Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 399

The house edge on the don't pass

Craps can be a game of opposites. You can bet the shooter's going to make his points on pass and come, or bet he won't make 'em on don't pass or don't come. You can place the 6, betting the shooter will roll a 6 before a 7, or lay the 6, betting the 7 will come first. And so on. A reader who identified himself as Jason phoned last month, asking about don't pass. "It's the opposite of pass, right?" he asked...read more

Legal stealing or real theft?

I asked members of my private website at goldentouchcraps.com to comment on the various moral scenarios one can be in during one's casino play. I'll give you the basic types of incidents, the law and what some board members had to say. Want a 30-day free subscription to this great private website? Send me your e-mail and name to fscobe@optonline.net...read more

An Optimal Craps Wager

The following is part of an email I received a while ago from one of my readers. My question has to do with "dice control." Assuming that you could come up with one less seven every 36 rolls (in other words only 5 sevens in 36 rolls), what would be the optimum profit margin to attain before raising your Pass Line bet? Although I believe in dice control, having witnessed it in action, there are different dice sets one uses depending upon what one wishes to accomplish...read more

Mom Was Right!

Craps is a game that involves you, the shooter, throwing the dice. If you're a skilled shooter, you know that throwing the dice correctly involves not only muscle memory from physically practicing a well learned technique, but also mental preparation and concentration...read more

Leaving free play on a machine

John, I enjoy reading your articles. My question is about free play coupons. When put in the machine you must play it all through once before you leave the machine. My wife was playing and cashed out, leaving $40 on the machine. She moved over one seat, put her ticket in and realized she had left the money on the last machine...read more

Q and A on advantage-play slots

(On the letter below I had Jerry “Stickman” who did the studies of the advantage-play slots give me a hand. I made it a question/answer format.) Hi Frank: I bought your book Slots Conquest: How to Beat the Slot Machines for my wife...read more

New Jersey casino rule changes favor casinos

Without much fanfare, New Jersey recently made two rule changes that heavily favor the casinos.The first change deals with the player-funded part of a progressive jackpot. Every progressive jackpot has two components. One component is the base jackpot amount, also known as the reset amount...read more

What's in a (video poker game's) name?

Usually, the name of a video poker game is enough to give you an idea of what to expect. If it's Jacks or Better, you know you're going to get 2-for-1 on two-pair hands, that all four of a kinds are going to pay 125 credits for a five-credit bet, and that the play experience is on a fairly even keel. If the name is Double Double Bonus Poker, on the other hand, you know you're in for a wild ride...read more

When it rains, it pours

Would you do the following? You go to your favorite machine or table game and start playing in your normal fashion. But slowly you begin to see that you are being whittled away. After about two hours of play, you have lost the money you figured you'd use to play this particular session...read more

Casino Smart: Part 2

This is the second of a two-part article. People often say there is "book smart" and "street smart." I submit that in the world of the recreational gambling there is "Casino Smart." "Casino Smart" is an art and a science; it is knowing how to make the most of the casino experience...read more