What Super Powers I would Want and How I Would Use Them
X Ray Vision:
The ability to see thru other objects would be a great help in casino games such as poker, blackjack, and baccarat. You would be able to know what every other player had in their hands and what the next cards to be dealt were. So you could know when you should fold and when you should raise the bet in poker. You would know when to bet on the house and when to bet on the player in baccarat and when to hit when playing Blackjack. This ability would not really help much for roulette or craps.
Invisibility:
This super power may be good as a teenager to sneak into the locker room of the opposite sex, but it definitely is not the best for gambling in a casino unless you are working with a partner. With a partner you could find out what the other players have in their hands for poker, and in Roulette the invisible one could stop the ball on a certain number or could move your bets to the winning number as soon as the ball stops on its own.
Super Stretch:
This is like the guy from the fantastic 4 he could make his hand go under the table and up the far side and he could more the ball on the roulette table or move the bets around, but that’s about all he could do and realistically someone is bound to see is rubbery arm doing all of this.
The Thing:
The things super power was that he was made of stone and had almost unlimited strength. This would be good if he wanted to become a professional wrestler or an UFC fighter. He would be undefeatable. How to you punch something made of stone. What submission hold works on rocks, but how strong you are is no advantage to cheating in a casino.
Manipulate Fire:
This would not be a good power for casino gambling. There is lots of wood in a casino and a small fire could quickly become a big hotel fire trapping and killing thousands.
Speaking to Animals:
This would be really cool if you were trapped in the woods or if you fell off a boat or from an airplane, but unless you are playing poker and there is an aquarium or some caged animal behind the other players I really do not see the advantage.
Telekinesis:
This is the ability to move things with your mind. This is what you would want if you were going to cheat at roulette or craps. You could move the ball to whatever number you wanted without anything looking suspicious and could force the dice to land on whatever you wanted and really clean the casino out of all their money.
ESP
This would be almost as good as having X Ray Vision without being able to see lots of boobies. You would know what the other players had in their hand and how they were going to bet, but you would not know what cards are going to be dealt next.
Super Hearing:
The only way I can think of to make money with super hearing in a casino would be blackmail. I am sure people talk about things they should not discuss in public in a casino thinking they are safe with all the noise of the casino.
Super Speed:
If you could move so fast that no one could see you do it then this power would be good in a casino. You could move the ball on the roulette wheel to whatever you bet on. You could change cards at the blackjack table or the poker table and you could change the outcome of the dice, but you still have to be careful you may move faster then the eye but the camera sees all.
Thought control:
If you could make people think you won every hand you would be king of the casino. You could walk in to any casino and make the others think you have won. You do not even need to play, you just have to make them think that you played and then you can just take all their money and no one will have any idea of what really happened.
Remember not everyone with super powers use them for good.
About the Author: Sharon Gerad
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