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Gaming Guru  Building a Bigger Bankroll14 September 2021
By Frank Scoblete It is no secret that many casino players wish they could play for bigger stakes. The $10 player might want to be a $25 player and the $25 player might want to be a $50 player and the $50 player might want to be a $100 player and so on up the line. The motivation for such a desire could be many fold; the desire to be treated as a high roller, the desire to get better comps, the desire of having a host that caters to you. Perhaps other aspects of one’s ego can also be tied up in higher betting at casino games. Perhaps the desire to have other people see your betting levels and give a “wow” look. But there is one extremely important aspect to higher betting; you need a bankroll that can take the “slings and arrows” of the downs in casino play. We all know the downs are inevitable. You do not (ever!) want to go from $10 bets to $25 bets just because you feel like it. A bad session could cause severe damage to your bankroll. Worse, if you don’t actually have money set aside for playing, a bad session or two could hurt the money you use for real life. That would be truly awful. The first thing you must do is set up a 401G account, my word for a gambling bank account as the “G” stands for (you guessed it!) gambling. This is the account from which you take money for casino play. You do not use the money for little Lulu’s braces or Jimmy’s math tutor in order to double down on your 11 at blackjack. Assuming you are a $10 player how much money should you have backing your play? I guess you can scratch any gaming author and get advice about this aspect of bankrolling. So here is my advice. Have 100 times your average bet in that account. That should cover you from many bad sessions at the game you want to play. However, if that game is craps and you are a multiple-bet player than you should take what your average spread at craps is and multiply that by 100. This same hold true for roulette. Do not play two hands at any of the card games and definitely do not make the “bonus” bets in such games as those bets are really just bonuses for the casinos. If you keep your betting contained, your 100=times bankroll should allow you to hang in there. Now we are looking to bring our bankroll to $2,500 in order to be a $25 bettor, which is up from the $1,000 we needed to be a $10 bettor. You do this in two ways: First any wins you have after your current visit immediately go into the account. But being rational we know that over time that 401G account will start to lose money so you must find another source for the account. Here you have to practice real discipline. Take a small percentage of your income and regularly put this (small!) percentage in your account. This is exactly how you manage a regular investment account and it should be the way you handle your 401G. Doing this should see your account increase slowly over time even if you do have bad trips to the casinos. All the best in and out of the casinos! Frank Scoblete’s web site is www.frankscoblete.com. His books are available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Kindle, e-books and at 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. Losing Ain't Easy12 September 2021
QUESTION: I don’t mean to be offensive but you never write about losing. Meaning you being the person who is losing. You can’t possibly win every time you go to the casinos; so, what gives? I would think someone who has been writing about casino play for as long as you have would certainly have experienced losing sessions. ... (read more)
Strange Attractors7 September 2021
Chew on this: “In the mathematical field of dynamical systems, an attractor is a set of numerical values toward which a system tends to evolve, for a wide variety of starting conditions of the system. System values that get close enough to the attractor values remain close even if slightly disturbed.” ... (read more)
Philosophy of Play5 September 2021
QUESTION: I don’t know if you ever got a question such as this before but here goes. I counted the number of books you have published, about 33 on gambling alone. I want to know in a nutshell what is your philosophy of play? I am guessing that it is in all your books but can you put your finger on it in ... (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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