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Okay, let’s get the bad news out of the way first. No one can teach you discipline. It has to come from within. What do I mean by discipline? Simply put, it’s how you manage your emotions at the table. Do you get pissed and start chasing your losses...

In the seminars I do around the country I talk about the fact that there are two distinct sides of the game. The first side is the Come Out game. The second side is the Point Cycle game. New players generally don’t recognize this. Their approach to the game...

I cover this topic in virtually every craps seminar I do. Why? Because every player I know needs to be reminded of the Seven Deadly Sins early and often – and that includes me. What are the Seven Deadly Sins of Craps? Take a look and then think about...

Imagine your sweetheart opening that box of candy you gave her – only to discover that someone had eaten all of the chocolates and replaced them with dice. Well, I’ll give you an “E” for effort, but that’s probably not going to win the love of your life over...

One of the things my pal Marvin “DiceTrkkr” talks about is learning how not to lose as opposed to learning how to win. That reminded me of this article I wrote for our newsletter way back in February of 2007. The secret is no secret. Buy in for $2000...

For many years now players have heard me say “The best bet on a random roller is no bet.” But there are also times when the best bet on a precision shooter – and yes, that may even include YOU – is no bet. Let’s take a stroll through...

Well, here we go. Back to my old favorite haunt, Heavy’s Perfect World Casino – the joint where the math always works out in my favor. Since it’s that kind of casino, I don’t waste any time. I step right up to the table and toss out $160 across...

Following my daughter – a pretty fair high school golfer – around the golf course a few years back, I was impressed with the way she landed on her own approach to lobbing the ball onto the green from the fringe to around ten yards out. I’m from the...

Ignoring the obvious, one is a card game and one is a dice game, there are a lot of differences in craps and blackjack – just as there are a lot of similarities. But there’s one major difference. A skilled dice influencer with a long-run SRR of 1:7 has...

For many years I’ve recommended my Heat Seeking Craps Strategy as a savvy way for players with limited bankrolls to approach the game. The strategy has a number of advantages that work well for players on a budget – most notably that is positions the player to win with...

A few years back I cranked up a “get out of your rut” series on the Axis Power Craps forum. The idea behind the article was simple enough. If you’re continuing to do the same old thing at the tables year after year and you’re not getting the kind...

Quick, without thinking – when is the best time to end your craps session? If you said “while you’re ahead” I like your thinking. Of course, then you have to decide just how MUCH you have to be ahead before you pull the plug. But that is where session...

Most of us serious crapsters like to have several numbers working at any given point in the game. Doing so increases the variability of the game, which in effect makes the game more interesting. Few players are interested in single-bet grinds that rely strictly on Pass or Don’t Pass...

A few years back someone gave me a book of humorous sayings attributed to baseball great Yogi Berra. As I read it, I was surprised to find how many of them applied not only to the game of craps, but to life itself. I thought I’d share some of...

Summertime. The kids are out of school and those of us who still work for a living start taking time off to spend time with our families, getting away from it all for a few days. For many, that includes a trip to a lake or stream for a...

If you play the Las Vegas Strip casinos on weekends you’ll eventually come face-to-face with one of my least favorite animals – the $15 minimum craps game. And if you’re like a lot of players, myself included, you’ll do your best to avoid this beast. Oh, it’s not a...

For you new players looking for a simple strategy that will minimize risk and give you a fair shot at winning at craps – this may be the most important post you’ll ever read. Think about it. What are your chances of winning at the craps table in a...

If you play craps the conventional way – the mathematically correct way – you are still playing a negative expectation game. You might win in the short run. By exercising good money management skills a disciplined player may stretch a winning streak out over a period of years. But...

I often tell players that they must detach themselves from their money and accept the fact that they might lose all of the money we brought to the table. Detaching fear of losing from our game allows us to act swiftly and decisively when opportunity presents itself. Playing with...

Someone is always coming up with exotic plays based on “due numbers,” the “law of averages,” or the “law of large numbers.” Often these plays involve placing all of the box numbers on the layout – leaving that action up for a specific number of rolls, then taking it…