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SLOT TRUTHS

Veteran slot players tell their tales By Frank Scoblete   I am interviewing several veteran slot players. What do they have to say about their favorite game in the casino? Let’s take a look:   FRANK Slot machines make more money for the casinos than any other playing option. Somewhere between 65 and 90 percent […]

THOSE UPS AND DOWNS

Protect your bankroll like a pro By Frank Scoblete   You are a $10 blackjack player and you buy in for $300 and go about your business trying to beat the house. You know the computer-derived basic strategy and you use it exclusively. You do not have an edge over the game but it is […]

TO TELL THE TRUTH

The Craps Gypsy By Frank Scoblete   Frank: Let me introduce you to a craps player I will call the ultimate “action” player. This is a one-on-one interview  with a man who has a totally different theory of how to play the game of craps. That is, different from mine. I am letting him do […]

SLOW DOWN IN THE SLOT ZONE

A little self-control can go a long way By Frank Scoblete   Simon and Garfunkel sang it just right: “Slow down, you move too fast/You got to make the morning last.” (“The 59th Street Bridge Song”) When I am talking casino playing of any kind, be it slot play, video poker play, table games of […]

Peer Pressure at Any Age

Even casinos come with tough decisions By Frank Scoblete   My neighbor’s son is now 17. When he was really young, in the single digits, he was a delightful kid. He had a great sense of humor and he really seemed to enjoy life. Now his face always looks bored. When he is with adults, […]

Quiz Time!

Test your gaming knowledge. Are you up for the challenge? by Frank Scoblete   If you know your casino gambling, you should have no problem with this test of all testing. If you don’t know your casino gambling, uh oh.   Which is the most popular table-game in the casino? a.craps, b. blackjack, c. roulette, […]

MEET WRONG WAY ANDRE

The house doesn’t always win By Frank Scoblete   [Please note: I wrote this and gave it to a few acquaintances and they all thought I was advocating the idiot stuff in this column. I wasn’t. I’m not. Andre is not me. He is wrong about just about everything when it comes to slot machines […]

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

Can you determine what slot payout percentages are on any given machine? By Frank Scoblete   The lament among some slot players, many other casino players and most gaming writers is the fact that slot machines do not tell you what their percentage returns are except in cases where an area of machines has signs […]

Food For Thought

Gaming ingredients for smart blackjack play By Frank Scoblete   Take any food package or jar of food and you will invariably see on the back or side of it a list of the ingredients that food contains. This is obviously an attempt to help you decide whether to eat that particular food. I check […]

Random or Not

Nothing in the universe is perfectly random, but slots are as random as humans can program a computer to be By Frank Scoblete   There are several problems with randomness. The first, and most obvious, is that randomness is often mistaken for non-randomness. This you see at gambling games of all types. A roulette game […]

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