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Frank Scoblete Gaming Guru  The Truth About Slots30 May 2023
By Frank Scoblete [Please note: Okay, I have met the greatest living expert on slot machines. He used to be a “pert” on the machines but he retired to take up leisure-time activities, like giving people information in his unique style, so now he is an “ex” “pert.” In this article he will be asked questions by an anxious slot player and he will give his answers in his unique way. Hope you enjoy it.] Player: Will I win tonight? Expert: No. Player: That’s how you answer me? With a big fat negative? What’s the point in this then? Expert: You will not win tonight. Here’s the hint of how I decide this. Most slot players will lose tonight so me telling you that you won’t win is the best answer because I have more of a chance of being right. And, dear slot-player person, I will not explain any more of my answers to you so you’ll just have to accept that I know what I am talking about because I do. My answers are right even if they sound wrong. Now, let us proceed. Player: Okay, how much will I lose if you know everything? Expert: Tell me the machines you will play and how you are budgeting to play those machines and I can give you information on your prospects. Otherwise, I do not know because there is not enough information for me to make a decision. But you will lose. You can take that to the bank to withdraw Player: Okay. Can’t you phrase things better? Expert: Okay, you will not win. But your loss might not be devastating. Player: That’s good. Expert: Of course it might. Player: Holy… Expert: Any other questions? Your reactions are – shall I say – off the wall. You actually know all this stuff. Now questions or I am going to play my slot machine. Player: So you think you will win when you say I will lose? Expert: I didn’t say I would win. Player: Ah ha! Expert: But I will win! Player: And ha! ha! How can you say that? Expert: I own the machine. My side business now is to sell slot machines. Player: Is there any way to get an edge at the machines. Is there? If not then it is all insane. Expert: If a progressive machine is paying out more money than is being put in it, you can beat that machine and every player that plays that machine when it is giving out more money than is being put in it will be playing with an edge until someone hits the jackpot. There’s your edge. But only one person is going to actually best the machine in a real way. Player: So, playing slots isn’t fun then? Why do we do it then? Expert: Fun. Player: But our long-range results will not be positive. Expert: Fun. Player: I don’t get it. Expert: Are you going to play even after this talk we’re having? Player: Yes. Expert: Fun! Actually, playing the machines is a fun experience. Winning is more fun; losing is less fun but the sheer act of playing for the average slot player is a fun experience and that fun is what brings them back for more and more play. Win or lose. That’s why they play. They play to play. Simple as that. Player: I think I understand what you are saying. The exercise of playing is the true experience and wins and, yuck, losses are the end results but the play is the key motivation. Expert: The joy of playing is the joy of playing. Player: I get it. FRANK: All the best in and out of the casinos! Frank Scoblete’s web site is www.frankscoblete.com. His books are available from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble. Kindle, e-books, libraries and bookstores. This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Play Pai Gow Poker23 May 2023
Pai Gow Poker could be one of the great casino games, if more people knew about it and if more people played it. I happen to love the game and I wish to impress upon you that you might come to love it too – if you give it a try. Of course, small casinos probably don’t have the game on their floors. ... (read more)
Many Happy Returns II: The Truth Will Out16 May 2023
Many Happy Returns: The Truth Will Out We can then figure how much of a percentage edge the casino has at a roulette game by knowing these numbers. There are 38 pockets for the ball to fall into. The payment for a hit is 35-to-1. The real payout should be 37-to-o1. The casino doesn’t post this on the tables, we have to do the figuring to come up with the percentages. ... (read more)
Many Happy Returns9 May 2023
The lament among some slot players, many other casino players and most gaming writers is the fact that slot machines do not tell you what their percentage returns are except in cases where an area of machines has signs saying something to the effect that “these machines return a minimum of 98 percent” or the like. ... (read more)
Ask Frank: Spanish 21 StrategyHello there, Living in Canada, I find that the rules are more liberal here than at other casino locales, such as the dealer standing on all 17s for Spanish Blackjack. In your book, Armada Strategies for Spanish 21, there is only a strategy for when the dealer hits soft 17... (read more)Ask Frank (Playing Winning Craps)Dear Mr. Scoblete: In your book Forever Craps, you recommend to play one Don't Come bet per shooter without odds in order to reduce your exposure to the house. I usually play at casinos that count the spread and odds. If I play one ... (read more)Bad Ways to Play Good Casino GamesYou've met this guy before. He's cantankerous, witless, and loud. He knows everything about everything when it comes to casino games. He's a self-made expert who knows more than all writers and mathematicians combined, and as he doubles on his thirteen against the dealer's ... (read more)The Craps to English DictionaryCraps is another country, a kingdom with its own mores, legends, myths, rites, rituals, superstitions and government. It also has its own language, much of it easily misunderstood as sexual or scatological references. For those of you interested in journeying to this other ... (read more)Craps Crap and Craps Gold - Part 1What do the following sayings have in common? "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." "Better late than never." "High fences make good neighbors." "Always play the Pass/Come and take full odds." Answer: The above statements are true. Yes, some people might quibble and say that you can eat as ... (read more)Frank Scoblete |
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