Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 781

Golden Touch Blackjack to Teach Brand New Advantage Method

Frank Scoblete Enterprises, LLC GOLDEN TOUCH BLACKJACK PO Box 783 Lynbrook, NY 11563 (Editorial contact: Frank Scoblete) For Immediate Release: GOLDEN TOUCH BLACKJACK TO TEACH BRAND NEW ADVANTAGE METHOD This simple to play yet powerful method gives players a verifiable, mathematical edge over the casinos. New York — Four of the world's best known, best-selling gambling authors and experts have announced the creation of a new blackjack instructional course based on a revolutionary new method of advantage play...read more

Life Among the Slots: Players Gotta Play

I consider myself a very average slot player. Of course, having worked in a casino and having played slots for many years, I've developed certain preferences. For example, I still prefer real reels to video reels. I like the click-click-click sounds of the reels when they settle on the payline (or not)...read more

Omaha Hi/Lo Poker Is a Spin-Off from Texas Hold'em

Rumor has it that Texas Hold'em originated in the Lone Star State back in the early 60s. When I began going to Vegas in the late 70s, they were already playing it there. It was a catchy concept, what with its community "flop" and all. Then, in 1982, a new breed of "flop style" game appeared in the Vegas poker rooms called "Omaha"...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #83 and #84: Free Tickets for Low Rollers, Betting Systems

Scobe's Quick Tip #83 On nights when a show is in town, if it isn't sold out just before curtain, even low-rollers can get comped to free tickets, often the best seats in the house. One hour before show time just ask: "Hey, got any tickets to tonight's show?" You'll be surprised how often this can result in an unexpected freebie...read more

Casino Insider Writes, Slot Cycles, Tipping

Greetings. I would like to know who regulates the Indian casino in Eagle Pass Texas called the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino? Thanks,Al Dear Al, According to documents I found at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us, the Kickapoo tribe operates Class II gaming devices...read more

Pete Rose Book—Confessions Of A Former Star In Turmoil

            I met Pete Rose once in the 1990s. We were both at Bally's in Las Vegas for a night of tribute to the great Willie Mays. Johnny Bench, Duke Snider, Reggie Jackson and Frank Robinson were there as well. Each of them graciously signed balls, bats, and memorabilia connected with baseball...read more

Browsing through the Bookstore

A book is always a great gift idea, especially one that not only entertains but also informs. With that in mind, I'd like to pass along a couple of recommendations of new releases from two of the country's most respected publishers of gambling-related titles. The first is More Frugal Gambling (Huntington Press Publishing, Las Vegas, Nevada), written by Jean Scott and her daughter Angela Sparks...read more

Why "Doubling for Less" Isn't Always as Dumb as They Say

Blackjack buffs are betting with an advantage over the house when "the book" tells them to double down. So, conventional wisdom has it that those who "double for less" are being foolish. This, for two reasons. First, players have an edge on the extra bet, so expected profit is most with the biggest possible outlay...read more

New Table Games at the G2E

On the final day of the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, I was wandering the back aisles, away from the slot manufacturers, to see what table games and other new wares were being pitched to the casino industry.Most of the new table games - as you'd expect, if you've been looking around table game pits in the last few years - are either variations on stud poker or side bets designed to increase house profits on blackjack.So I had some trepidation when Ya Awada of Gaming Entertainment Inc...read more

Ill-Advised Sting Operation by Feds Could Backfire as Victims Retaliate

You're not paranoid if people really are coming after you, so the rising level of paranoia among people connected to the off shore sports betting industry is most definitely based on reality. The concerted effort by U.S. government agencies to take down leading online sports books is not a figment of anyone's imagination...read more