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Alan Krigman Gaming Guru - Page 29  How much more bankroll do you need when you bet bigger?10 December 2007
Say you've been playing casino blackjack fairly regularly for a long time. You're not exactly a high roller betting $10 per round on a $500 stake but they treat you OK. You're happy with a $100 profit and always quit as soon as you pass that point. Obviously, you hate losing. But you don't panic when you encounter a cold streak. ... (read more)
Are parlays reasonable strategies to start small and finish big?3 December 2007
What do you have to do to bag big bucks in a casino if you begin with a moderate stake and make modest bets? The obvious answer is to play a game that offers some kind of jackpot. This usually means the slots, one of the newer table offerings that feature sliding payoff scales depending on factors such as the poker value of hands, or traditional games augmented by bonus side-bets. ... (read more)
Playing It Smart: How many throws does it take to resolve a bet at craps?26 November 2007
Nearly every craps aficionado has heard that "sevens show once every six throws," or words to that effect. If not actually scheduled like clockwork in any arbitrary set of six tosses, then at least expected in theory or found on the average. So, diligent dice devotees and other inquiring minds want to know ... (read more)
Playing It Smart: Do 10s follow 10s in blackjack?19 November 2007
Some blackjack buffs override Basic Strategy with a superstition to the effect that "10s follow 10s." The gist of this is, if a 10-value appears, the next card is more apt than by chance to be another 10. One explanation, given by players who want to think they have a sound basis for beliefs that seem to fly ... (read more)
Playing it Smart - How do you figure what you earn in comps at Craps?12 November 2007
Most casino gamblers know the house has an edge on every bet. That edge is usually expressed as a percentage. You can picture it as the average the joint will earn per dollar wagered over an extended period. This is important to the bosses because it's the source of their profit. It's also significant for players. ... (read more)
Playing it Smart - Some blackjack hands call for making the best of a bad situation5 November 2007
Blackjack buffs rightfully rue a dealer's 10-up. Especially when their own hands total 15, 16, or 17. They recognize the dilemma, intuitively if not mathematically. Standing, they can't win unless the dealer busts which doesn't seem to happen often. Hitting, they need a card high enough to beat the dealer ... (read more)
Playing it smart - stretch your stake with opposing craps bets together but in tandem29 October 2007
Some casino games accommodate opposing bets. Like Red or Black at roulette, Banker or Player at baccarat, and Pass or Don't Pass at craps. The choice adds a degree of flexibility to the action.
Occasionally, solid citizens devise schemes for betting on both sides. This usually does little more than raise ... (read more)
Playing it Smart: Why rational people may be irrational gamblers22 October 2007
Lots of people are rational lots of the time. They can and do weigh available information, distinguish fact from fancy and opinion, find flaws in specious logic, and infer whether serial phenomena are linked by cause and effect, correlated in other ways, or just coincidental. In a casino, the same solid ... (read more)
Playing it Smart: Game speed can affect your gambling fortunes19 October 2007
Baccarat is classy. It's traditionally played in cordoned-off sections of the casino at big tables with fancy chairs, run by dealers dressed to the nines, and monitored by more bosses than you knew the joint had. And, oh yes, at high stakes. Occasionally with lower limits at $50, more often at or above $100.
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Playing it Smart - It helps to know what you're doing8 October 2007
Jill and Phil were discussing jacks-or-better video poker. They disagreed about starting hands of two pair when one is jacks or higher. Jill remarked that all the books tell you to hold both pairs and dump the unrelated card. Phil insisted that those books were written by casino stooges who wanted you to ... (read more)
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