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Alan Krigman Gaming Guru - Page 94  Common Sense May Be Your Strongest Play in a Casino25 July 1994
Are ordinary rules off in a casino? True, the casino experience is out of the ordinary. Solid citizens can flee the workaday world and feel like a million bucks. And, while odds of actually making a million are miniscule, they beat those available elsewhere. Flaunt the laws of mathematics or suspend the dictates of common sense, though, and play at the peril of your pocketbook. ... (read more)
In Blackjack, Choose Shoes to Avoid Hurting Defeat18 July 1994
Here's a quick quiz for blackjack buffs: 1) Do the odds of getting a blackjack go up, stay put, or fall with an increase in the number of decks per shoe? 2) Since your chance of a blackjack is the same as the dealer's, is there a benefit to raising the likelihood of this hand? More is better Start with question 2. ... (read more)
Changing Tables or Machines Helps When the Next One's Better11 July 1994
Experts offer opposite answers when asked about moving when a table or machine is cold. Some say jump when you've reached a loss limit so you'll have pesos to play where conditions are bound to be better. Others say stay so you'll be there for the rebound the law of average presumably predicts. The experts say it in more complicated ways so they'll sound authoritative. ... (read more)
In Blackjack, Taking Insurance Is Usually A Waste of Money4 July 1994
Casinos don't usually urge you to exploit situations where they're vulnerable. Like splitting sevens in blackjack when the dealer has a six showing or doubling on a 10 against a dealer five. The only bet they print right on the blackjack layout, that the dealer always asks if you want, is insurance. ... (read more)
Long Rolls Happen at Craps... But, Can You Wait?27 June 1994
Craps offers players the perennial promise of the long roll. The series that has pit bosses checking dice and calling for chip refills. The shooter who pulls you out of the deepest hole. How frequently can you expect a long roll? The laws of probability give an easy answer. ... (read more)
For Multiple Bets in Craps, Choose between Place and Come13 June 1994
Experienced craps players usually have several bets in action at once. What's more agonizing than a lone $10 line bet with $20 odds on a point of five during a half-hour roll in which 4-1 or 3-2 never appear? Players on two, three, even all five other numbers are amortizing their mortgages. You lose $30. ... (read more)
Your Whole Bankroll May Be Greater than the Sum of Its Parts6 June 1994
You sometimes see or hear things so often you figure they must be true. Especially if they more or less make sense. More so when they have a technical ring. Such concepts comprise the canon of "conventional wisdom." Sadly, conventional wisdom isn't always right. Take the axiom that the whole equals the sum of its parts. ... (read more)
The Best Times to Raise Your Bets Are When They Win30 May 1994
Most casino visitors, way down deep, dream of reurning home in a limo or private jet with more money than they brought. Not half again as much, not two or three times as much. But ten, a hundred, a thousand times more. This is what longshot jackpots are about. Drop three dollars in the slot, take three million out. ... (read more)
Winning Has More to Do with Character than You Might Think16 May 1994
Anyone can win money at a casino. With or without knowing anything. Following or flaunting the exhortations of the experts. That's what games of chance are all about. But forget for now the few fortunate folks who fall felicitously upon the right guess at the right place at the right time. Certain regular players seem to win frequently while others lose consistently. ... (read more)
Let Freebies Enhance, Not Dominate, Your Casino Visits2 May 1994
Casinos have gone through three stages. They began as no-frills joints where bettors could gamble; restaurants and hotel rooms, if any, were for convenience and not comfort. Then they became playgrounds for the prosperous, lavishing the luxuries to romance high rollers. Now they're adult leisure and ... (read more)
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