Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 785

Bally's Blackjack Tournament on Tap

Now that you have all that cash from redeemed Christmas presents that you could have done without, and before the tax man cometh in April, think about playing in a tournament where the prize money is high and the odds low. And as a bonus, you'll have a lot of fun competing. We're talking about one of our favorite events, Bally's Ultimate Blackjack Tournament which kicks of 2004 with the first big money event of the season on Feb...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #77 and #78: Casino Decorum, Casino Credit

Scobe's Quick Tip #77 Things that you do unconsciously can be very annoying to other players. Such things as clicking your chips, blowing smoke out of the side of your mouth, sucking the liquid out of your drink until the straw grates, spitting chewing tobacco into a cup that is sitting in front of you -- all these things can distract and annoy your fellow players...read more

Jest for Fun

Q. What air in a casino does everybody cherish? A. A millionaire. * * * * * There's the story about the Alaskan who hit a multimillion jackpot on Super Megabucks. Back home, he bought a dog sled for $80. But what a sled! It was pulled by ten Cadillacs. * * * * * Players' dreams are the greatest asset of a casino. * * * * * There's no truth to the rumor that Conrad Hilton is planning to buy the Leaning Tower of Pisa, converting it into a hotel, and calling it The Tiltin' Hilton. * * * * * Losing is a bearable price for gambling - provided it's someone else who's doing the losing. * * * * * Sometimes Las Vegas has some really cold winters...read more

College Hoops Betting Angles Aplenty in Davler Guide; Love Poker? Try Stravinsky

For more than a decade, Trends Made Easy College Basketball (115 pages, paperbound, 5x8 format, $27.95) books have offered bettors a chance to bet on an angle rather than searching for a number, analyzing statistics and examining power ratings...read more

Learning How to Play Craps

Today I continue my series discussing ways for average casino players to break away from restricting their play to the slot machines and learning how to play table games. Craps, for example, looks complicated and intimidating to the beginner...read more

The Future of Slots

When you think of slot machines, what comes to mind? Spinning reels on one-armed bandits? Video games with second-screen bonuses? The majority of games on slot floors are still reel-spinners, although they're mostly no-armed bandits these days - handles have been just about completely designed out of the games. Still, the great expanding force in casino games in the last half-dozen years has been video slots...read more

How to Extend Your Playing Time

Besides money and the all-you-can-eat buffet, folks flock to casinos with their sights set on staying in action so they don't have to pretend there's something to do other than gamble and dine. Too, endurance offers a chance to win more when ahead, come back if behind, and rack up credits toward those coveted comps. Nobody can predict whether any particular session will end in a rapid rout or run on indefinitely...read more

Bringing down the house

Dear Mark, What do you know about a group of college students who were featured on NBC Dateline who beat the casinos in Las Vegas out of millions by card counting? Doug F. First, Doug, a quick point of fact. It was ABC Primetime who did the segment, not NBC Dateline. Here's how it went down...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #75 and #76 (Roulette, Blackjack)

Scobe's Quick Tip #75 When playing roulette, never place a bet on the layout until the dealer has taken or paid off the previous bets and then has removed the marker from that spot. Also, never place a bet after the dealer calls "no more bets" as this might invalidate the next decision...read more

You Gotta Know When to Hold'em and When to Fold'em

About 20 years ago, Kenny Rogers' hit song "The Gambler" rang out these timeless words: "Every gambler knows -- that the secret to survivin' -- is knowin' what to throw away -- an' knowin' what to keep". Now that Texas Hold'em poker is a big hit on nationwide TV (World Poker Tour and Celebrity Poker Showdown), it seems everybody is talking about it and wants to play it...read more