Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 423

Beat Blackjack Now

It is no coincidence that the title of this article is also the title of Frank Scoblete's latest book on Blackjack. Although Frank is the principle author, there is also a chapter on frequently asked questions with answers provided by Blackjack expert Henry Tamburin and Frank's colleague Dominator...read more

For novice craps players

Dear Frank: I just learned how to play craps and think I will really like it but, I'm a little intimidated with the crowds at a real craps table. (Ooops, I forgot to tell you I learned the game via software). My husband and I usually visit the casinos in Tunica, Mississippi at least four times a year with a goal to learn how to play a new game every time...read more

Triple Crown Is Sporting World's Most Elusive Prize

The Belmont Stakes, the third jewel of the Triple Crown, put horse racing in the gambling spotlight once again on June 5, and justifiably so. Every sport has a championship showdown. In baseball it's the World Series, in football it's the Super Bowl, in hockey it's the Stanley Cup...read more

Easy-to-play table games

Casino games are not designed to be difficult or intimidating. The last thing casino execs want is a game that intimidates players and keeps them from spending their money. Nonetheless, there are games that leave the uninitiated a little leery, games that send them searching for a safe, no-strategy, no-intimidation refuge like the slots...read more

How is the bonus spin on a Class II slot triggered?

I live very close to the Oklahoma border, so naturally my question is concerning the Class II Bingo slot machine. I've played the machines well enough to know that every time you spin, your bingo card changes, so obviously your goal is to spin to a bingo card that has matching numbers within the bingo game draw to win a pattern...read more

I would like to roll the best I can

Dear Frank: Please! Please! I been playing craps for some time now and me and my buddy go up to our local casino two times a week and seem to lose every time just about. I try different ways to bet and now I'm trying to roll different...read more

My Advice for a Don't Player

Earlier this month Frank Scoblete, in an article titled "Advice for a Don't Player", published and responded to the following letter: Frank, I've been playing craps for about a year and I just started experimenting with the Don'ts, but I can't seem to gather any steam with it...read more

You're never too old to learn something new

Note: Normally I write about all things blackjack, but today I decided to share with you a tribute that I wrote about my father-in-law Peter and his adventures playing video poker. The reason senior citizens often give me for not learning how to play video poker is that they are "too old." Well, I want to dispel this myth with a real-world example of how one senior citizen decided to learn video poker at 86 years of age, and how he benefited from that decision...read more

The Five Horsemen in Las Vegas — up and down

There's rarely been a player who will not admit to having horrendous times at the craps tables and before this report starts let me say that you will read of one absolutely awful, rotten, discouraging, nasty, unbelievably bad, crummy, angst-producing, stomach-churning, horrendous day suffered by our great team known as "The Five Horsemen," composed of Dominator, Stickman, Nick-at-Night (formerly Nick-T-Lefty), Skinny and me...read more

Blackjack Playing Strategy Is a Matter of Choice

Have you ever pondered what really separates informed casual players from students of the game of blackjack? The answer is keeping mental track of the cards that have been played in order to make more informed playing decisions, both strategically and financially. Let's face it...read more