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Gaming Guru  "Summertime and the livin' is easy"15 September 2020
By Frank Scoblete “Summertime, and the livin' is easy” George Gershwin’s song lyrics seem to inform us that summertime is a time for easy living and fun. Of course, the song is being sung by a black slave to the baby white girl and, well, obviously everything in life is not so easy is it? Summertime in the world of the casinos seems to be a great time as well but we casino players know that summer can be brutally hot or numbingly cold and everything in between when we are indoors in the temples of our good or ill fortune. But I’m fooling you here. This article is about summer in my two most-visited casino towns, Las Vegas and Atlantic City. It really isn’t about luck being “ a lady tonight” but about what it’s like outside those gambling palaces during the summer months. Las Vegas in summer is so hot that the first time I ever went there I was in for a shock. This was 30 years ago and my wife the Beautiful AP and I were staying at the Maxim Hotel right across the street from Bally’s. When we went out for our walk it was about 112 degrees. I felt fine. We were going to walk to Caesar’s Palace. I was in good shape and so a walk of about a half mile, even in such heat, didn’t perplex me. When we got to Caesars I was then perplexed. I thought I would be sweating but I wasn’t. I was dry as a bone. Except I had all this sand on my forehead. I touched my head and some sand stuck to my hand. It wasn’t sand! It was salt. I had indeed sweated and that sweat immediately evaporated and left a desert of salt on my head. I suddenly realized just how thirsty I was and I drank a couple of bottles of water. Walking the Strip in Vegas in the heat of summer is an experience fraught with perplexity. The heat will get to you even if you don’t fully realize that. If you want to walk that Strip, then by all means do so but bring along a couple a bottle of water; maybe a couple of bottles. The best time to walk the Strip in summer? Between 5 to 7 a.m. The day is at its coolest then, about 85 degrees or so. Atlantic City in the summer can be hot, although nothing whatsoever like Vegas. After all, you are on the Atlantic Ocean which is just about one hundred or so feet away from most of the oceanfront casinos. You can stroll out of your hotel and frolic on the sand for as long as you like. So there is actually fun-in-the-sun along the Atlantic City shore. A walk along the Boardwalk at just about any time in the morning, noon and early evening is a fun experience too. The further south you go, meaning the further from the casinos proper, you’ll see lone swimmers and plenty of fishermen looking to catch what I assume will be their dinners. You don’t have to stay indoors at all hours when you are in a casino town. Think bigger – take a walk. All the best in and out of the casinos! Frank’s web site is www.frankscoblete.com. His books are available from smile.Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, kindle, e-books and at bookstores. 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. Hypnotism of Slots8 September 2020
I enjoy going to the casinos during the weekdays, especially if I am trying to solve a problem about which I’ve been thinking. This latest trip I decided to test a theory I have about slot players and their mental machinations while engaging in their favorite activity. In short, what’s going on in slot ... (read more)
Fascinating1 September 2020
When I tell people that I enjoy casino gambling there are two general reactions, one good, one not so good. First let’s start with the negative; those people who look at you as some type of dimwitted sucker for enjoying playing games in the temples of Lady Luck. They will say something such as: “How can you ... (read more)
Interview with a Crazy Crapper25 August 2020
I have written about Crazy Crappers in my books and in many articles. These are craps players who make the worst bets at the game; bets that come in with house edges going from five percent all the way to double digits. Some of the Crazy Crapper bets are single decision bets such as the 2, 3, 11, 12 or the Any Seven. ... (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)Frank Scoblete |
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