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Frank Scoblete Gaming Guru - Page 47  What would you do if?4 April 2017
It's a simple question for you: The floor person takes the dice away from the shooter (for whatever reason: he isn’t hitting the back wall, he’s throwing the dice into the dealers’ chips; he’s obnoxious to other players) and the stick person passes them on to the next shooter. You have come bets with odds on several numbers and a pass line bet with odds as well. ... (read more)
Outrageous Sums3 April 2017
Sometimes they take a table in the main casino so everyone can see them and be awestruck by the outrageous sums they wager. Sometimes they sit quietly in the high roller room, away from other players, betting their outrageous sums. I have seen craps players with over $200,000 on the layout. There was the Hollywood producer at Venetian who allowed me to play at his table. ... (read more)
Slots vs. table games28 March 2017
Slot machines and table games are two very different things – and the casinos know this quite well. Slot machines are the cash cows of casinos, bringing in often more than twice as much money as table games. It is easy to get a good idea of why such a case holds true. If we take a $1 slot of the traditional ... (read more)
You can take it with you!21 March 2017
There is an old saying, “You can’t take it with you,” that is supposed to encourage limiting one’s greed and/or to encourage people to live for today because tomorrow, well, tomorrow you’ll be dead. So all the riches you’ve amassed are meaningless if you think they will belong to you when you are no longer you. ... (read more)
Is it too much to ask?7 March 2017
I am a calm player; I really am. I’m cool like a Zen monk. If someone is not playing basic strategy at blackjack and making all sorts of bonehead plays, that’s fine with me. His play does not affect me positively or negatively. If some craps player is making the most idiotic bets; hey, it’s his money. ... (read more)
Worthy slot writers28 February 2017
I know it is rare for a gambling writer to review other gambling writers, especially since some of these writers write for the same publications (including this one) and some of these writers are friends of his. My answer to the conundrum is this: So what? I enjoy reading other gambling writers, I do, ... (read more)
Genetic roulette21 February 2017
Everything in life is a gamble. Whether it’s crossing the street, deciding what to eat, whom to date, whom to marry, flying in a plane, taking a shower, just sitting in your living room; all of these activities could end in happiness, misery and perhaps death. That’s the way it is. Marriage is not the worst ... (read more)
Friends: Help or hindrance?14 February 2017
It’s nice to have friends. Certainly it’s nice to have one or two good friends in whom you can confide, who you can sympathize with, and with whom you can play in the casinos. That last one can be good or bad, depending on the type of friends you have. If you are playing in the casino, it is great to be able to share the high and low experiences. ... (read more)
The broken record7 February 2017
I am a broken record. My wife the Beautiful AP just said that no one talks about broken or even unbroken records anymore. She is not sure many of my readers have much experience with records of any type, so let me update that opening and say that I am a tape recording coming unraveled. No, wait; tape ... (read more)
New year, new you31 January 2017
A new year is upon us, but, as often happens in our gambling world, we wind up treating the new years the same way we treated the old ones. The only thing that changes – at least in our casino playing career – are the dates on the calendar. So I say start this new year off with a radical suggestion: Why not ... (read more)
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