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Alan Krigman Gaming Guru - Page 40  How Long Do You Have to Wait for a Decision at Craps?31 August 2005
Make believe you're playing craps. You bet on the Pass line and the shooter establishes a point during the come-out roll. You take odds and leave it at that. No other numbers. How many throws do you expect before the decision -- before the point is repeated and you win or the seven rears its head and you lose?
A seven can be made six of the 36 ways the dice can land. ... (read more)
How Long Does It Take to Get a Jackpot?24 August 2005
Frustrating, isn't it? Maybe even aggravating. You've been playing the slots for years and have come close but never won a jackpot. Your braggadocios brother-in-law got dragged into a casino, kicking and screaming, once in his smug life, and bagged big bucks on the first (and last) machine he ever tried. ... (read more)
Can You Win in the Casino without Doing Your Homework First?17 August 2005
Everybody likes to win money at the casinos. Second best is being able to participate in the action for a satisfactorily long session on a stake that seemed sensible before leaving home. A distant third is not tapping a spouse, friend, or debit/credit kiosk in the lobby in a desperate effort to continue or recover. ... (read more)
How Many Sevens Should You Expect in Six Throws of the Dice?10 August 2005
Every craps player knows that the chance a throw of the dice will yield a seven is one out of six, which is 1/6 or 16.7 percent. Most craps players know why. The dice can land 36 ways, six of which total seven. And six out of 36 reduces to one out of six.
What does this say, though, about the results ... (read more)
Who's to Blame when You Draw Bad Cards at Blackjack?3 August 2005
Gamblers who win sometimes credit luck or whatever occult forces in their personal universes they hold responsible for miracles. More often, though, they attribute success to their own punting prowess. Solid citizens who lose commonly look for, and usually find, innocent bystanders to blame. As if, for ... (read more)
Why Craps Players Can't Have their Cake and Eat It, too27 July 2005
Most craps aficionados like to have three, sometimes more, numbers at work during a shooter's "hand." Aside from the gingerbread (one-roll and hardways bets often made as hedges), this approach to the game typically boils down to one of two strategies. Money on the Pass line and two Place or Come bets. ... (read more)
Three Roulette Myths I Wish Were True, 'Cause I'd be Rich20 July 2005
Roulette is simple. This is one of its virtues. A gambling greenhorn can approach a table and play as well as a venerable veteran, by watching how others bet for a few minutes and receiving only the aid dealers who appreciate tips provide as a matter of course. This aside, myths about roulette abound. ... (read more)
Gambling for Groceries: Is It an Idea whose Time Has Come?13 July 2005
Yet another state has authorized a modified form of casino gambling. The Pennsylvania legislature has approved slot parlors. Some of the facilities will be associated with race tracks. Others will be self-contained establishments. Details have yet to be finalized. But, at the moment, there's no telling ... (read more)
How Pushes Affect House Advantage in Casino Games6 July 2005
Some casino bets either win or lose. Others have a third possibility, they
can "push," neither winning nor losing. In games where pushes can
occur, they may play a more significant role than most folks realize. Always,
although superficially, because the action is slower with fewer exchanges of
money in any given number of rounds or time period. ... (read more)
How Should You Play the New Multi-Line Multi-Coin Slots?29 June 2005
The newest wrinkle in slots involves games where players can bet varying numbers
of coins on multiple "lines." An example might be a nickel machine which
takes from $0.05 on one line to $0.50 on each of 10 lines, $0.05 to $5.00 per
pull. Unlike payouts on older devices, there's often no bonus for betting the
maximum number of coins per line or all lines. ... (read more)
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