GAMING GURUS: LATEST FROM OUR STRATEGY EXPERTS

Triple Triple Bonus Video Poker

A few months ago I mentioned Triple Triple Bonus video poker. It puts major emphasis on big jackpot hands by paying a royal-sized 4,000 coins per five wagered on four Aces with a 2, 3 or 4 kicker, and on four 2s, 3s or 4s with an Ace kicker.With four 2s, 3s or 4s accompanied by a 2, 3 or 4, the return is a half a royal, or 2,000 coins.It’s the 2, 3 and 4 quads that prompted a player named Jan to contact me with a strategy question.“Is there ever a time to hold a single 2, 3 or 4?” she wrote in an email...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Tracking my video poker results

I had my first social distancing incident at a video poker machine this weekend. I was playing in the first position in a bank of four machines. The rest of the machines were empty. At one point a lady sat down to play at position three...read more

"Summertime and the livin' is easy"

“Summertime, and the livin' is easy”George Gershwin’s song lyrics seem to inform us that summertime is a time for easy living and fun. Of course, the song is being sung by a black slave to the baby white girl and, well, obviously everything in life is not so easy is it?Summertime in the world of the casinos seems to be a great time as well but we casino players know that summer can be brutally hot or numbingly cold and everything in between when we are indoors in the temples of our good or ill fortune.But I’m fooling you here...read more

Top 10 strategies to beat poker regulars

If you’re a strong, winning player, you already know how to beat “fishes” and maybe even intermediate players, too. But, lurking at most poker tables are “regs,” those players who sit and grind hours on end.The general consensus among winning poker players is that these are not the players you will make lots of money playing against...read more

Taking Down Place Bet of 6 or 8

QUESTION: Is there a right time to take down your place bets on 6 and 8 in craps?I always leave my up until I win or lose. But I know these guys who are always taking their bets up and down. One takes his down whenever the shooter makes a point, even if it doesn’t affect his place bets...read more

Comps for Keno

Most of us know that keno is a game of chance. The fact is most of the games in today’s casino are also pure chance with the exception of blackjack, poker, video poker, sports betting and horse racing.Still playing the other games like slots or baccarat / mini-baccarat you can get comps in a casino...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: NFL and WSOP edition

Last night, the 2020 NFL season began with the Kansas City Chiefs’ commanding win over the Houston Texans, 34-20. If you took the Chiefs, who were a nine-point favorite on Intertops Sportsbook, you started the NFL betting season on the right foot...read more

Soft 17: Hit or Stand?

There are times blackjack basic strategy plays don’t feel right, but they remain the best way to go.I recently had an extended email conversation with a player who called himself Acie. I have no idea if that’s real name or a gamblin’ moniker.Acie’s four emails boiled down to this:“I mostly play basic strategy, but some plays I don’t agree with...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Are real slot machines gone forever and only video game machines are the future?

Question: Are real slot machines gone forever and only video game machines are the future? Answer: When you enter any casino today, you see a sea of video slot machines as far as the eye can see. It may seem like real reel slot machines are gone, but many (most) casinos still have some on their slot floors...read more

Hypnotism of Slots

I enjoy going to the casinos during the weekdays, especially if I am trying to solve a problem about which I’ve been thinking.This latest trip I decided to test a theory I have about slot players and their mental machinations while engaging in their favorite activity...read more