Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 492

Need a Mother's Day gift for a lady who gambles?

We all know that ladies gamble and one of those ladies is probably your mother. If your mom's a serious player she might even have taught you the ropes. But if she's a dabbler, someone who plays the slots or video poker only, maybe she would like to hit the 21 or craps tables or even bet the ponies...read more

Keep your rhythm

The greatest casino player I have ever known is the Captain, an 87-year-old Atlantic City legend. The Captain is not a slot player but the consummate craps player who nevertheless taught me so much about casino gambling that it changed my whole philosophy about how to approach the games...read more

Grand Victoria's New Poker Room Is a Hit

The new live poker room at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin has only been open for seven weeks, but already the addition has earned the support and favor of players from around the Chicago area. It debuted on Feb. 18 with three tables in a dedicated area on the lower level of the casino...read more

My favorite promotions

In his boxing careeer, Thomas "Hitman" Hearns didn't rise to the top by picking off any collection of banty roosters. After all, he was the first fighter to pluck world championships in six divisions — welterweight, super welter, middle, super-middle, light heavyweight and cruiserweight. But in a promotion at Detroit's Greektown casino, his opponent was a bird of a different feather...read more

About minumum slot paybacks

Hey John, your loyal reader here from SLC who plays in Wendover and Las Vegas. Hope this finds you well and happy. In an attempt, yet again, to nudge the odds slightly in my favor, can you give a bit more detail on the statutory slot minimums imposed on casinos (I presume) by gaming commissions, state regulation, tribal oversight, etc...read more

Scoblete walks the walk

Frank, I was recently in Atlantic City and approached a craps table where I saw at least five people setting the dice and using controlled throws. I was thrilled to realize that it was you and your crew. I was also pleased to see that you practice what you preach: five-counting even your own crew and tipping the dealers frequently...read more

Why I always have a good answer

I think YOU are part of the gambling people "casinos management" and thats why YOU always have a good answer explaning why they do this and why they do that. YOU should retire from this chronicle and join these people because YOU belong whit them. You've figured it out...read more

The Dice Dominator: How Frank Scoblete and the Dominator triumphed!

The hottest gambling story of the new century! How the two greatest dice controllers met and became a devastatingly winning team. Watch "The Dice Dominator" on the Bio channel on Saturday, April 25. See how they practiced, became experts and took on the casinos all over the country...read more

Video poker tips

Over the past seven years I spent some of my time in casinos playing video poker (the rest, playing blackjack). Why video poker? Because I can have the edge in video poker and make money as I have done playing blackjack. Here's how I did it. There are three important steps to become a skilled video poker player...read more

The slot spin principle

Steady readers of slot articles know one thing: their chances of coming out ahead in the long run are remote — really, really remote. A big progressive win of millions would do it, of course, but bucking an estimated 50 million to 1 odds on those giant progressive machines just isn't in the cards, or reel spins, for just about every slot player...read more