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Alene Scoblete is the CEO of Paone Press, which sells gaming books and tapes at discount prices. She also writes for www.scoblete.com. Her husband, Frank Scoblete, is the #1 best-selling gaming author in America. Frank’s books and tapes have sold over a million copies. His newest book is The Golden Touch Blackjack Revolution. His newest DVD is Golden Touch: Beat Craps Using a Controlled Throw! For a free brochure call: 1-800-944-0406 or write: Frank Scoblete Enterprises, Box 446, Malverne, NY 11565. Frank’s websites are www.goldentouchblackjack.com, www.goldentouchcraps.com and www.scoblete.com.

1. I will never play a game that I cannot beat. So goodbye to all those carnival games and all the negative expectation slot machines that litter the casinos.
2. I will only play advantage-play slot machines which Frank will have in his new book on slots that will be coming out in the fall of 2010. I promise to buy copies of this book for everyone I know.
3. I will never play poor blackjack games even if I have to wait to go to areas that offer good blackjack games than the cheap casino right across the street from my house.
4. I will never tell anyone at a blackjack game how to play his or her hand. If asked, I will refer them to the dealer. "He’s the pro." When those annoying loudmouths tell me how to play my hand I will say, "I will play the way you want me to play but if I lose the hand, you have to pay me what I would have won." We have never yet heard anyone agree to this.
5. If I like to play craps, I will learn a Golden Touch controlled throw. If I succeed to develop this skill I will now have another advantage-play game.
6. I will never play for comps. If comps come they come. I do not care if the casino hosts cater to me. I am there to win money, not friends or comps.
7. I will get right off a table that has another card counter there. Nothing brings down the heat like two players playing the same way.
8. I will keep my advantage playing time to under an hour even if I experience no heat at the table. It is better to play three shifts of one hour each. I can always go to several casinos if I want to play more during the course of a day.
9. If I am not yet an advantage player at blackjack, I will buy Frank Scoblete’s new book Beat Blackjack Now! that will be coming out this spring. I want to become the type of player the casino hates – which means a smart player who can actually beat them.
10. I will always read Blackjack Insider! I want to stay current by reading all the great writers who write for this newsletter.

Just a little update:  The New Jersey Casino Control Commission has approved rules for a hand held double deck game in AC.  Here is the link  http://www.state.nj.us/casinos/actreg/reg/docs_temp_regs/t091014.handdealtbj.pdf
 
Hope this helps,
 
Jon

Frank’s new book, The Virgin Kiss! is now available by mail order (1-800-944-0406) or at the store at www.bjinsider.com.

BALLY’S PARK PLACE: No change from last issue. Not a premier place any more. No mid-shoe entry in high roller room and on a few of the main $50 tables in casino. Mixed reviews about how deep the penetration is but we found it in the 75 percent area. All 8-deck games except for the high roller room action. The hitting on soft 17 is now a fact all over the place. Crews are friendly. Hotel has declined a lot. Two stars: * *

BORGATA: No change from last issue. The casino where Patricia DeMauro had her spectacular 154-number craps roll. Penetration is around 70 to 75 percent on all games, including the six deckers which still make up most of the casino. Craps has long tables, 14-footers, and very bouncy, and not worth playing unless you like to see dice flying off the tables or gaze upon beautiful cocktail servers ducking out of the way or if you see Patricia DeMauro at the table. Go elsewhere for craps, except for Taj which has mimicked Borgata’s craps tables. This is a happening place and caters to a swinging young crowd. Okay casino for Golden Touch Blackjack. Three stars: * * *

CAESARS: You can expect about 70 percent penetration with most of the dealers. The main floor of eight-deckers has some of the upper-limit tables ($25 and $50) with no mid-shoe entry. All the games in the high roller pit are also no mid-shoe entry with $100 and higher minimums. Six-deck games in high roller room have 75 percent penetration. The craps games here are good with 12-foot tables. The tables are high so smaller controlled shooters should wear their "special shoes." Two stars: * *

CLARIDGE: No change from last issue. Penetration is about 70 percent. There are early mornings when no blackjack tables are opened. This place is a training ground for new dealers and often the last roundup for washed up personnel. Two and one half stars: * *

HARRAH’S: Blackjack games aren’t worth the time. Harrah’s is now called "the evil empire" by savvy casino players. One star: *

HILTON: No change from last issue. Wild swings in penetration on blackjack and many more eight-deck games. Penetration getting worse even as you read this. Place is in trouble. The hitting of soft 17 brings this place down a peg as well. Resplitting allowed except aces. High roller room is 6-decks; rest of the casino is 8-decks with a few $25/$50 6-deckers on occasion. No mid-shoe entry on the six-deckers. High table minimums, especially on weekends, a lot of $25 tables, rare $10 tables. Penetration about 70 percent. For craps, we are dealing with 14-foot tables and a couple of 12 footers. Two stars: * *

RESORTS: Going, going, gone. There’s new ownership as Resorts goes down the tubes. Not going to write anything until we see what will happen.

SHOWBOAT: The Showboat should change its name to Titanic. Read Jon’s Report about the new double maximum bet rule and the new "other" rules. Great rooms; good restaurants and that about sums it up. Blackjack is way below any reasonable standard. Oh, yes, this place is owned by "the evil empire." One star: *

TROPICANA: S17 for this casino. Usually good penetration; sometimes excellent penetration. Good casino for Golden Touch blackjack. Three stars: * * *

TRUMP MARINA: No change from last issue. On blackjack they are hitting soft 17 on main floor, but not in the high roller room. Six-deck games in high roller room and eight-deck games on the main floor have penetration at 80 percent mark, but you won’t find any dealers going much deeper. Games are mostly $15/$25 and up, especially on weekends. No mid-shoe entry on the six-deckers but you can jump in and out on the eight-deckers. Hitting on soft 17. Craps tables are 12-footers with 5X odds and good crews. Two and one half stars: * * ½ *

TRUMP PLAZA: This place has fairly good games but something has to be done with the dark casino and the low-life scum slithering through it. Six-deck games are back outside the high roller room. The penetration is 75 percent. No mid-shoe entry on games outside high-roller pit but you can find $25 (a few) to $50 minimums on these. Allows resplits, except aces. All tables are $10 and higher. Craps tables are 12-footers. Two and one-half stars: * * ½ *

TRUMP TAJ MAHAL: No change from last issue. Six-deck games in front of high roller room. Now they are hitting soft 17 except in $25 or higher games. First they screwed up the craps tables so the dice go flying off the table every third roll and now they have decided to give the blackjack games a wicked colonoscopy with barbed wire. Great hotel and great restaurants and great entertainment. Also, generally great dealers and pit personnel. Too bad it isn’t the place to play any more. Two and one-half stars: * * ½*

WILD, WILD WEST: No change; no gold-rush either. The silver rush is over too. This place is over as well. Seems like more often than not on "off" hours there are no table games in this place. Another Harrah’s wipe out! All eight-deck games with H17 – insane. This is a part of Bally’s Park Place and Harrah’s is looking to sell this complex like a pan of fool’s gold. Penetration is about 75 percent on all games. For craps this is a fun place to play with one 5X odds table and one 2X odds table. I remember when this place had many more tables. Crews are very friendly. One star: *

THE BEST BLACKJACK IN ATLANTIC CITY: Borgata