Month: January 2012

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Two Ways the Casino Beats the Player by Frank Scoblete

Two ways the casino beats the player at craps: 1. True odds and false payouts = player loses in the long run. Bet the 12; true odds 35 to 1; payout 30 to 1. 2. Casino wins more decisions in…

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GTC Throw is an athletic endeavor by Dominator

Hi All Most of you know that I bet on sports and watch many, many games. Last night I was watching the NBA as I had some action on six games (I won them all) and was thinking about my…

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The Five Horsemen Destroy Vegas by Frank Scoblete

The amazing Stickman and the Five Horsemen Destroy Las Vegas by Frank Scoblete We are The Five Horsemen… The Stickman is tall; he’s slim – on our DVD he looks like Abraham Lincoln. When he shoots his magnificent shot, you…

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We'll call a no-roll if you miss the back wall

by Frank Scoblete In our trip last week with the Five Horsemen, I mentioned that the Casino Manager was going bonkers over the idea that we might miss the back wall. Except for Stickman who missed about four hundred back…

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Answering the Criticism of GTC: What We Are All About

There has been some criticism on the part of some of our posters, some of our former students and many of our competitors about GTC not allowing different trains of thought about throwing styles, betting styles, the 5-Count, dice sets…

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Names of Table Positions by Billy the Kid

Craps tables are of course divided in two halves each serviced by a "base dealer". The bets are booked and placed according to where a player is standing. To find out how and when the bets are paid please go…

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Getting Your Airfare When You are RFB by Frank Scoblete

If you are a high roller who is RFB at a casino more often than not the casino will not pay your airfare because of a little trick they use. Casinos rate players based on their theoretical loss for the…

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Buying the 4 and 10 when you pay up front by Skinny

The straightforward answer to the question is 4.76%. The more complicated answer depends on two things. How much you can push the house and how much you bet. Some casinos will allow you to buy the 4/10 for more than…

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Pushing the House by Skinny

The reason you can push the house on a three-unit bet is similar to what CIII said for the breakage allowed on the 6/8 for double odds. When there were $1 single odds tables a three-unit bet would be $3….

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The 12 Things I Have Learned from GTC by Barney

I am new at this controlled shooting the GTC way so I would never say that I am an expert in the mechanics of the actual throw. I think you need at least five years of constant work to get…