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Gaming Guru  Here they come!20 September 2016
By Frank Scoblete FROM RICK: I have your dice book "I Am a Dice Controller: Inside the World of Advantage-Play Craps!" and thanks. My problem is when I am on a really good roll or someone else is having one, meaning the more a shooter wins, then the more he rolls, the other players wanting in on the action soon rush to the table and leave him NO PLACE to roll. The shooter gets jammed and bets are now placed everywhere. What is the result? Soon the dice hit a stack of chips and the “devil seven” pops up. So I say to all players please watch where you place your bets on the table and please leave the shooter some room to roll the dice. Thanks for allowing me to vent. FRANK RESPONDS: Good points, Rick. A good roll usually has a lot of cheers. Those cheers bring over more players and... you get the picture. Plus, as rolls get longer and longer the players at the table start making more and different bets. Things do get crowded. One of the fundamental traditions of craps is (supposed) to be the idea that players must be careful not to disrupt the shooter. Even in a random game, there are informal rules to follow – in short, players should exhibit the proper manners. Today it seems that many don’t. FROM RW: I have read your articles for years and understand the RNG in slot machines. However, a friend of mine told me that a casino was having a soft opening in Florida so I decided to go. I barely recognized it was a casino because of so much construction, but to my disbelief, the new machines were operating, drinks were being served and people were gambling. Here is the strange thing: 90% of the machines I played hit bonuses and one machine hit the jackpot ($280). At one point, I called over the slot attendant to ask if the machines had been calibrated. He indicated that they were. I didn't believe him. I went over put in a twenty and hit max bet on Bier Haus II and received 65 free spins in front of him. Did I have the best luck ever or were these new machines playing differently? FRANK RESPONDS: Best luck ever and probably (maybe) somewhat loose machines too! Is it possible that during the soft opening of the casino they wanted to win players over with generous machines? That is a possibility. I am guessing you’ll be going back to that casino in the near future. Wins bring the players in – that’s a certainty. So be happy with your luck or your loose machines (or both) because, as I’ve written for a quarter century, winning is the most fun! Frank Scoblete’s new books are “I Am a Dice Controller: Inside the World of Advantage-Play Craps”; “Confessions of a Wayward Catholic” and “I Am a Card Counter: Inside the World of Advantage-Play Blackjack.” All available from Amazon.com, Kindle, Barnes and Noble, 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. Les Miserables13 September 2016
Here she comes! Here she comes! Does she see me? Oh, no, she’s heading right for me. Her bloodshot eyes bead right into my eyes. There is no escaping her now. She is almost on top of me! Oh, please, please someone save me! “Do you know, Frank, do you know, do you know, that I have not won all day? This place is fixed . ... (read more)
Five easy pieces6 September 2016
Many new casino players approach the casino experience with a dash, dab or cartload of anxiety, while brand-new players can be frozen with terror. Newbies have fears: How are these games played? How do I get chips? How do I bet? Will other players yell at me for being unaware of how things go? What to do? What to do? The heck with it, I’ll head over to the slots. ... (read more)
More on Lady Luck30 August 2016
FROM JAGGY: I liked your article about luck (“The Lucky One”). Here is my version of this mysterious notion called luck. L-learn U-under C-certain K-knowledge. That is how luck is born. The Captain taught you luck in the game of craps. The 5-Count and dice control. He gave you the knowledge or the idea that certain strategies exist. ... (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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