GTC INSTRUCTORS
Bill "Ace-10" Burton: The Casino Guide for About.com and the author of the best-selling books 1000 Best Casino Gambling Secrets and Get the Edge at Low-Limit Texas Hold'em, Bill plays frequently at Foxwoods, Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Bill writes for Casino Player, Strictly Slots, Midwest Gaming and Travel, Southern Gaming and Destinations and his column Burton About Poker can be found on our main pages at: www.goldentouchcraps.com/burton.shtml. On of the most knowledgeable gambling writers in the country, he is featured in the DVD Golden Touch: Beat Craps by Controlling the Dice! (www.goldentouchcraps.com/GTCDVD.shtml). Bill is known for his concentration and light touch. He is also a featured speaker at the Frank Scoblete Gambler’s Jamborees.
Bill Burton is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club.
Billy the Kid: He only looks like a kid, but his dice shooting skills are those of a master gunfighter. He lives in the West and has his own casino craps table in his place of business, practices constantly and then plays in a nearby casino – almost every day! He's been playing craps for several decades with remarkable results. Billy is an expert in the odds and edges of craps and also an expert in blackjack. Billy is a featured speaker at the Frank Scoblete Gambler’s Jamborees. He also discusses the casino rules for playing craps at our seminars. He is a respected contributor to our Golden Touch private web site.
Billy the Kid is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club.
Dave "Satch": Satch was an original member of the legendary Captain’s crew – in fact, he was the youngest member and Frank wrote about him in his first book Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos. His name is "Dave the Barnacle" in that book. Not only has he played with the legendary Captain and the Arm, the greatest dice controller of all time, Satch was there for some of the greatest craps adventures ever. He plays frequently in Atlantic City.
Dave "Satch" is a respected contributor to our private Golden Touch web site. If you want to know some information about the Captain and the Arm, Satch can tell you. And yes, he can also shoot the pips off the dice!
Satch is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and our 50-Roll Club.
Dominator: The nickname for one of the greatest and most fiery dice-controllers of all time; Dominator plays several days a week in the casinos around the country. Graduated with degrees in both biology and math, Dominator knows his way around the numbers and around a craps table. He is co-author of the book Golden Touch Dice Control Revolution! which can be found at: www.goldentouchcraps.com/GTCBook.shtml.
Dominator is a frequent contributor our Golden Touch private web site where his insights and observations have earned him the respect of craps players worldwide. His feature column is Dominator’s Domain at www.goldentouchcraps.com/monthlyarticles.shtml. Dominator is also one of the instructors in the Golden Touch Blackjack course.
Dominator has appeared on television, defeating the casinos on the A&E network and demonstrating his amazing roll on the Travel Channel. In addition, the History Channel did a complete show about him for their Beating Vegas series, which was called "The Dice Dominator: www.goldentouchcraps.com/HistoryChannel.shtml. He is also a featured speaker at the Frank Scoblete Gambler’s Jamborees. Dominator writes for Southern Gaming and Destinations magazine. He is featured in the Golden Touch: Beat Craps by Controlling the Dice! DVD.
Dominator is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club, 50-Roll Club, 60-Roll Club, and 70-Roll Club.
Mr. Finesse: Frank Scoblete calls Mr. Finesse "my personal dice coach," because of his eagle eye and talent for spotting the minutest deviation in even an expert's throw. Mr. Finesse plays at least twice a week at Foxwoods and Atlantic City. He visits Vegas often. He is one of the smoothest and most accomplished dice controllers you'll ever see. He practices his Golden Touch throw for 45 minutes every day. He is a frequent contributor to our Golden Touch private web site where his name conjures nothing but respect from his former and future students. Mr. Finesse is the chairman of the GTC Awards program and is considered the elite of teachers.
Mr. Finesse is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and 50-Roll Club.
No Field Five: A dentist by profession, an expert dice controller by ability and hard work, No Field Five has been teaching with Golden Touch since the very beginning. He plays often in the South and in Las Vegas. He has a very soft touch and a serene demeanor, two ingredients necessary for becoming an elite player, which he is.
No Field Five is a frequent and respected contributor our Golden Touch private web site. No Field Five adheres strictly to the math of the game and is one of the most consistent dice controllers you will ever encounter.
No Field Five is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and our 50-Roll Club.
Frank Scoblete: Frank is the World Champion with the most 50-plus hands in a single year – he rolled 50+ hands six times! Frank has been writing about dice control since the late 1980s (dice control was then called "rhythmic rolling" by his mentor The Captain). His book Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos: How to Play Craps and Win! (1991), is the best-selling craps book of all time and started savvy players thinking about dice control.
Frank’s follow-up books, The Captain's Craps Revolution (1993), Forever Craps: The Five-Step Advantage-Play Method! (2000), and The Craps Underground: The Inside Story of How Dice Controllers are Winning Millions from the Casinos! (2004) solidified him as America's greatest craps authority and his 18 other books and many tapes have made him the only million-selling author in the casino gaming genre. Frank also has his own imprint "The Get the Edge Guides" that are written by some of the best advantage-players in the world. Frank has written about all the casino games but his passion is craps.
Frank is a frequent guest on radio shows throughout the country. He has served as a consultant for CNN, ABC, the Discovery Channel, TBS, The Travel Channel, Mikohn Gaming, Walter Cronkite, Silicon Gaming, and IGT, among others. His other web site is www.scoblete.com. Frank writes for over 40 magazines and newspapers. Frank has appeared on many television shows on the Travel Channel, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel, CNN, TBS, the Learning Channel, among others, including the A&E special where he displayed his winning form in beating three casinos with his fellow GTC instructor Dominator.
Frank is the narrator of the Golden Touch: Beat Craps by Controlling the Dice! DVD (www.goldentouchcraps.com/GTCDVD.shtml). Frank also teaches The Golden Touch Blackjack course. Frank was recently featured on the History Channel’s Beating Vegas series. Frank has been utilizing dice control since the late 1980s. You can see a series of discussions by Frank at: www.videojug.com/interview/gambling-basics-2.
Frank’s two recent books are Golden Touch Dice Control Revolution! (go to: www.goldentouchcraps.com/GTCBook.shtml), Golden Touch Blackjack Revolution! (go to: www.goldentouchblackjack.com/scbook.shtml). He writes a regular column on this site, Frank Scoblete’s Wisdom at www.goldentouchcraps.com/weeklyarticles.php3.
Frank is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club, 50-Roll Club, 60-Roll Club and 80-Roll Club.
Frank's newest book is
The Virgin Kiss and Other Adventures.
Stickman: Tall and lean, relaxed and contained, the Stickman has a gentle touch and strong concentration. He is a master of visualization and in the use of the "hardway" dice set. He's been working at dice control for many years and has perfected the art of one-on-one coaching. He is especially good at helping new dice controllers straighten out bad habits. Stickman is one of the premier dice controllers in the world.
Stickman is also an expert blackjack player and an instructor in The Golden Touch Blackjack course and also in our Advantage-Play Slots course. He is featured on our Golden Touch Craps™ Dice Control DVD: Beat Craps by Controlling the Dice! (www.goldentouchcraps.com/GTCDVD.shtml).
Stickman is a respected contributor to our private Golden Touch web site. His feature column is Stickman’s Stance (www.goldentouchcraps.com/stickman.shtml). He also writes for Casino Player, Fun & Games Magazine, and Casino Magazine. Stickman is a featured speaker at the Frank Scoblete Gambler’s Jamborees.
Stickman is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club, 50-Roll Club, 60-Roll Club and 70-Roll Club.
Arman "Pit Boss": Arman was the record-holding no-sevens contest winner for a long time with 39 rolls before the seven appeared. He is now the runner-up. He is an excellent teacher and a shooter with a light touch and strong concentration. He plays often in Las Vegas. He is a frequent, respected contributor to the Golden Touch private web site. Pit Boss is also a featured speaker at the Frank Scoblete Gambler’s Jamborees.
Arman "Pit Boss" is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and 50-Roll Club.
"Missouri" Rick:
Understands the fundamentals and math of the game and is an excellent shooter with a beautiful shot. He has a Masters in Business Administration and is a frequent contributor to our private Golden Touch web site where his insightful and often highly humorous posts are must reads. He is a professor of nursing in college, an EMT worker, and loves working with new GTC students.
"Missouri" Rick is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and our 60-Roll Club.
Nick "T-Lefty":
Formerly know as Nick T-Lefty but had his name changed when he rolled back-to-back mid-40 rolls. Visits Las Vegas, Tunica and Atlantic City many times each year and is a high limit player and an expert on comps. He also plays frequently in the Midwest and is currently training his three beautiful grandchildren to become "future no-sevens contest winners." His business, ASE Blue Seal, was selected for the Award as Top 10 auto/truck repair shop in the nation for service and excellence. Nick is a dedicated teacher and an excellent and consistent dice controller.
Nick-at-Night is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and 50-Roll Club.
Randy "Randman":
Randman was the winner of the Hiltons $100,000 craps tournament.
He is also an expert in poker.
He is in charge of our casino craps listings where you can find out
the essentials of most of the casinos in the country by checking this
list out at
www.goldentouchcraps.com/CrapsComparison.htm.
Randman is a frequent contributor to our Golden Touch private web site.
Randman has a beautiful shot that fits his body like a diving suit.
Randman is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and 50-Roll Club
John "Skinny": Frank calls Skinny "the genius of GTC" for his amazingly well-researched posts on craps and other topics on our private Golden Touch web site. Skinny has his own column The Skinny from Skinny on our main page which is a must read: Go to www.goldentouchcraps.com/skinny.shtml. If you have a question about craps or "anything," Skinny may be the man to answer it.
Skinny is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and 50-Roll Club.
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS
"Boxcar" Boris: A long-time member of the GTC family, Boris is in charge of our brochures and flyers. He is an excellent dice controller and one of the funniest players you will ever meet at a table. Yes, he can talk to the dice and, appallingly, he claims the dice talk back to him!
"Boxcar" Boris is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and our 50-Roll Club.
Fred "Chip": Fred has been a dice controller for many years now He was an original student of GTC, and plays often in the South and in other venues. He is a soft-spoken, excellent teacher who can help novices who are having difficulties with their grips and swings. He is a respected contributor to the Golden Touch private web site. He is also a trainer of Tennessee walking horses and an expert in poker.
"Chip" is a multiple member of our 40-Roll Club and 50-Roll Club.
GTC Interns
Marilyn "The Goddess": Frank and Dom gave her this moniker because she truly is GTC’s Goddess, and has helped us in many different areas. She and her husband Sandtrap were the first students of GTC in 2002. She knew nothing about the game of craps and is now a highly successful advantage-player.
The Goddess is a frequent contributor to the GTC private web site. Her feature column on our main page is The Goddess Speaks. She plays often in Atlantic City, occasionally in Las Vegas, adheres strictly to the GTC 20 commandments, and also plays the Golden Touch Blackjack Speed Count and video poker. The Goddess was the first female player to join the 50-roll club. She holds the World Record for five 30-plus rolls back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back (passing the Dominator), and the Goddess is a multiple member of the 40-roll club and the 50-roll club.
Pat "Dr. Crapology": Affectionately known as Doc, he has been an active member in GTC for many years. As a practicing dice controller, Doc is a member of the 40, 50 and 60-roll clubs. He uses the dice as a surgeon would a scalpel on an operating table to slice and dice the game and let the chips build up in the chip rails for everyone. He is also an accomplished card counter at blackjack. He plays both craps and blackjack in casinos all over the United States on a regular basis. He will be a great addition to the GTC staff.
Tom "the Mailman": A retired 39-year veteran of the Postal Service, the Mailman is always looking to deliver at the craps tables. A frequent visitor to Las Vegas, he’s been involved with GTC for years and is an acknowledged advantage-player. The Mailman was originally a left-hander converted to a right-hander during a refresher course in 2007. The Mailman has been an extremely hard worker who has developed an excellent throw. He is also a proud member of the West Coast Crew. The Mailman is a multiple member of the 40-roll club.
Mark "Dice Pilot": Dice Pilot learned to play craps and fly aircraft early in his life. He currently flies formation and aerobatics in local air shows and military fundraisers. His knowledge of pitch, row and yaw apply well to the GTC throw and being able to analyze what is going on with a player’s toss. He flies often in his own aircraft to Vegas and Laughlin. Dice Pilot has a business/engineering degree and has recently retired from the field of solar electricity and renewable energy. Dice Pilot is a multiple member of our 30-Roll Club
Lee "Section Eight": He has been playing craps for a decade. He has been a contributing member of the Golden Touch private web site for the past four years. He has put thousands of hours of practice into being a consistent dice controller and records many of the West Coast Crew's throws in slow motion video for resolving issues. In his private life, Section Eight is a Chief Information Officer of a global technology company and holds a Bachelors of Arts in Russian Linguistics. He’s been a translator and has worked in the intelligence community. Section Eight is a member of the West Coast Crew and frequents Vegas and has had multiple 30-roll hands. Section Eight is also a member of the 40-Roll Club. In his time away from the tables, Section Eight has been seen on TV in such shows as Bones, In Case of Emergency, Grey’s Anatomy, and 24.
Raf "Rafter": Rafter is a member of the West Coast Crew. He visits Las Vegas regularly. Rafter is a GTC Primer, Refresher, and Advanced course graduate, and has had many 30+ rolls. He contributes regularly on the board, two of his posts have won the "Post of the Month" award. When not playing craps, Rafter is an Engineer at a major aerospace company and is also working on his Master’s degree in Quality Assurance.
John "Glue Factory": Over a decade ago he started playing craps because of his mother and she is also the reason why he joined GTC. He works as an accounting manager and in sales for an advertising agency. He uses his math and physics background in every aspect of craps from throwing the dice to betting techniques. He is not a member of any crew but teams up with his mother for weekend trips to AC. He is always willing to help out anyone that has a problem with their throw and can usually pinpoint the error after a few throws.
John "The Rolling Rooster":
A serious student who has never been chicken to tackle all
of our classes. He is not a feather-weight but understands
the full mechanics of the throw. Even before he was fully
trained his throw was nothing like your normal chicken
feeders throw. This man will become a future cock of the craps walk!
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