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Readers Write

Dear Frank, Have read 3 of your books {just finished Forever Craps} and have enjoyed them all. Please explain how casino's rate you for comps when you have "no action" using the 5-count. I have played several times using the doey-don't system and that doesn't seem to result in any comps...read more

Best Games Are What's Best for You

One of the most frequently asked questions I field from readers of this column goes along these lines: "When I go to a casino, what should I play?" If I were to always answer that question "according to the book", the games I would suggest in order of preference would be: Blackjack using basic strategy Video poker using optimum strategy Making the best bets at craps Baccarat because of the low house edge Single zero roulette (if available) Three Card Poker/Let it Ride Caribbean Stud Slots The fact of the matter is I don’t always answer the question based on what the book says...read more

By All Means, Ask Barney!

It seems like ages since I last saw a new Barney Vinson book on the shelves. For those of you who are unaware of the name, Barney Vinson is the author of several of the best books I've ever read on casinos, including Chip-Wrecked in Las Vegas, Casino Secrets and Las Vegas Behind the Tables...read more

Tahoe again???

While standing in a park on a warm day down in Nevada City... in the middle of the sentence that would have been the final word on moving into the house that had been offered to me... my cell phone rang... it was my son from the Bay area.....read more

The Big Secret?

Ever think about discovering some new angle to bankrupt the casinos? But, how to go about it? You may think, "I've no academic background." Well, you don't need one. In fact, that may even be a disadvantage...read more

Let It Ride Strategy Revisited

Based upon a sampling of snail-mail and e-mail inquiries from readers in recent weeks, there seems to be a lot of interest in Let It Ride. I explored the game in this column some years ago, but perhaps it’s time to take another look. Let It Ride is a poker hybrid that’s played at a blackjack-style table...read more

Roulette Signatures - Part 2, Finding Possible Signatures

Finding Possible Signatures In any series of decisions, it is easy to find the "average" distance of a dealer's spins from decision to decision. Just add up the distance of each spin and divide by the total number of spins. Unfortunately, this is not the same as finding a signature...read more

Don't Tug On Superman's Cape

It is possible to get in trouble with gray-market gambling, but you really have to work at it. One good way is to thumb your nose at the cops. The latest to learn this sad lesson are three Internet gambling Web sites--Alohacasino.com, Royalclubcasino.com, and 7sultans.com--which were sued by New Jersey attorney general's divisions of gaming enforcement and consumer affairs. The allegations in the complaint include everything from violating the state constitution's ban on gambling to the "unconscionable commercial practice" of advertising to minors with an "improper or unreliable age verification and/or no method to prevent underage gambling." But these operators' real "crime" was posting their advertising on billboards across the street from Atlantic City's licensed casinos...read more

Handicapper Owens Lays the Lumber, Says –14 on the Rams is OK

Cockadoodle doo! Well, that's all the crowing I'll do for the cover by the Eagles on Sunday, and the 1.5 units I gained. Aside from the fact that in sports betting he who crows over a win or two or three always ends up eating same, that Rams-Eagles game didn't add up the way I figured. Yes, it is an invitation to fade any double-digit fave in the Conference Championship games, and that held true again in both games on Sunday...read more

Bob Owens Handicaps the Conference Championships

Last week in the Divisional Round my four side selections went 3-1 ATS, with only Green Bay dumping it before the triumphant Sign of the Ram. For at least four straight years now, a bettor who wagered on the home teams in the Divisional Round would have gone 3-1 ATS each year...read more