Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 425

Frank Scoblete's new book 'Beat Blackjack Now!' can easily give you an edge over the casino! by Melissa A. Kaplan

"You can beat the game of blackjack!" So says gaming's No. 1 best-selling author and Casino City Times columnist, Frank Scoblete. Recently, Scoblete discussed his new book, Beat Blackjack Now!, which is available on Amazon.com, from your favorite bookstores or by mail order...read more

Marklund Raises the Stakes for Charity Poker

Charity poker events, once considered opportunities for casual players to participate and at the same time help raise funds for worthy causes, are becoming attractive to serious students of the game and even professionals. Saturday's (Sept...read more

Video poker strategy is a balancing act

Video poker strategy can be a bit of a balancing act. A decision that increases your chances of drawing one winning hand decreases, or even eliminates, your chances of drawing others. That leads us to make decisions based on fine distinctions between pre-draw hands. One of those fine distinctions led to a note from a reader named Beverly. "The experts all tell you to discard the ace when dealt three unsuited high cards," she wrote...read more

Which slot manufacturer is best?

Dear John, I recently stumbled upon your site and find your columns to be most helpful. I'm from the Philippines and most of the casinos here are run by the government through the state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. There are some third-party operators, such as Resorts World, but they have to secure permits from the state-run casino and have to pay franchise fees...read more

Scoblete's baccarat book

Hi Frank: Thanks for your previous e-mail regarding your newly released books for blackjack and craps, Beat Blackjack Now! and Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!) I was wondering if you are planning a new book on baccarat. I have been interested in buying your Baccarat Battle Book and wanted to know if there will be an update soon or perhaps if you had a spare new book I could purchase from you directly? Thanks! Mike Dear Mike: At the moment I am not planning a new baccarat book...read more

Long-term paybacks on three-coin machines

On a three-coin machine, how is the payback percent calculated? It seems to me that if you don't play the max, the payback percent would be lower. You're absolutely right. The long-term payback on a three-coin machine can be lower when you play one or two coins instead of three...read more

Texas Hold'em A to Z: A Is for Aces

This is the first article of a new series called Texas Hold'em A-Z. Each article will cover a topic relating to Texas Hold'em and there will be one for every letter of the alphabet from A to Z. Since I will start with the letter "A", it's only fitting that A is for Ace...read more

Paying the slot attendant

So you win a fairly large sum of money at slots or video poker and soon a slot attendant arrives to either pay you or congratulate you or both. She counts out the money and gives it to you, incessantly praising your great luck or great skill or both...read more

Odds Are Good You'll Like This Free Bet

Casinos really don't give anything away for free, but there is one exception: Free Odds at the craps tables. The odds we're talking about here are called free because the house takes no edge on them. Customers play the casino even-up and the payoffs are made at true mathematical odds...read more

A mistake at the blackjack table

On any given day, at any given blackjack table, you'll find players making mistakes. Either they don't know basic strategy, or don't care, or are just playing hunches, but they're making decisions that on the average will cost them money. My basic strategy for coping with such players is to ignore them...read more