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Frank Scoblete Gaming Guru - Page 54  Why we gamble1 December 2015
About 54 million Americans and Canadians go to casinos every year. That’s about 40% of the joint adult population of these countries. So why do all these people go to casinos when they know the house has an edge that will grind them down, sometimes fast, sometimes slow and sometimes moderately? But over time, they are almost assured to be losers. ... (read more)
The in and out of roulette24 November 2015
Roulette has an interesting history. The Roman soldiers used to spin on their shields and if their aquiline noses pointed up yonder hill, they would lay waste that mountain village, killing everyone except for the people they didn’t want to kill, pretty girls and such. If their aquiline noses pointed down ... (read more)
Card counters versus basic strategy players17 November 2015
A blackjack card counter has specific things he looks for in games before he plays them (or hopefully before he plays them). These things will allow him to get a decent edge over the house. A decent edge may mean 1 to 2%; more than that is truly hard to achieve. A card counter wants games with deep cuts. ... (read more)
Cutting it down10 November 2015
Most players can't play the high-roller room baccarat because the minimums are too high; usually $100 and up. High-roller room baccarat is the preferred form of the game since the pace is really, really slow. However, mini-baccarat can come in with 150 to almost 200 decisions an hour. My last trip a couple of weeks ago I clocked a table for one shoe and — 170 decisions! Yes, 170 decisions. ... (read more)
I miss them3 November 2015
Over 25 years ago I took up casino gambling. At the time, I was an actor (and producer and director and teacher) about to perform a great role, the dimensions of which baffled me. I was playing a degenerate craps player although I knew nothing about craps; in fact, I knew nothing about casinos or casino gambling. ... (read more)
Oh, shut up!27 October 2015
Here are two examples, just two, in the larger litany of hundreds of casino patrons that I wish would take themselves out of Lady Luck’s temple and (oh, I don’t know) take up knitting, parachuteless sky diving or something to that effect. These players are the inveterate complainers. Now most casino ... (read more)
Booze cruise20 October 2015
Most gambling writers will caution players not to drink or not to drink too much when they play casino games. This is good advice because if your judgment is impaired, there is a decided chance your bankroll will become even more impaired. Money tends to lose its power as the gods of alcohol possess one’s body, mind and spirit. ... (read more)
Tales from the darkside13 October 2015
FROM TOM: I just finished reading your article "Handling a darkside bettor at a rightside table" and wanted to share an experience with you. Several years back I was playing a $5 craps table in Atlantic City. It seemed like the sevens were coming every third roll, but everybody was screaming for more ... (read more)
Dear Mrs. Ploppy6 October 2015
Hi Mrs. Ploppy, or Ms. Ploppy, depending on whether you are proud to be married to that blubbery hair-coated guy in the torn, stained wife-beater shirt who obviously doesn’t bathe and really made it impossible to concentrate on playing blackjack. If the tables weren’t so crowded I would have left. You might have noticed that I had my hand covering my nose due to your husband’s stench. ... (read more)
The faster the 'worser'29 September 2015
There are two factors that must be considered when analyzing the various casino games: the house edge and the speed of the game. The two go together like “love and marriage” and a “horse and carriage.” A game with a high house edge but very few decisions might actually be better than playing a game with a low house edge but many decisions. ... (read more)
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