Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 484

Iskoe's teaser, totals study; Lawrence's FB playbook hot

Two of the most popular proposition bets for football handicappers are teasers and totals, and each year Andy Iskoe of Logical Approach produces the finest computer analysis ever for these props, showing how each NFL team and all teams do, year by year, for three years or six years...read more

Controlled shooting's critics

By now most craps players have heard of the Golden Touch Craps dice control classes where we teach players how to develop a controlled dice throw geared to giving them influence over the dice and an edge over the house. While some craps players think that controlled shooting is the same as "dice setting," nothing could be further from the truth...read more

World Casino Championships adds a 10th tournament!

Frank Scoblete's World Casino Championships to be held at the Clarion Hotel and Suites in Las Vegas on August 14, 15 and 16 has added a 10th tournament to its schedule. There are now tournaments in craps, slots, blackjack, baccarat and pai gow poker, plus a 10th one. According to best-selling author Frank Scoblete, "This 10th tournament is going to be a mystery until we reveal it at the World Casino Championships...read more

Legal Betting on Sports Is a Longshot

In spite of the talk among gaming and sports enthusiasts that surfaces every now and then, the possibility of legalized betting on college and professional games at some point in the future is a real long shot. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 banned sports betting in the United States...read more

Casino archaeology

Let's do a bit of casino archaeology — or maybe anticipate a bit of casino archaeology. You know how it goes. Archaeologists come across artifacts and try to deduce their use. As times, technology and needs change, objects go out of use and eventually out of public awareness...read more

Thoughts on minimum-bet machines

You wrote: So, should this machine be in with the penny machines or the quarter machines? I went back and forth many times until I arrived at the correct conclusion. I'm going to come down on the side of protecting players. Players sitting down at quarter machines know they are going to have to bet at least 25 cents per machine. But here's the difference: The 25-line penny machine pays back lots of wins that are less than 25 cents each, while a true quarter machine (like classic Double Diamond) would never pay back just 4 cents at a time. The posted denomination of a machine probably should refer both to the betting units AND the payback units, so I'd vote for keeping the machine in question with the other penny slots...read more

When should I increase my bets?

Hi Frank - I have read your Beat The Craps out of the Casinos book and I love it, and I have been practicing online, looking forward to some trips to the casinos. There is a question I have which maybe you've answered before, but I haven't found it clarified. For the high roller system, the Pilgrim's Progression, in the book, I'm confused on when to increase the bets if I'm winning. You say, that once you hit four times, after the fifth win, increase the 6 and 8 bets...read more

Declare your independence from the slots

On this Independence Day as we celebrate 233 years of independence from the tyranny of the British, consider making your own Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of the slot machines. You don't have to stop playing machines altogether...read more

How Many Decks?

The title of this article is the question every blackjack player needs to ask. Why? Well, if you study blackjack strategy literature you will find that, everything else being equal, the more decks that are in play the higher the house edge...read more

Placing $44 inside: Good or bad bet?

OK, we all know that any bet on random rollers is a losing bet in the long run even if you win it once, twice, or many times in succession. The house edge will have its way no matter what you think, wish or "logic" out. The casinos go to the bank with the money from players following poor advice...read more