Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 632

The Best Way to Bet the Dark Side

Dear Frank, I need your advice. On the come-out roll, I bet $25 on the don't come line (dark side) with a $75 no 10 ($1 vig. / juice). Sometimes I bet $25 don't come with a $6 bet on any 7. Sometimes I just bet $25 on the don't come with no extra "insurance" bets, just straight up. What do you think is the better way to bet the don't come side? I appreciate your advice and comments...read more

Chance, Coincidence, Luck Continue to Fascinate Players

Throughout history (and perhaps even more today), chance, coincidence and luck have fascinated both professional and recreational gamblers. Perhaps it's because throughout history winning and losing battles, fortunes and "saving face" in the midst of intense decision-making have left an indelible mark in our minds-our psyche, our level of self-esteem, even, in some cultures, on occasion, with religious overtones. Sure we sometimes hate to admit it but we all have "hunches" or beliefs that we're "due" to win or that a certain number will occur at a racetrack or casino or in a lottery...read more

Good Gamblers Know their Beans about the Casinos

Picture two carnival booths. One has a jar with 11 jellybeans, 10 red and one green. The other has a jar with 110 jellybeans, 100 red and 10 green. Both tout chances for $1 to reach in without looking and draw a jellybean. Reds lose, greens get you a $10 bill...read more

Craps Isn't as Complicated as It Looks

Have you ever watched a craps game during a casino outing and wished you knew how to play? The game can appear very intimidating and the layout can look very complicated, factors which prevent many people from getting up enough nerve to step up to the table and get into the game. Craps really is not as complicated as it looks...read more

Poker Games for Casinos Without Poker Rooms

Texas Hold'em keeps booming, and casinos keep looking for ways to feed players' appetites for the game. That includes casinos that don't even have poker rooms. We're starting to see games designed to feed that player appetite without casinos having to invest in outfitting card rooms, training dealers and providing a game that really isn't fast enough to provide the same kind of profit per square foot as a slot machine. One product designed to address both dealer training and speed of play issues is the PokerPro table, by PokerTek...read more

Bad Beat Lesson: Don't Be Blinded by Good Hand

There are bad beats, and there are bad beats. They happen, and everyone has a bad beat story to tell. And the ones that happen to you early on, when you're first starting to learn poker, are the ones you hopefully learn the most from. This is what happened to me when I first started playing Texas Hold'em. I was dealt a pair of queens...read more

The Secrets of Sic-Bo

Sic-Bo uses three dice, although the term "sic-bo" actually means "dice pair." A lavishly lit Sic-Bo table can be found in most casinos that have Asian Game rooms. There are many bets, all of which are explained on the gaming table. Each number from four to seventeen is a point and after all the bets are made, the dealer "shakes" the dice container...read more

Martha, Here's Craps - Part 1

Okay, so who's Martha? Well, you'll recall that my last article was about gambling in Australia and New Zealand. Organizing a trip like that, halfway around the world, is no trivial matter; one needs a really good travel agent. Martha is my really good travel agent. When I returned from my trip I had to see Martha to return some coupons to her that I hadn't used and I mentioned in passing that I was going to write an article about my trip and the casinos in Australia and New Zealand...read more

Heard It On The River

This is a nice story and I hope it has a happy ending. FREDDIE NORWOOD, a former two-time WBA featherweight champion of the world, is starting on the comeback trail of all places at the next FIGHT AT THE FITZ on June 30. With his credentials and name recognition you might of thought he would get a national venue debut but shrewd Southaven promoter, he of the glistening scalp, BRIAN YOUNG, has signed fearless FREDDIE to an exclusive promotional contract with PRIZE FIGHT BOXING...read more

Don't Play This Field

Several weeks ago, we discussed proposition bets, which are in the center of the craps table and in front of the stickman. We talked about them not because I condone your making these bets but because I want you to know why you should not make them...read more