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Losing can bring out the worst in people By Frank Scoblete I wouldn’t want to be a dealer. No way. Dealing with the public can be a challenge, but dealing with the public while they are gambling and drinking can be downright annoying and sometimes frightening. Most players, say 99 percent of them, are […]
Small touches can make some very big impressions By John Grochowski A couple of years ago at Global Gaming Expo — the gaming industry’s big fall trade show in Las Vegas — a casino marketer was talking about a little customer service touch that had impressed her customers. It seems a pregnant woman was […]
Most players say they’ll leave when they’re ahead. But how much is enough? By Frank Scoblete Many gambling writers will say that players should quit a session when they are ahead. On the face of it the advice sounds profound but when looked at logically it makes no sense. If you win your first […]
Answering a few great questions from readers By Frank Scoblete FROM DEBBIE AND DAVE: The following are three different questions that we hope might be answered in your publication. We are on our second year of subscription and have not seen these questions appear. We love your magazine and have now started receiving Casino […]
10 rules and rituals to play like the pros Blackjack, also known as twenty one, is one of the most popular games in the casino. The rules are simple, the play is thrilling and if played with basic strategy it comes with a nice, low house edge. In fact, for the expert player who […]
There’s more to the casino than gaming By Frank Scoblete This is not a review of casinos. I am sure that most of you have your favorite casinos at which to play and I am not going to change your minds. No, this is my outline of what is the best of the best […]
A crash-course on playing smart at the tables Every type of game in the casino has a different house edge: the mathematical advantage that the casino has over you. On a game with a high house edge, you might get lucky in the short term, but over time that edge will grind down your […]
Heaven, hell and everything in between By Frank Scoblete When I was an athlete there were games where near perfection seemed to exist for me. It was hard to miss a pitch or a basket. Everything just seemed to come to me. Of course, the equal but opposite was also true – disappointingly so. […]
Favorite games come and go By John Grochowski All casino players have their favorite games, but those favorites aren’t always set in stone. These favorites evolve as games change and players gain experience. Today’s blackjack player might be tomorrow’s three card poker player, and today’s slots player might be tomorrow’s roulette player. I opened […]
Learn the Answers To Gaming’s Most Frequently Asked Questions! By Frank Scoblete I love giving talks to my fellow casino players, and I can always be certain they’ll bombard me with plenty of questions. Here are 38 of the most common queries I’ve answered over the years, organized by category and followed by my […]