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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
The 5-Count Yes? or No? by Alex and others
Posted by Alex I have now been using the 5-Count for over a year and it has saved me a bundle on random shooters. But I know that some authors and "experts" are constantly criticizing the 5-Count. Why is that?…
Getting Out of a Slump by Chip
Hi all, Chip here. I am posting here for the first time in a while. I was fortunate to be with the GTC group in Tunica and made some money. It was great to see others have great rolls and…
Short Term Craps Thinking in a Long Run Universe
by Frank Scoblete You hear players at the tables and you read "experts" on the web and in books and magazines all the time: "I just saw five fives in a row! I’m jumping on that five right now!" "The…
The Natural Stop Loss by Frank Scoblete
It’s hot and heavy on the post titled "Math" about leaving when you have attained your "win goal" which is, to put it mildly, another ploppy idea when applied to a GTC advantage player. You can read Dominator, Stickman, Missouri…
Is Setting for the Field a Smart Bet? by Frank Scoblete
Is Setting for the Field a Smart Bet? By Frank Scoblete I just received two letters asking me if setting for a yo-eleven or a 12 in order to get Field numbers is a smart bet. One individual had read…