Braille, unless they know it themselves).  
For example, my mom is fluent in Braille because she actually 
works at home as a transcriptionist, which she became because of 
my blindness.  Whenever we have a new game for my family to play 
together, my mom always Brailles the cards or tiles right next to 
the print for me, so that I'd be able to join in on the action.

I hope this helps.

Happy holidays,

Sami

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Jude DaShiell via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
To: Anne Naber via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:31:09 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] question about card games

braille cards are not used by casinos.  Those have several new 
decks in
a shoe for games and every so often the decks get changed.  Also
depending on the dealer you get some of those dealers are border 
line
nasty and make that nastiness part of their act.  Card playing in
casinos is a very low probability activity for anyone hoping to 
win too.
You'll do better at the craps table and remember only bet on 
5-6-7-8 and
take full insurance when you do it.  The dice at least have 
holes.
There was a program on one of the science channels called How To 
Win
Just About Every Time and that's what it recommends with cards 
and dice.
  Slot machines are also best avoided for the same reason to 
avoid card
games.  Roulette can be played but just bet on colors only.  
There is a
slight variation in when those colors come up and you take 
advantage of
that variation when you do that.  Finally observe gambling 
economics.
Keep play money separate from bus money at all times and add a
percentage of winnings to bus money regularly.  Good luck, I'll 
be
interested to know how well Fortuna favors you.  Oh, maybe you've 
heard
of a character called Lady Luck, well that has since the Romans 
had an
Empire also been known as the Goddess Fortuna and many a gambler 
since
then has offered up a few prayers to her.

On Thu, 22 Dec 2016, Anne Naber via blindtlk wrote:

 Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:11:36
 From: Anne Naber via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
 To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
 Cc: Anne Naber <amnaber92 at gmail.com
 Subject: [Blindtlk] question about card games

 Hi-
 I don't know if this question is relevant to this list or not, 
but I
 thought I'd try.
 I am wondering if anyone has experience with going to the casino 
as a
 blind person?  Specifically, how do you participate in card 
games?  Is
 it possible to participate in that sort of setting?
 When you have a small group of people you know, it is easy to 
just
 break out the braille cards, and maybe have more verbal 
communication,
 but what about a casino type situation?
 Thanks.
 Anne

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