The Speakers. 

The speakers include National columnist Jean Scott author of The Frugal Gambler and also Dr. Henry Tamburin, blackjack columnist and author of many best-selling books including Blackjack: Take the Money and Run!; John Robison, video poker expert and author of The Slot Expert’s Guide to Playing Slots; Bill Burton, author of Get the Edge at Low-Limit Texas Hold’em; Frank Legato, slot columnist for Strictly Slots and Casino Player Magazine, and author of How to Win a Million Playing Slots…or Lose Trying!; John Grochowski, casino gaming columnist and author of the Answer Books and the remarkable Dominator, one of the greatest dice controllers in the world and leader of The Golden Touch Craps Dice Control Crew.

Over 20 seminars in slots, craps, dice control, blackjack, tournament blackjack, video poker, comps, Live Poker, money management and more. Plus, contests, giveaways, one-on-one hands-on instruction, refreshments and, for the first time ever, The Tunica Loose Slot Tour! (Plus: Where to Find the Loose Slots in Tunica, an exclusive Jamboree booklet!)

The event will be take will kick off on Friday evening November 14 with a full day of seminars on Saturday and Sunday. The price is just $199 per person and $299 for two people.

I have arranged for a special 20 percent discount for subcribers of my Blackjack Insider Newsletter. Just mention Blackjack Insider Newsletter when you make reservations and the price is $160 per person and $240 for two people. You MUST mention "Blackjack Insider Discount" to receive this 20 % discount.

Players attending the Gambler’s Jamboree will also receive their choice of an Autographed copy of Frank Scoblete’s new hardcover best-seller: The Craps Underground: The Inside Story of How Controlled Shooters are Winning Millions from the Casinos! (retail price $24.95)

Or Frank Scoblete’s new book:

Hotel Special 

The Gold Strike Casino is offering a special room for players attending this event If you wish to stay at Gold Strike for the weekend ask for the Special Jamboree rate of $59 per night (Call: 1-888-24K-PLAY) and give this code: jmc1114

Registration: 

You can register for the Gambler’s Jamboree by phone or mail.

To register by phone with a credit card call toll free 1-800-944-0406. Don't forget to mention the Blackjack Insider Newsletter Discount.

By Mail send a check or money order payable to:

Frank Scoblete,

PO Box 783

Lynnbrook, NY 11563

*Please indicate which free book you want when you register!

And make sure to ask for your Blackjack Insider Newsletter 20% discount

6:30-7:30PM Registration and badge pickup

7:00PM Welcoming reception in Jamboree Room (B)

The Rock ‘N Roll Trivia Challenge!

Think you can stump Howard "Rock ‘n Roller" Newman of The Golden Touch Craps Crew, and an expert on 1950s and 1960s rock ‘n roll? If you can, you’ll win a prize! And if you can answer his questions, you’ll also win a prize!

• To claim prizes you must be present at the closing ceremonies on Sunday, November 16 at 5PM in the Jamboree Room (B).

Instructor: Dr. Henry Tamburin, columnist, author of Blackjack Take the Money and Run!, publisher of Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter

Blackjack can yield the player a positive expectation – if you play your cards right, and count them! This seminar will introduce you to two systems of card counting, an entry level and the hi-lo. If you master a card-counting system, even a simple one, you can get the edge over the casinos in many blackjack games.

Speaker: Dr. Henry Tamburin, columnist, author of Blackjack Take the Money and Run!, publisher of Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter

Blackjack can be one of the best casino games; it can also be one of the worst. It’s up to the player to decide how to play his hands to determine if blackjack is good or bad. Learn the proper hitting, standing, splitting and doubling strategies from one of the games greatest players. You’ll also learn whether to take insurance and how to manage your money at the tables.

Craps can be confusing if you don’t know the game. Let one of the country’s premier craps players explain exactly how the game is played; which bets are the best and worst to make, and how to get the most bang for your bucks. Will also discuss the benefits of regressions and progressions on random shooters. Once you see how easy and how much fun craps is to play, you’ll never want to leave the table!

Speaker: Frank Legato, author of How to Win a Million Playing Slots…or lose trying! columnist for Strictly Slots and Casino Player magazines

Get the inside scoop on just how your favorite machines are programmed. How are the giant progressives created; what are your chances of hitting a megabucks or any other big jackpot? What does it mean when a machine is described in terms of its "hit frequency" or its "payback percentage?" Frank will explain in laymen’s terms the nature of the the RNG, which controls what symbols will come up when you spin the reels, and how it works.

Get ready to hear two of casino gambling’s most famous and successful authors/players discuss their personal experiences in the casinos across America. They’ll explain just what it takes to become a winner! Ask them any questions you want about the games, comps, and casino policies. Enjoy the insights, adventures and strategies of America’s most popular gaming personalities.

There are 8 physical elements that must be mastered to influence the outcome of a dice roll: the stance, set, grab, grip, angle, delivery, spin and bounce. In this seminar, the brilliant Dominator will explain why controlled shooting is a fact, how to works with the laws of physics and how to master the 8 Physical elements of the controlled shot! Once you’ve learned this, you’ll want to stay to have your throw critiqued by the GTC instructors. Controlled shooting is the only way to get the edge at dice in the long run.

Have you been practicing a controlled throw and would like to get it critiqued? Did you take a course where you learned how to do it and now want to see if you’ve improved? This is your opportunity for some one-on-one sesssions with the greatest dice controllers in the world from Golden Touch Craps! You will also be able to work on the practice tables when no seminars are taking place in the Craps Pit and at lunchtime.

Speaker: Bill Burton, author of Get the Edge at Low-Limit Texas Hold’Em

Poker is one of the few games in the casino where the player can get the edge based on his or her skill. Why? Because poker players play against other poker players, not against the house. If you are better than they are, you’ll win. If not, you’ll lose! Poker expert Bill Burton shows you how to be a winner at Texas Hold’Em. Poker players won’t want to miss this! Are you a novice who has wanted to try your hand at playing poker in the casino but were afraid to give it a try? Bill Burton will help take the fear out of playing in the casino. This seminar is for anyone regardless of his or her skill level.

Speaker: Jean Scott, author of The Frugal Gambler and More Frugal Gambling, columnist for Strictly Slots and Casino Player magazines

Jean Scott, known as the Queen of the Comps, will show you all the tricks for getting more comps than you ever imagined you could. She’ll share her secrets of video poker play and how to get more from such play than the machine returns; she’ll show you how to judge the good promotions, which promotions to avoid, and how to increase your chances for winning those fabulous drawings!

Speaker: John Robison, video poker columnist for Midwest Gaming and Travel, and The Tunica Insider, author of The Slot Expert’s Guide to Playing Slots

One of the most explosive video poker games in the casino is Deuces Wild. It requires a whole new way of thinking and a whole new strategy. Learn which Deuces Wild games are the best in terms of payback and which are the worst. Learn the correct strategy to reduce the house’s edge to a minimum!

Speaker: John Robison, video poker columnist for Midwest Gaming and Travel and The Tunica Insider, author of The Slot Expert’s Guide to Playing Slots

The first and often considered the best video poker game to play, Jacks or Better Draw Poker comes in several versions. Learn which are the good ones and which are the ones to avoid. Then learn the proper strategy for the ones that return the most to the players.

Speaker: John Grochowski, Chicago Sun Times columnist, author of The Video Poker Answer Book

Today there are many video poker games, over a 100! Which are ones that give you the best bang for your hard-earned bucks and which ones should be avoided? This seminar will discuss the latest "innovations" in video poker and how to play the best of the rest of the games, including the most popular new "bonus" games.

The house has an edge at all the games, that’s a given that casino players must face. It’s tough to win in the casino. But how awful to lose your hard-earned wins to the bad guys! Let Frank Scoblete, casino gaming’s most popular author, show you step-by-step how to protect your money from thieves, criminals, and slight of hand artists at the slot machines, the table games, in the hallways, elevators and even in your room! No casino player should miss this!

Speaker: Frank Legato, author of How to Win a Million Playing Slots…or lose trying!, columnist for Strictly Slots and Casino Player magazines

There are almost as many myths about slot machines as there are machines to play! In this seminar, Frank Legato will discuss dozens of popular misconceptions concerning the slots and he’ll set you straight on the path to having more fun at much less expense!

There’s more to casino gambling than just odds and percentages, there’s a psychological element to the games, especially the games where skill can decide who wins and who loses in the end. Let Dominator, one of the world’s greatest dice controllers, show you the plan he uses when he challenges the casinos at craps. Dom believes that games of skill are 80% mental and 20% physical and in this seminar he’ll explain why. This seminar will also help you to make your casino "action" return the most satisfaction and, if skill is involved as it is in craps, blackjack, video poker and poker, the most money!

Speaker: Frank Scoblete, columnist and author of Forever Craps: The Five-Step Advantage-Play Method!

Frank wrote about the Captain in five of his best-selling books and this course teaches how the Captain rolls the dice. Called simply "the method," you’ll be shown the full-body movement that allows for the softest possible throw of the dice. The Captain has been playing, and beating, the casinos for over 25 years using "the method." Now, you can learn this wonderful technique, too.

Speaker: John Grochowski, Chicago Sun Times columnist, author of The Video Poker Answer Book

The casinos have introduced a whole new array of table games, variations on blackjack such as Spanish 21, 21+3, and Double Exposure; but also new games such as Let It Ride, Caribbean Stud, Three Card Poker and others. John Grochowski will show you the best strategies for tackling these new games in order to cut the edge to a minimum.

A walking tour that takes you right into the casino and shows you which machines are the best to play and which are the worst. You’ll also get valuable advice concerning slot clubs and how to get the best bang for your bucks! At this seminar you’ll receive the booklet, Where to Find the Loose Slots in Tunica!

Instructor: Dr. Henry Tamburin, columnist, author of Blackjack Take the Money and Run!, publisher of Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter

In blackjack tournaments you are competing against other players rather than against the house for guaranteed prize money. Whether you win or lose bets against the house isn't what's important; what matters is whether you win more (or lose less) than your opponents.  Your edge in tournaments, therefore, arises from being a better tournament player than your opponents. Let blackjack expert, Dr. Henry Tamburin, a finalist in the Las Vegas Hilton Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament, show you how tournaments work, how to evaluate them, and how to play your hands and bet the right amount at the right time to gain the advantage over the other players.

Billy the Kid: One of the most knowledgeable craps players and one of the best controlled dice shooters in the world, Billy is a frequent contributor to The Craps Club website at www.goldentouchcraps.com. (Seminars: Basic Craps; Have Your Controlled Craps Throw Critiqued; Individual Instruction in Dice Control during breaks in the "Craps Pit" Room C)

Bill Burton: The casino guide for About.com, Bill is the author of the best-selling Get the Edge at Low-Limit Texas Hold’Em and a contributor to many magazines and webzines including Southern Gaming Destinations and Midwest Gaming and Travel. He also writes for The Tunica Insider at www.TunicaCasinoResorts.com. (Seminars: How to Win at Low-Limit Texas Hold’em; Have Your Controlled Craps Throw Critiqued; Individual Instruction in Dice Control during breaks in the "Craps Pit" Room C; Individual questions answered in Jamboree Room B )

Dr. Don Catlin, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts, and author of The Lottery Book: The Truth Behind the Numbers!, Don Catlin is the guy casinos call to analyze new games and the guy developers and players call to come up with the most powerful playing strategies. Dr. Catlin will be available in the Jamboree Room B to answer your questions.

Bob "Mr. Finesse" Convertito: Frank Scoblete’s personal dice coach, Mr. Finesse is known as the man with the "eagle eyes" for his ability to spot even the smallest deviation in a controlled thrower’s technique. (Seminars: Have Your Controlled Craps Throw Critiqued; Individual Instruction in Dice Control during breaks in the "Craps Pit" Room C)

Golden Touch Craps Dice Control Crew: The instructors of Golden Touch Craps are the best dice controllers in the world and they proved it with a devastating performance against three casinos all captured on tape for the A&E network’s craps special which was recently aired. The members the GTC crew are Mr. Finesse, Stickman, Billy the Kid; Dominator, Sharpshooter, Bill Burton, Street Dog, Daryl "No Field Five" Henley, Frank Scoblete, Randy "Tenor" Rowsey, Jake from Pitt, Doc Holliday and Howard "Rock ‘n Roller" Newman. They are all expert shooters and expert teachers. You will be able to watch them shoot and take personal instruction from them in their seminars and during the breaks and at lunch. If you ever thought of learning how to control the dice or if you would like a tune-up or critique, this is the time to do it! (Seminars: Have Your Controlled Craps Throw Critiqued; Individual Instruction in Dice Control during breaks in the "Craps Pit" Room C)

John Grochowski: One of the most respected writers in the casino gaming business, John is a weekly columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, Midwest Gaming and Travel, and The Tunica Insider. He is also the author of the popular casino answer book series, which includes The Video Poker Answer Book, The Casino Answer Books, The SlotMachine Answer Book, and The Craps Answer Book. (Seminars: Playing The Best of the Rest in Video Poker; Win at the New Blackjack Variations and New Card Games)

Frank Legato: One of the wittiest and funniest writers in the gaming business, Frank is the author of the new best-selling book How to Win a Million Playing Slots…or lose trying. He writes for most of the major casino publications, including Strictly Slots and Casino Player. His industry column, Perfectly Frank, appears in Global Gaming Business magazine. (Seminars: Slot Machine Myths and Facts; Slots and Video Poker Basics; The Tunica Loose Slot Tour)

Alene Paone ("The Beautiful AP"): You’ve read about her in Frank Scoblete’s books and columns; you’ve read her columns in Casino Magazine in The Memphis Commercial Appeal, Gambling Times, Midwest Gaming and Travel, and the Crapshooter, now meet her! The beautiful AP will be in the Jamboree Room B to talk to you about her experiences in the world of gambling.

Rudi Schiffer: The host of the longest-running and highest rated casino talk show in the country, The Goodtimes Show, on WMC 790AM on the Infinity Network and archived at audiovegas.com on the Internet, Rudi is also a columnist for Jackpot magazine. (Welcoming remarks.)

Dave S: In 1991, Frank Scoblete wrote his ground-breaking book, Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos: How to Play Craps and Win! This book introduced the world to the legendary Atlantic City player known as the Captain and his Crew of high rollers. Dave is one of the Captain’s original crew – its youngest member! He will be available in the Jamboree Room B to discuss the Captain, the Crew and his experiences.

Walter Thomason: The "maverick" among blackjack writers, Walter is the author of the controversial best-selling blackjack book, Twenty-First Century Blackjack: A New Strategy for a New Millennium. He is also the editor of 109 Ways to Beat the Casinos, and The Experts’ Guide to Casino Gambling. Walter writes for many of casino gaming’s finest magazines including Midwest Gaming and Travel. Walter will be happy to answer your questions in the Jamboree Room B.