Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 628

The Secrets of Electronic Craps

Pssst... Wanna know a secret? How about the secrets of winning at electronic craps slot machines? There are a lot of new slot machines in casinos, and a few might resemble a craps layout. These are especially popular in places where real craps is illegal - like in some Indian casinos...read more

Martha, Here's Craps - Part 2

Well Martha, by now you've had a whole month to digest the material in my last month's article on barracks, alley, backroom, and so on, Craps. You know what a comeout roll is, what a natural is, what craps are, and what a point is. You know what a seven out is and what making a point means...read more

Heard It On The River

It's summer time and the catfish are jumping but the news side is slow as the casinos are busy taking care of the influx of vacationers, so forgive me for this shorter than usual column. One new item, however, is the big blackjack tournament coming to Gold Strike on Aug...read more

Why no calls

Dear Mark, I had an interesting situation happen on a craps table and I would appreciate having your take on it. I had been playing for approximately an hour or so and ran out of chips with the exception of a lone $5 chip in hand, plus what I had on the pass line and its odds...read more

Fellow Gamblers, Do As I Say, Not As I Do

I have a confession to make: I have uttered words that no serious video poker player should ever say. Not someone who plays strictly by the numbers. Not someone who doesn't believe in superstitious voodoo. The words I said, out loud mind you, were, "This is my lucky machine." But you gotta' remember: this was a Full Pay Deuces Wild machine that I had hit quad deuces on three times that day...read more

Is It Legal to Use Action Play Tracker in the Casino?

Hi Mr. Scoblete, I just finished reading your book Spin Roulette Gold. I have one quick question: Is it legal for me to use Zanghi's Action Play Tracker in the Vegas casinos in plain view of security/dealers? So I be as discreet as possible and try to hide it? Thanks for your help...read more

Football Books, Magazines from Steele, Lawrence Arrive at GBC

Like the thundering hoofs of a fast-charging Western posse here come the football books and magazines. They're in time, too because the 2006 pro and college football season is just over the horizon. Among the most sought-after annuals are Phil Steele's 2006 College Football Preview (328 pages, magazine, $8.95), Phil Steele's 2006 College Football Scorebook (410 pages, plastic spiralbound, $24.95), and Marc Lawrence's Playbook 2006 Football Handicapper's Yearbook of College and Pro Football (247 pages, magazine, $8.95). Considered one of the best buys for the price and content for almost 20 years, Steele's College Football Preview offers among its many diverse features, five years of spreads, lines and results for each team, projected starting lineups for each team, a table showing returning starters and lettermen, the coach's record straight up and against the line (home and away, as favorite and dog), more than a dozen betting angles for each team, week by week, room to keep records with a weekly schedule, homecoming games, plus a quick statistical look at every game played by that team last season on offense and defense. Steele also analyzes teams by position (such as the quarterback-running back outlook for teams for the upcoming season) with an eye also on defense, including linebackers, defensive backs and special teams. His discussions on which teams might surprise this season may be worth the price of the magazine alone if you win extra units based on that information. Steele, who writes each of the 119 team previews himself, help found Northcoast 25 years ago...read more

How Trying for Less Can Earn You More

Arnie and Marnie, apocryphal roulette enthusiasts, forever argue strategies for the game. One such debate involved taking $100 and betting $10 per spin, straight-up, on single numbers they got from their 1-900-PSYCHIC advisors. But, betting it differently. Arnie insists it's best to put the $10 on the number and play until he either wins, at which point he'll quit, or loses the whole $100...read more

More to Video Slots Than Meets the Eye

This columnist should be last in line to send up caution flags about playing multi-line video slots. On a recent trip to Las Vegas while playing a WMS Gaming "Pyramid of Kings" cascading reels penny machine at Sam's Town, I lined up the jackpot symbols and collected $2,500 on a line pay for a $1.00 bet (20 lines, five coins per line). I must admit to be thoroughly entertained playing the machines, but I've been gambling long enough to know just how fortunate I was to score that hit...read more

Las Vegas Trip Report

Every trip to Las Vegas is remarkable in its own way. Whether it's a new casino, a new restaurant or a new game, there's always something I haven't seen or done before. Heck, at the Global Gaming Expo each fall, there are always DOZENS of new games and new experiences. On my most recent Vegas venture, the new experience was broadcasting live from Mandalay Bay, at the south end of the Strip...read more