Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 428

Success at the craps table: another Golden Touch success story

Dear Frank and Dominator, I was in your very first class you guys taught in Atlantic City (2003). My nickname is $Bill. I met a lawyer while on vacation in Paradise Island several years ago. He came up to me and asked me how to play the game...read more

Frank Scoblete Presents: Free things to do in and around Las Vegas by The Goddess

After you have lost all your money, or you have won and want to keep your winnings, there are several places to go within the city of Las Vegas as well as within a short drive. There are several free shows if you have never seen them. The Bellagio has fountains, whose dancing waters are set to music...read more

Blackjack tournament tips

Blackjack tournaments are growing in popularity with more and more casinos offering them. They are fun because you are competing against other players rather than against a dealer. If you are new to tournaments, here's a primer on the different types...read more

The number of decisions is the key to your treasury

Gambling is a numbers game. For casinos it has nothing to do with luck, although on any given table at any given time, it looks as if luck predominates. Casino gamblers fervently believe in luck: short-term luck, long-term luck, luck today, luck tomorrow, luck for a week, a month, a lifetime, and these casino gamblers firmly believe that such luck will dominate over time either for good or bad...read more

Empress Joliet Woos Video Poker Players Back

A few years ago, Empress Casino Hotel in Joliet angered the legion of video poker players it had cultivated by lowering the pay tables on many of its machines, including several popular banks of progressives. Pay table structure is the most important element of video poker play...read more

Blackjack quiz

Blackjack offers some of the best odds in the casino for those who take the time to learn basic strategy. But not all blackjack games are created equal. Casinos choose among a mix-and-match set of rules, some favorable to the player, some padding the house advantage. In this blackjack quiz, let's take a look at some the hows and whys of blackjack: 1...read more

A reader's slot strategy

Love your column! As a mathematician, I developed this slot strategy that my wife and I use when we play. When I tell people about it, their first reaction is "Oh! You have a method of winning?" I answer, "Of course not! This is a method of losing slower and enjoying it." I have read about many other "methods" such as the "play $1 on a three-line machine." But they all seem to be missing a way to capture any winnings...read more

How can I practice shooting in craps?

Hi Frank: Thanks for your responses to my e-mails. I have started a 401G [a gambling bank account] and it will take a while but I think I can do it. You have changed my way of thinking about the game. I really never understood how much the house really gets ...read more

Frank Scoblete Presents: Las Vegas history by The Goddess

The Paleo Indians first visited the Las Vegas valley thousands of years ago and left petroglyphs of their early history that can still be seen in The Valley of Fire State Park. Two thousand years ago, the Anasazi Indians and the Paiute came to the valley. In 1829, Rafael Rivera scouted the area...read more

Avoid Marathon Playing Sessions

In a recent Internet poll, 22 percent of the respondents said they had an average playing session of one to two hours, but 25 percent said their sessions lasted more than five hours. Several people said they often played for 10-14 hours at a time...read more