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Five traits that make players tough competitors By Frank Scoblete In baseball there is an elite category called the “five-tool” player. Such a player is excellent in the following areas: Batting average (usually near, on, or over 300) Power hitting (home runs, triples, doubles) Fast runner (base running, base stealing ability) Good arm in […]
Casinos employ a lot of staff to keep things running smoothly for guests. Here’s who to tip -and how much. It’s common knowledge that it is appropriate to tip one’s server after dining in a restaurant. These food servers rely on such gratuities, which usually hovers between 18 and 20 percent for good service, […]
Escaping reality can be a costly mistake By Jerry “Stickman” Stich If you are an average gambler on a multiple day trip to Las Vegas, you arrive at your hotel, drop your bags off in your room and immediately head to the casino. You then plop yourself down at the first open machine or […]
Automated table games versus live dealers By John Grochowski Without doubt, traditional table games with live dealers, real cards and real chips are the way most of us love to play. But some of us cross over into automated games, whether fully automated (card images on a table screen, electronic wagering on a screen […]
Know your strategy and betting amount By Jim Feist We are bombarded with choices about numbers every day. How much is this item? How much is that? Gas costs how much? It doesn’t go away at the poker tables, either. One of the dilemmas we experience at the tables constantly is how much to […]
New table games unveiled at the Global Gaming Expo By John Grochowski When casino industry execs, managers and suppliers from around the world flock to Las Vegas each year for the Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, they get a preview of the latest in products that include slot machines, […]
Don’t play any hand – play the right hand By Jim Feist One of the biggest mistakes sports bettors make is to wager on too many favorites. They don’t believe and underdog has a shot, either in baseball or football, so they always play teams that are supposed to win according to oddsmakers. This is […]
Follow these 13 simple rules or else By Frank Scoblete I am done with the regular way casinos do things and how they treat their customers. They are too lenient with ploppies; ploppies who play there and, yes friends, ploppies who work there. As of now, right this minute, no, right this second, the following […]
No matter how good it may look—no betting system will beat the math of the game By Jerry Stich They are everywhere. System sellers, those snake oil salesmen of the gambling world, bombard you with emails. Recently I have received some emails from fairly novice players asking questions about one form of betting system or […]
Sometimes other players can’t keep their opinion to themselves John Grochowski Some players like to give advice at the tables, some will give it only if asked, and some don’t like to give advice at all. By the same token, some players like to receive advice, while some take it badly. Here are a […]