Official Gambling Guide

[mr_bungle]

Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas Gambling Guide

 

Gambling is a cheap way of getting cash fast. There are many ways you can gamble, from playing Pool, to playing Black-jack. Your skill will progress meaning your wager (Bet) will go up higher. See the end of this guide for gambling levels.

 

EDIT: ITB, Pool and Video Poker (Blueberry) are open at start of game. Others open when you can safely enter Las Venturas.

 

 

Inside Track Betting [iTB]

 

Location/s: Montgomery, Red County and Mulholland Intersection

Max Wager: $10,000

 

Enter an ITB and walk over to one of the machines and press Triangle to play. A list of horses and their odds and your cash and betting options appear. Select a horse and press X. Place your bet then start the race. You will either win to double your money or loose and get no money.

 

Pool

 

Location/s: Most Bars in San Andreas

Max Wager: $1,000 to $100,000 (Depends on Table)

 

Find a bar in San Andreas that has Pool. Look for a man standing next to it and approch him and press Triangle. Make a wager with the computer.

Rules:

The game rules are just the same as a standard game of pool. Stratching the 8-ball is also aloud.

Aiming:

Use the left nalog stick to aim the pool stick left and right to break off the cue ball. Press X to proceed shooting.

Shooting:

Use the right analog stick to hit the cue ball by tilting down and pushing up. Use the left analog stick to affect the cue balls direction. A row of dots plots the balls trajectory according to the position of the cue.

The Scratch:

A scratch occurs when the cur ball enters a pocket. When a player scratches, the opponent takes a turn. You can place the cue ball andwhere on the table to line up the next shot. Use the left analog stick for this.

 

NOTE: Pool can be played 2 player. (Not in 2-player mode).

 

Roulette

 

Location/s: Las Venturas Casinos

Max Wager: $1,000 to $1,000,000 (depends on Table)

 

Casinos have different Roulette tables to choose from, which vary in wages. You have to have a certain gambling skill to play some of the wagers (See end of guide for levels). This also, goes by the real Roulette rules. Place chips on the different options on the table, and press Circle to get the Roulette wheel spinning.

 

Slots

 

Location/s: Las Venturas Casinos

Max Wager: $1, $10, $20 and $50

 

Enter a casino and face a slot machine. Press Triangle to begin play. A graphic reel of 3 slots will appear, they will spin one after another. If all 3 are the same, you win double.

 

Video Poker

 

Location/s: Some bars and Las Venturas Casinos

Max Wager: $50, $100, $150, $200 and $250

 

To bet, use the D-pad to move between the fave wagering options. Video Poker follows standard poker rules. After placing a bet, you can select Deal and to recieve five cards. Hold onto your best cards, then choose deal again. You win according to the payout scale at the top of the display.

 

Wheel of Fortune

 

Location/s: Las Venturas Casinos

Max Wager: $100 to $1,000,000 (Depends on Table)

 

Walk up to the Wheel of Fortune table and press Triangle to begin play. There are 54 slots that the wheel can stop on. They all vary in amounts of money. Place a bet on the slot you think the wheel will stop on. After betting press Circle to proceed. The camera zooms in to show the slot that it stops on.

 

Blackjack

 

Location/s: Las Venturas Casinos

Max Wager: $100 to $1,000,000 (Depends on Table)

 

As your skill increases, you can move to different tables with bigger wagers. Blackjack follows the normal rules. Face the Blackjack talbe and press Triangle to play. There are four betting options, Square increases the wager; Circle decreases the wager; X begins the game and Triangle quits out of it. After making a bet and choosing proceed, the dealers cards appear at the top and yours at the bottom. Closest to 21 wins:

The Cards

2 - 2

3 - 3

4 - 4

5 - 5

6 - 6

7 - 7

8 - 8

9 - 9

10 - 10

Jack - 10

Queen - 10

King - 10

Ace - 1 or 11

 

Gambling Levels

 

Skill: Level: Wager:

1% Gambler $1,000

5% Professional $10,000

10% Hi-roller $100,000

100% Whale $1,000,000

 

thank you for reading my guide. If I have missed out anything or have misspelled, please send me a PM. I will not tollerate any put downs or crap from anyone.

Thanks to the help of Brady Games Official San Andreas Guide.

Edited December 22, 2007 by Stink_Fist

[Girish]

That's a pretty guide, but I prefer to refer this guide. It's more detailed.

Anyways, you haven't missed out anything and if you have compiled that on your own, have a

[bagga rabbit]

Strachting the 8-ball is also aloud.

I will not tollerate any put downs or crap from anyone.

 

Will not tolerate any put downs or crap? You just "scratched" my friend.

[Protonkid]

Pin it. Or link it, this stuff is useful.

[GTA VLSA]

On my PS2 version of san andreas, is used for all casino games to start them, Is never used to start a game, only to increase/decrease your wager.

[Boombastic]

Nice, maybe you could do a PC one?

[mr_bungle]

On my PS2 version of san andreas, is used for all casino games to start them, Is never used to start a game, only to increase/decrease your wager.

It really depends on the game. Most games have different controls.

[mr_bungle]

Nice, maybe you could do a PC one?

I might get onto some time after christmas.

[zmoonchild]

Official? Your heading says "Official Guide".

Does that mean you got the endorsement of Rockstar and Take Two Interactive?

[Steve Crook]

Official? Your heading says "Official Guide".

Does that mean you got the endorsement of Rockstar and Take Two Interactive?

It's as "official" as most other "official" things on the internet

 

Steve

 

[Girish]

Official? Your heading says "Official Guide".

Does that mean you got the endorsement of Rockstar and Take Two Interactive?

Nah, he's just being sarcastic.

[creeepers]

Max Wager: $50, $100, $150, $200 and $250

i think that you posted the minimum wages of the 4 video poker machines

[:]]]

There are also machines that are 500 and 1000 dollars per bet.

[bagga rabbit]

]' date='Jan 2 2008, 15:36'] There are also machines that are 500 and 1000 dollars per bet.

Are those "slots" or "video poker"?

[mr_bungle]

]' date='Jan 2 2008, 20:36'] There are also machines that are 500 and 1000 dollars per bet.

Do you know what ones?

 

So I can put them in.

[Steve Crook]

 

],Jan 2 2008, 20:36] There are also machines that are 500 and 1000 dollars per bet.

Do you know what ones?

 

So I can put them in.

Video poker. I've seen them offer a base bet of $1,000 - which you can multiply up to $5,000 per bet by adding coins.

 

The amount offered by each video poker machine seems to vary randomly each time you enter the casino. The ones offering a base bet of $1,000 don't appear very often but I've seen them (and won quite a bit on them) in the Dragon's casino

 

Steve

 

EDIT:

In fact I've just had some where the base bet was $5,000 and even $10,000. Each of these could be multiplied by adding coins to $25,000 or $50,000 per hand.

 

I tried to get a screen grab, but all it grabbed was the casino floor where the machines were standing

 

That was in the Dragon's casino just after I'd done the mission Breaking the Bank at Caligula's

 

Steve

 

Edited January 4, 2008 by Steve Crook

[Hoary Gill]

EDIT: << Merged new topic into Existing topic >>

the key to getting big bucks early on in the game is Off-Track Betting.

always bet the longest-shot horse as it pays the best - naturally - 11 to 12 times the wager.

make each bet in every succeeding race increased by the amount of the first race wager and do it for a minimum of 10 races. If you start at one dollar, then 10 races played, adding a dollar each race, will cost $55 in wagers. If you have 5500 dollars, play 100 dollars the first race, increasing your wager by a hundred bucks each subsequent race. if you have 55 thousand, then bet and add a thousand per race. if you don't deviate from the plan, it will pay off. good luck!

1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 = 55

this method lends itself quite nicely to the roulette wheel too.

pick any number, or split, or street, or corner and stick with it for 10 spins. Just increase the wager by one increment each spin by whatever increment you started with ($100, $1000, $100,000 - sky's the limit - actually a million is the limit - with a minimum $20,000 wager) if you use a single number and it hits more than once (ok, there's a better chance it won't - I think that's why it's called gambling! - lol) you could get hooked to that devil's wheel!

for best odds, quadruple your chances by playing a corner (four numbers that meet at 4 corners)

happy gambling!

Edited January 26, 2015 by lil weasel

[Hoary Gill]

c&p'ed from the cool things you didn't know thread

 

 

okay, probably something else you might not know (and I gamble a lot so I can tell you this works as I've done it)..

 

if you have say ten or twenty thousand bucks and want to get some sleep and make money in your game while doing so, go to a $50 slot machine at one of the casinos and play it. think of a way to rig your bet button to stay depressed (I just use a weight, like an empty glass maybe, and perch it so it's leaning against something and with its weight on the button; I've also used an elastic band with some degree of success) and it will continually play the slot for you and it pays quite nicely over time. by the time you wake up, you'll likely have doubled up at least.

 

heh heh

 

some of you addicts will be counting dollar signs instead of sheep.

 

a couple of pointers

 

fatten up before hand or you'll wither away sooner and not make as much.

 

also, if you haven't unlocked sin city yet then you likely have a wanted level. the cops never enter the casino to bust you, so you can play until you drop dead and wake up back at allsaints with a stack of cash.

 

haha - you know you're a gamer when you can play it while you sleep!

 

 

 

EDIT: Cautioned for double posting.

Edited January 27, 2015 by lil weasel
Cautioned for double posting.

[richard1997jones]

The best way to exploit the system is to save the game if you win and restart if you lose. Made max amount possible doing this. Shame newer gta games have auto-save.