Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 652

Why Are Craps Dice Red?

Dear Mr. Scoblete, I have two questions about craps: 1. Why do casinos mostly use red dice for craps? I ask because I collect casino dice and I like to have other colors than red to round out my collection, and I can hardly ever find any color but red. 2...read more

Catching Poker Cheat -- An Oldie Returns After Being Out of Print

It took me a while to figure out where I'd seen Catching Poker Cheats (Illustrated Methods of How Hustlers Take Your Money) before. The photos were familiar, extreme detail, well done. It turns out this is a reprint of Dealing With Cheats originally published in 1973 and now reprinted with a new title, and a new chapter keyed to online poker. The 219-page paperbound has been a collector's item the past decade or so but I sure wish the publisher had clarified what its previous status (and title) were...read more

Craps Players Can Tailor Sessions without Changing Expectations

Make believe you sent away for a book of secrets the casino bosses didn't want anyone to know about craps. Or maybe it was secrets the bean counters and back slappers in the head office didn't understand enough about craps to know themselves. The book told how to cut the edge on Place bets...read more

"Mr. Aces" Deals Out More Winning Blackjack Advice

Call him "Mr. Aces", a blackjack player whose discipline, skill and precision money management techniques make him one of the most astute and successful casino gamblers I've ever met. In today's second installment of my three-part interview with him, Mr...read more

Golden Touch Dice Control Revolution

The mathematics of craps has been well established, unchanging since the first cry of "Yo-leven" or "Winner winner, chicken dinner." Roll two six-sided dice, and six of the 36 possible combinations total 7. Bet the pass line, and the house will keep an average of $1.41 for every $100 wagered. But what if the shooter could exert a little control over the combinations that turned up on the dice? Not enough control to roll numbers at will, mind you, but just enough so that loser 7s turned up not once per 6 rolls, but once per 7 or so? Wouldn't that cut into the 1.41 percent house edge, or even swing the house edge in favor of the player? Yes, it would...read more

The cheapest way to bring money to a casino

Hi, John, I get your newsletter and I have a question for you. Just which casinos did Harrah's purchase in Tunica, Mississippi? We knew they bought Jack Binion's Horseshoe but we were also told by a Harrah's employee that they also bought The Grand...read more

Never Underestimate the "Rake" in Poker

Live poker is the only casino game in which you play against the other players rather than against the house. Poker also involves more skill than any other casino game. These two conditions make live poker a "beatable" game – if you know what you're doing. That "if" however, is a huge one...read more

Golden Touch Craps

There is a lot of buzz these days about controlled shooting in the game of craps. Some folks think it is a lot of crap and voice their opinion in about as cocky and obnoxious a manner as I have ever seen. Others, like me, believe it is a skill that is possible to achieve but does require a lot of instruction and practice...read more

Pai gow payoffs and parlay fever

Dear Mark, How do I play three pairs in pai gow poker? Should the highest go up front, or the second highest? Also, how about this for your unusual file? The dealer and I copied hand four consecutive times. Shawn R. Pai gow (which rhymes with pie now) poker is played with up to six players and a banker, each being dealt seven cards...read more

Heard It On The River

Tunica proved it could handle dueling big events at the same time and in January it became the "poker capitol of the world" when the WORLD SERIES OF POKER was held at GRAND CASINO RESORT and the WORLD POKER OPEN took place at GOLD STRIKE. The events had a huge impact on the County drawing some 12,853 registered players who competed for a total of over $14 million in prize money...read more