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Gaming Guru  5-Count Don't Betting and Big VP and Slot Wins!14 May 2013
By Frank Scoblete Hi Frank: I read your book “Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!” and was fascinated by the 5-Count. It will save me some money! But if the 5-Count reduces one’s exposure by betting on only 43 percent of the random rolls, wouldn’t it be advantageous to bet the Don’t Pass on the other 57 percent? It would seem that one could place a minimum bet on the “Don’t Pass” for each new shooter and then switch to the Pass Line if/when the shooter makes his point. Thanks for your comments. Fred P. Dear Fred: Your plan, unfortunately, doesn’t work. The very first roll when the shooter is coming out is the killer for the “Don’t Pass” bettor as he has eight ways to lose and only three ways to win – and those numbers explain why the house has an edge over “Don’t” bettors. Your plan will not help you and will merely have you face the house edge on the “Don’t” --- saving you no money at all. For your letter, I am sending you a free copy of my book “The Virgin Kiss.” All the best in and out of the casinos, Frank Scoblete Dear Frank: I’d like to add my story. I was playing blackjack at the Imperial Palace on the Vegas Strip back in 2002. Whenever I’d lose $50, I’d go over to a multi-denomination video poker bank and always win back enough to go back to the tables. I had to check out of my hotel the next day to drive back home to Colorado, so around 2 AM I went back to the video poker bank with the thought to play a few hands. I kept hitting on quarters, and it was getting so late that I upped it to play the fifty-cent denomination. It still kept paying, so around 3 AM, I switched to dollars. I was so tired that at first I didn’t realize what was happening when the machine “froze” with an all-red screen. Then I realized I’d hit a diamond royal flush. An attendant walked by about that time and said, “Oh, you just won $4000!” I replied, “No, I won 4000 credits” and then realized I was playing dollars! My hands were shaking so when they counted out those $100 bills that I could hardly hold onto them. Then—after tipping everyone—I had to put on a sad “Oh, I lost all of my money” face to walk back to my hotel a block away at 3:30 AM. That was the 4th Royal I’ve ever hit in 40 years of playing—the others were on nickel or quarter machines--and it was really memorable. Hazel Dear Hazel: Those rare monster wins are so much fun --- too bad they don’t happen all the time! For your letter I am sending you a free copy of my book “The Virgin Kiss.” All the best in and out of the casinos! Frank Scoblete Dear Frank I enjoy your articles, but being a citizen of the United States I have the right to sometimes, but very seldom, disagree with your articles. I use to be the person who sought out new slot machines. Not only did I win regularly when they were first placed on the floor, but I won small jackpots regularly. These machines were also hard to play as everyone else must have had the same results as me. A few months after being on the floor the wins become fewer and fewer and access gets easier and easier. A year or so later no one is playing the game. When I get a head, I sometimes try these machines again and usually there are no bonuses or even small wins. If you do get to the bonus it is a small payout and sometimes no payout at all. I suggest the casinos have the machines set for frequent payouts in the beginning to get people playing, then they set them to infrequent winnings with no small payouts. To keep legal as to payout percentage they are programmed for one large payout at the payout percentage set for that machine. That way when someone does win they tell all of their friends who continue to chase the big jackpot and the casinos are the winners as they keep people coming back. The machine still pays out the same percentage but they get more word of mouth from it. The more people they have coming back the more they make. No one talks about a $50 win but everyone hears about anything over a $1000. From Years of Experience, Howard Dear Howard: You stopped playing the machines because you stopped winning. If others are not playing the machines for the same reason, a few big jackpots here or there will not bring them back. They haven’t brought you back. I think that your individual experiences with new machines, while great, is no indication that machines are changed. The hit frequencies and payouts generally stay the same. It is not common for casinos to change the programming of new machines. Still, I am quite happy that you have won on those new machines the first few go arounds. For your letter I am sending you a free copy of my book “The Virgin Kiss.” All the best in and out of the casinos! Frank Scoblete This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Not Random, Fine Eating, and the "Imaginary Line"14 May 2013
FROM LAWRENCE: In reference to reader Pat who emailed with an inquiry about the randomness of electronic craps games, I don't think that you answered the letter. Are these games in fact random at a racino (let's take NY for the example) where we know that the video poker is in fact not. I was at the racino at Aqueduct (yes, we are neighbors, I stay in Valley Stream most of the time. ... (read more)
The 5-Count and Rolling Six Numbers in a Row7 May 2013
Dear Frank: Your book (“Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!”) stirred up some good debates with a friend of mine this weekend. Like I mentioned in an earlier email I have a table that was my grandfather’s in my garage. We put some time in practicing and talking it was a blast. Neither one of us can get dice control down but it was fun trying. ... (read more)
Trends, Trends and More Trends30 April 2013
Dear Frank: Hi just wanted to give my two cents. I am 45 and have been gambling since I was 7. Craps poker and sports betting are my thing. I have never read a book on gambling until recently. My daughter gave me "Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!" as a present and I read it last night. I thought it was a very good book even though I don't buy into the whole dice control theory. ... (read more)
Ask Frank: Spanish 21 StrategyHello there, Living in Canada, I find that the rules are more liberal here than at other casino locales, such as the dealer standing on all 17s for Spanish Blackjack. In your book, Armada Strategies for Spanish 21, there is only a strategy for when the dealer hits soft 17. I w... (read more)Ask Frank (Playing Winning Craps)Dear Mr. Scoblete: In your book Forever Craps, you recommend to play one Don't Come bet per shooter without odds in order to reduce your exposure to the house. I usually play at casinos that count the spread and odds. If I play one ... (read more)Bad Ways to Play Good Casino GamesYou've met this guy before. He's cantankerous, witless, and loud. He knows everything about everything when it comes to casino games. He's a self-made expert who knows more than all writers and mathematicians combined, and as he doubles on his thirteen against the dealer's ... (read more)The Craps to English DictionaryCraps is another country, a kingdom with its own mores, legends, myths, rites, rituals, superstitions and government. It also has its own language, much of it easily misunderstood as sexual or scatological references. For those of you interested in journeying to this ... (read more)Craps Crap and Craps Gold - Part 1What do the following sayings have in common? "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." "Better late than never." "High fences make good neighbors." "Always play the Pass/Come and take full odds." Answer: The above statements are true. Yes, some people might quibble and say that you can eat as ... (read more) |
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