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The Captain warns: Avoid these bets with high house edges By Frank Scoblete My mentor, the Atlantic City legend, the late Captain of craps, had two words to describe the worst bets in a casino craps game. He called them Crazy Crapper bets. These bets could be found in the middle of the table […]
There are some excellent bets in the casinos, though even the best bets have house edges By Frank Scoblete There are good bets in the casino. There are bad bets in the casino. And there are plenty of so-so bets in the casino. There are good games in the casino that have some of […]
The mesmerism of slots By Frank Scoblete It was April 2 in the mid-1990s (or thereabouts) and this was at Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, near the jingling Treasure Island slot machines, and she came up to my wife the Beautiful AP and me and asked, “Do you know what day this is?” “It’s […]
There are some excellent bets in the casinos, though even the best bets have house edges By Frank Scoblete Take your pick, my friends. Casinos are good places to play games. Casinos are the worst places to play games. There are some excellent bets in the casinos. There are some horrible bets in the […]
It’s due, Isn’t it? By Frank Scoblete On the excellent “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, famous scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson told an interesting story about a bunch of physicists who went to Vegas for a conference when their hotel lost their reservations. Oh, my word! Instead of being out in the cold (or the […]
Getting the edge with card counting By Frank Scoblete If casino table-game players are the judge of the games, then unquestionably blackjack is the number-one table game in the casinos. By far! Starting in 1962–1963 a revolution hit the casinos, the arrival of a way to beat the game of blackjack. You have Edward […]
By Frank Scoblete The general rule of thumb for slot games and video poker hands is that the best method for a player is to play full coin (or total credit per decision) because this allows the player to get the most if he or she hits the big jackpot. [Please note: Sometimes it […]
Many little wins? Or occasional big wins? By Frank Scoblete I am a conservative player and I have become even more conservative in my goals and betting strategies as I’ve aged (beautifully, I might add—aging, that is). I do not look to make a killing at any game. I want to be able to […]
Their goal is simple – to make YOUR money their money By Frank Scoblete Casinos are a business, just like the businesses in your community and those throughout the world. Their goal is simple, and that goal is this—to make your money their money. They sell a product, gambling on games where they have […]
There’s strength in numbers By Frank Scoblete I’m just a slot player,” some slot players will say as table-game players look at them with pity, concern, contempt. Slot players sometimes feel that they are less-valued casino players than other casino players. How do I know this? I’ve asked them once they have warmed up […]