Gambling Guide

I got the idea for this article while writing about dice setting. (If you’ve read the free sample chapter from my eBook on my website, you’ll know what I think about dice setting.) I thought about the ridiculous things (and sometimes downright lies) people say to separate you from your money. I thought about the shysters who spread their misguided and oftentimes flat-out wrong advice for beating the house. Then, I thought ab (more…)

You think, “Tip the dealers? What? Losing money to the casino isn’t enough, now you tell me I have to give money to the dealers?” Yes, you should tip dealers, especially when they’re helpful. In the casino business, a “toke” is a tip. Dealers call tippers “George” or “live,” and non-tippers “stiffs.”

Dealers typically work for minimum wage (or close to it) plus tips. I compare them to restaurant servers beca (more…)

Continuing our tutorial on learning the numerous craps terms, let’s start where we left off in Part 4.  The following terms cover the letters P to R in alphabetical order.  Craps terms beginning with other letters are defined in my other articles.

Parlay = Keep all your winnings in action by adding all the winnings of a particular bet to that original bet.
Pass Line = A bet that the shooter will make the point. (more…)

One of the fastest growing market industries on the net is online gambling or online casinos. Ever since the boom of the internet technology, the main staple of our everyday lives involves the World Wide Web. Our lives have been made much easier because of this internet technology phenomenon. Now we can do almost everything online, banking, shopping, paying our bills, buy concert tickets, correspond with a distant relative and (more…)

The “gambler’s fallacy” is the false belief that fixed odds increase or decrease depending on recent occurrences. Let’s use the familiar coin-flip example to illustrate this concept. Assuming we use a fair coin and a fair flip, we expect a 50% chance that heads will appear and a 50% chance that tails will appear. Those odds are fixed and will never change. Suppose heads appears five times in a row. If you think tails has a (more…)

If anyone says or writes that he has a consistently “winning” craps system, he’s either lying to swindle you or too stupid to know better. No consistently winning craps system exists, has ever existed, or will ever exist. Understand? None. Don’t ever let anyone persuade you otherwise.

Most systems spread false hope. They hardly ever change as they go from book to book and article to article. Authors often pr (more…)

This is Part 2 of my article about the load of crap (pun intended) some websites try to feed you to separate you from your money. Don’t fall for it. Be smart. Play smart. Let’s continue with more excerpts that are even more ridiculous than those in Part 1.

Excerpt: “Now for the first time, I’ll show you how you can turn $40 into $50,000 in as little as 87 days with a new system of playing and winning at craps! (more…)

If the casino has such an advantage over the player, why on Earth does anyone play the game? My guess is that most people don’t have a clue they’re playing a losing game. Others are so arrogant they think they can outplay the casino and turn a negative expectation into a positive, even over the long term. Others know they’ll lose, but play anyway for fun and excitement. As a knowledgeable player, why should you even bother p (more…)

Be smart, play smart, and learn how to play craps the right way!

Many online casinos offer free casino bonuses to play on their site.  The problem is, you can’t cash-out or withdraw any of that bonus money until you meet their minimum betting requirements or minimum playing time.  So, how do you gamble with their free money and have enough left over to actually have a profit?

Gambling is exactly that– (more…)

Online gambling is big business these days.  Almost every imaginable casino game is available online, including craps.  So, is it better to play online or at a live casino?  It’s a matter of preference.

Live casinos offer the most excitement.  A hot roll online just isn’t the same as at a live craps table with 15 other players.  When the dice are hot, everyone screams, laughs, and high-fives.  When the dice (more…)