Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 435

Practice is key to success at dice control

Frank, I am an aspiring craps player in Idaho. I have been practicing for nine months and I am still struggling. I would love to take one of the your Golden Touch dice control classes in Las Vegas, but I am not able to at this time. I am hoping your Casino Craps: Shoot to Win! book with the DVD will help me analyze my throw and improve...read more

Positive betting progressions

Frank, In your latest private newsletter you discuss a little bit how in the long run you can not gain an edge by positive or negative progression. I think most experienced gamblers know negative progression is "progression to depression" or suicide...read more

Playing more than one hand

Sometimes you will see a blackjack player playing two hands instead of one. Other times, you might see a player who has been playing one hand suddenly spread to two hands in the middle of the shoe because he has the misconception that, by "changing the flow of cards," he will change the luck of the table...read more

Taking the dice away from a shooter

On my private website at www.goldentouchcraps.com came this interesting question from "Bretboy," who is one of our posters: This may seem silly but the other night some guy threw the dice off the table twice in a row and the boxman said the next time that happened he would take the dice away from that shooter...read more

Nuggets of Useful Information for Gamblers

Concise information about the games people play in casinos is always helpful, so here goes: * You probably know the feeling. You walk away from a slot machine after losing some money, then glance over your shoulder and watch the very next person who sits down hit a jackpot...read more

When to surrender in Super Fun 21

In blackjack, in all its variations and spinoff games, extra options are good for players — provided players know how to use them. What brings that to mind is a question from a reader who's been playing Super Fun 21. It's a blackjack spinoff in which most two-card 21s pay only even money instead of the 3-2 we see at most tables...read more

If the laws of probability can't guarantee you'll win, what good are they?

Typical casino gamblers strike out blindly – or, worse, follow superstitions or myths – mind-lessly or even deliberately flouting tools that can aid them in making sound decisions in their punting pursuits. A major reason for this phenomenon is that folks in general want plain-English instructions saying "do this and you'll get that." Since gambling is characterized by uncertainty rather than cause-and-effect, the best guidance they can get is offered by the laws of probability...read more

An incident with money left on a slot machine at a California casino

California Casino Incident. I was the first to play a slot machine on which someone had left money. I did not have my reading glasses on; I had my yellow-tinted sunglasses on that I wear inside buildings. I played the machine, that play won...read more

Is Speed Count too simple?

Dear Mr. Scoblete, After reading your BEAT BLACKJACK NOW! The Easiest Way to Get the Edge! I went to Las Vegas to try out your Speed Count. I agree that it is probably the simplest card counting system available –- easy to learn and easy to apply...read more

Playing 8/5 Jacks or Better

An acquaintance recently asked me to comment on playing the 8/5 version of Jacks or Better. He understands that 9/6 Jacks or Better is a better game to play but says it is sometimes hard to find. For those readers who are not familiar with video poker terminology, Jacks or Better is one of the first video poker games ever manufactured...read more