Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 517

Deal Me In: Is stretching your bankroll by betting one coin at a time a good idea?

Dear Mark: I am a senior citizen on a very limited budget, but I do enjoy my monthly bus trips to the casino. In the past, you have written that you should always play the maximum coin amount when playing slots, but if I do, especially on a quarter machine, I'm sitting, waiting and coinless long before the bus leaves...read more

The Horn Bet

A couple of weeks ago one of my colleagues asked me if I knew why the Horn bet in craps has such strange odds. I had to confess that since I never bet the Horn I didn't even know what the odds were. "17 to 4" he told me. "You're right," I said, "those are peculiar odds and yours is a reasonable question; I'll look into it." Let me give you a bit of background...read more

Betting The Don't

The game of craps can be very exciting. It can also be very frustrating. One of the great draws to this game is the variety of bets available. One can bet with the shooter, betting that he will make the point number before the 7 shows, or one can bet that the 7 will rear its ugly head before the shooter repeats the point number. Two of the very best bets on the table are the pass line / come bets (with the shooter), and the don't pass / don't come bets (against the shooter)...read more

How do you deal with the back wall in a controlled dice throw?

Mr. Scoblete, Let me start by saying thank you for all the effort you have put in to your dice control system. I have studied it and been practicing for about 4 months at 5-8 hours/week. I have just returned from Vegas and I noticed that even on my very good rolls after the dice hit the wall they would split and rotate more than once...read more

Poker tourneys, Cuba and the Mob; Lawrence's playbook sizzling sellers

Nothing like a nice "variety pack" of books to choose from, I always say. Getting attention this time around are poker, the Mafia and football betting.In order, the new arrivals are Winning Poker Tournaments (One Hand at a Time) by Eric (Rizen) Lynch, Jon (Apestyles) Van Fleet and Jon (Pearljammer) Turner (421 pages, paperbound, $29.95); Havana Nocturne (How the Mob Owned Cuba and Lost It to the Revolution) by T...read more

Misinformation about Slot Machines Abounds

The majority of people who play slots know very little about the operation of the machines, the computer programs that drive them, and the economics of the games. This fact is through no fault of their own, because casinos operators, quite frankly, are content to keep it that way...read more

Casino message boards

Just like any other topic under the sun nowadays, casino gambling is discussed endlessly on Internet message boards. Online, players gather to swap stories about wins, losses, restaurants, rooms and comps, report on their latest trips and trade strategy tips. I check in on a few message boards from time to time, many of which have no fee to join in the fun...read more

Advice for achieving a higher players' club level

I would like some advice on how to achieve a higher level status for a casino's member's card. I play at local river boats in Southern Indiana and would like to achieve at least a gold status ranking at some of the boats. The general requirement is to obtain 5,000 points within six months from Jan-June or July-Dec...read more

How should I make come bets at craps?

Dear Frank, Thanks for all the tips. My wife and I have been using the 5-Count method with some success. One problem we continue to run into is that we place come bets with odds and continue to place come bets until the shooter finally sevens out. However, on several occasions we have been up on all the numbers with a come bet or pass line bet and on the shooter's next come out roll he or she hits a seven...read more

How's my tipping?

Hi Frank: Just thought I'd share with you a way that I bet on the craps tables. This very quickly gets me in high favor with the dealers. In addition to the pass bet with full odds, I place the 6 & 8. Usually, I will place for $12 each...read more