Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 787

Buying, Selling and Expanding Reno

Reno is growing, changing, morphing again and getting bigger and better. Tamarack Junction out on the southern end of town is expanding. The parking lot is finished and now it is time to get on with the expansion of the casino... to about three times its present size...read more

My First Job in Vegas

I'd been in Las Vegas for less than three weeks. In that time, I spent $175 to enroll in dealers school, another $20 a night sleeping in a motel room that didn't even have a private bathroom, and gone through most of my remaining bankroll learning how not to play blackjack...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #71 and #72 (Video Poker, Bankroll)

Scobe's Quick Tip #71 Video poker machines and the various video poker games on them are not like normal table poker played against other people. In video poker, you are not trying to beat an opponent, you are merely trying to make the best five-card hand...read more

Heard it on the River

If you are looking for a holiday gift that makes sense, is entertaining and affordable, try giving a gaming book. Lord knows we can't ever learn enough about the games we love at casinos. FRANK SCOBLETE, who has become the leading author of gaming books in the USA, which means the world, has just come out with a beaut...read more

Double Bonus Poker, Double Diamonds, Comps, Video Keno

I like to play $0.25 Double Bonus Poker 9/6/5 with the 8000-coin royal in Atlantic City. I been having very good luck with this game. Since June, I have hit 3 royals. I usually go once a month. What do you think of this game and should I move on to $0.50 or $1 machines? Lenny Dear Lenny, I don't care for the various Double Bonus games because their variances are so high...read more

Five Interesting Titles Cover Antique Slots; Lottery; Casino Games

As the popularity of gambling grows, publishers everywhere are churning out a variety of books designed to appeal to every segment of society interested in the subject. Here's a peek at five titles you may have overlooked, but have some interest in: LEMONS, CHERRIES AND BELL-FRUIT-GUM (An Illustrated History of Automatic Payout Slot Machines) by Richard Bueschel (329 pages, hardbound, $25)...read more

Browsing through the Bookstore

It's time to start thinking about the casino fan on your holiday gift list. A book is always a great 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

New Slots

Walking down the corridor at the Las Vegas Convention Center toward the display floor at the recent Global Gaming Expo, I passed a couple of Jedi knights, lightsabers at their sides. And as I strolled past the Bally Gaming booth, a Blues Brother handed me a pair of shades...read more

How To Estimate the Chance You'll Fall Behind, and Stay There

Nobody likes leaving a casino with less money than they brought. Especially when they were ahead at some point and didn't quit. But solid citizens may also step off the cliff at the start and never get back. Although they may blame practical handicaps such as the clock running out or the fanny pack running dry, and these may indeed be factors, a more fundamental phenomenon is afoot. Assume a gambler had unlimited time and resources, and the house had no inherent advantage in the game...read more

New Dice Control Book By Scoblete; Omaha Hi-Low Split Work Excellent

Frank Scoblete (who wrote Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos and Forever Craps among other books) has produced another solid work for those who wish to develop or perfect the concept of dice control (author Zeke Feinberg had the concept as Pre-Setting Dice -- also the title of his book). Scoblete's new work is titled The Craps Underground: The Inside Story of How Dice Controllers Are Winning Millions From The Casino (316 pages, hardbound, $24.95) and contains 20 chapters, covering the physics of throwing the dice, with set, grip and delivery explained in detail...read more