GAMING GURUS: LATEST FROM OUR STRATEGY EXPERTS

Managing Your Slot Machine Game

There is an old expression which says: “winning is not that difficult in a casino, what is difficult is leaving with your winnings.” That saying is true for playing slots as well as any other game. What can you do to help you leave a winner? Consider some of the following tips and techniques when playing the slots.Playing what you can afford.Play the highest-denomination machines that fit into your bankroll...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: More Atlantic City casino renovations edition

Last weekend, we saw Las Vegas officially increase its capacity limits with hopes of being at 100% capacity beginning 1 June. While that is a major change for those visiting Sin City, it isn’t the only difference. Earlier this week, The Palms Casino Resort was sold by Red Rock Resorts...read more

Video Poker and Craps Answers

QUESTION: I play 9-6 Double Double Bonus Poker. It's the one game with a full pay table at casinos near me.I have a strategy question. I know that if I have two pairs including Aces, I should hold the Aces and discard the other pair to go for the big four-Ace hands...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Does the RNG keep spinning while a machine is not being played?

Question: When a slot machine is not being played, does the RNG still keep spinning or does it spin only when the button is pushed? If it's spinning continuously, then the time one waits before each hit or pull could make a difference, right? If that's not correct, then how is it possible that the win/lose is picked the second one pushes the slot button? Also if everything is random then why are there more wins when playing higher denominations? For example, if I play, say fifty cents, the lowest amount possible, the bonus comes up very frequently, but when I move up to $3.00 the bonus rarely appears...read more

Are Casino Players Insane?

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” This quote, or some version of it, has been credited to Albert Einstein.Whether Einstein said this or not, the concept seems to hold water...read more

Top 10 NHL teams that we think can win the 2021 Stanley Cup

With just a handful of games left for the majority of the teams in the National Hockey League, we are starting to see how the first round playoff picture will look like. Early in the season, there were a couple of pauses for a few teams that had to deal with COVID-19 issues, but hopefully we have turned the corner on that front and can avoid anymore stoppages (knock on wood)...read more

Favorite Games

Different casino games appeal to different personalities and playing styles.Players sometimes find themselves at a game they don't really like, and they move on.Recent emails include a couple from players who tried games, didn't like them and chalked it all up to experience.DIANA: I started as a slot player...read more

Enjoying Your Vacation

Vacations have been a part of people’s lives for a very long time. Millions of people enjoy their vacations at a casino or casino resort. The beauty of a casino vacation is it can be as short as a day or two while still getting the desired break from the everyday grind.There are also dangerous pitfalls when taking a casino vacation...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Kentucky Derby best bets edition

The sports world will be fully focused on horse racing on Saturday for the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby. There will be fans in attendance and Churchill Downs will feel much more normal than it did for the 146th edition of the race.With a post time of 6:57 p.m...read more

Buying Numbers at Craps

QUESTION: I have a question about buy bets in craps. This guy I work with says you shouldn't bother with them, that the house edge is too high. He's a strict pass, come and odds guy, maybe placing 6 and 8 sometimes, but he leaves the other numbers alone.I was talking this over with my brother-in-law...read more