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A brief retelling of the stuff that makes us dream By Frank Scoblete “Daddy, tell me a story,” said my little son so many years ago when he was seven. I always told my kids stories at bedtime. “Once upon a time there was a regular guy named Joe and he went to work every […]
A Sin City gambling guide for beginners and pros by Basil Nestor Planning a trip to the Neon Oasis? You’re in good company. Nearly 40 million people visit Las Vegas every year. It’s the big enchilada, the granddaddy, the iconic place where gambling is defined. Players come from everywhere to take their shot in this desert […]
You can win more when you correctly measure the chances for success by Basil Nestor I am reading my e-mail inbox. A company called British Web Lottery tells me I have won £2,543,170, the equivalent of $5,062,688. BWL wants me to contact someone in the UK to collect the prize. Funny, I don’t remember entering […]
Separating facts from fiction in a larger-than-life town by Ed Condran Rumors run rampant about what has happened and what occurs in Sin City. Do casinos pump in extra oxygen to help keep gamblers awake? Does Big Casino Brother determine who will strike it rich? Is there a Megabucks curse? To differentiate between reality and […]
Revealing the secrets of cards, dice and wheels by Basil Nestor Why do coins flip the way they do? Why do cards fall a certain way? What combination of symbols will appear on the reels of a slot machine? In this article I’m going to tell you about probability and how it works in gambling. […]
Knowing which is which can help make you a winner by Frank Scoblete This article began innocently enough. My editor, Len Butcher, sent me the following email: “Frank, I need a piece on the top 10 best and worst casino bets for the December Casino Player issue. Deadline is October 16. Thanks, Len.” This should […]
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CASINO 101 by Kevin Blackwood What do bull-riding and shooting craps have in common? No, the answer isn’t that either way you’ll get your butt kicked; nor does it have anything to do with the horn bet. The common denominator in both activities is that using two hands is against the rules. If you’re a […]
Hubris By Frank Scoblete The ancient Greeks had a term for overweening pride: hubris. The great Greek playwright Aeschylus in his masterful play Agamemnon wrote about how the gods seek to destroy men who put themselves above other men. Those great kings whose heads rise too high and who “count their kills by company” must […]
Scobe Speaks The Weird & the Wonderful by Frank Scoblete I’ve been involved in casino gambling now for some 20 odd years—and indeed some of my experiences have been quite odd in the houses of Lady Luck. Over these years I have written 20 books, four videos and DVDs, three audio tapes, three television shows, […]