Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 675

Jade Monkey Slot Solves the Eternal Mystery

"You must find the Jade Monkey before the next full moon" Mr Burns, "The Simpsons," from "Bart's Inner Child" episode Why did Mr. Burns say that? I honestly don't know. But it sounds mysterious and mysteries are what WMS Gaming's Jade Monkey Video Slot is all about...read more

Golden Toucher Wins $100,000 Hilton Tournament!

The Golden Touch Craps dice control crew is very happy today because one of our assistant instructors, known as the Randman, who will be teaching with us in November in Tunica has just won the Hilton $100,000 tournament in Las Vegas. Tournament play is not just about controlled shooting but has a lot to do with table position and proper betting. The Randman is an expert player at this type of game and showed it with his great victory at the Hilton $100,000 tournament. Congratulations to Randman! If you are interested in taking one of our Golden Touch Craps dice control course, the last one for 2005 will be in Tunica on November 19 and 20...read more

Who's in charge of tinkering and quibbles and other civil wars?

Dear Mark, In a poker room, is a player ever allowed to make decisions regarding rules of the game? I have actually seen it happen where a dealer let a bossy player settle a dispute. I am curious as to who is in charge settling disagreements...read more

Going Uphill on the Flop in Texas Hold'em

If you had your way in Texas Hold'em, you'd flop the lead hand every time you played. When you're holding A/K, you'd love to see an Ace or a King flop. If you've got pocket deuces, you'd be thrilled if a deuce hit the board. But let's be realistic...read more

Where Can I Find a Chart for Setting the Dice at Craps?

Dear Frank: Where can I find a chart that shows how to preset dice for craps? Can you help me? Eric Dear Eric: Dominator and I have a new book coming out in a few weeks, The Golden Touch Dice Control Revolution! and it will have most of the dice sets in it - in pictures and descriptions. You can pre-order the book by calling Fred at the office at 1-800-944-0406...read more

Annie Duke's Poker Bio Interesting; Einiger's Book Keyed to BJ Tourneys

More and more women have been attracted to poker--in particular, tournament play in recent years so the new arrival at Gambler's Book Shop titled Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed and Won Millions (with Duke and David Diamond) ($24.95, hardbound, 260 pages) should inspire many more to play...read more

Got an Edge? These Experts Think They Do

For the past couple of years bestselling casino gambling author Frank Scoblete and teams of the world's most respected gambling authorities have been touring the country's gaming jurisdictions presenting seminars on getting an edge in casinos. They came to the Midwest at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago with the Golden Touch Blackjack seminar August 13-14 and the Golden Touch Craps Seminar August 20-21. The premise behind Golden Touch Blackjack is this: Since blackjack is the only casino game in which the odds change with every new deal, expert card counters can gain an edge...read more

In Blackjack Card Counting, You May Prefer Neatness to Accuracy

Most blackjack players know that aces and 10s are good and low cards bad. In general, the more 10s and aces left in the shoe -- or, to be strictly correct -- the higher the ratio of these to low cards, the greater the bettor's expectation of profit. This is the effect card counters try to use to gain an advantage...read more

How Much Odds Is Enough?

My friend Bob is a newcomer to craps. He's played blackjack for years, dabbled a bit in video poker, and like just about everyone else, dropped a few bills in the slots. Now, the excitement of the craps tables has gotten to him. "There's nothing like it when the shooter has a hot hand," he enthused over the phone...read more

Winner at Slots Gets Heat

John, Do slot machines just sit there running random combinations constantly when idle or just when been played? I have always been curious as to is this random win programed at the say 803 pull of machine or maybe it is just the 488 minute the machine has sat there...read more