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Jerry Stickman Gaming Guru - Page 41  Fantastic Video Poker Find!23 October 2012
Hi Stickman,
I've found the BEST 6/9 machines I've ever encountered, but I need your help in figuring out the return for them. They are IGT Money Maker machines located in the Finger Lakes racino (just outside Canandaigua, NY), a bank of 10 quarter machines on one side and 10 dollar machines on the other side. ... (read more)
Sequential Betting Systems16 October 2012
Can a betting system produce an edge over the house?
In previous articles we’ve looked at systems that focus on a number being due to appear and systems that are based on numbers repeating. Neither of these types of betting systems are able to overcome the house edge in the long run.
Let’s look at another tenet of some of the systems being sold. ... (read more)
Will Hot Numbers Stay Hot?9 October 2012
When a number is “hot” it will continue to be hot?
The purveyors of systems using this premise have silly but catchy sayings such as “see a horn, bet a horn.” The horn bet includes the craps bet numbers (2, 3, and 12) and the “yo” (11). An interesting side note is why the 11 is called a “yo.” You will ... (read more)
Can You Get an Edge at Craps Without Dice Control?2 October 2012
They are everywhere. Gambling system sellers that claim to have the secret of how to extract money from the casinos. Not only can you win money from the casinos they say, but you can do it by simply employing some betting techniques. The systems are available for virtually every casino game; craps, blackjack, roulette, video poker, even slots. ... (read more)
Perfect Math, Real House Edge25 September 2012
The house edge for a pass line bet with no odds is approximately 1.41 percent. This is a low house edge compared to other table games and even to other craps bets. The casino extracts its edge in one of two ways – paying the player less than fair odds or by winning more decisions than it loses. The pass line bet gets paid even money, so the house gets its edge by winning more than it loses. ... (read more)
Full Pay Jacks or Better Video Poker or Something Else?18 September 2012
Jerry Stickman,
I recently went to the Empire City Casino in Yonkers, NY and I was so excited to see a "Full Pay 9/6 Jacks or Better" video poker machine. I hit for a straight flush and that's when I realized this was not a full pay machine.
Although it paid 9/6, I only got paid 60 and not 90 for a straight flush. ... (read more)
How A Video Poker Machine Work?11 September 2012
Dear Stickman,
I usually play video poker in Atlantic City casinos. My game of choice is the Joker's Wild variant which uses a standard 52 card deck plus two wild cards.
In AC, the top payout on this type of machine is five of a kind, usually 4000 coins when 5 coins are played. (Royal Flushes are paid the same as any straight flush). ... (read more)
Those Who Can Do and They Also Teach4 September 2012
Generally when we think of Frank Scoblete, we picture him as an author who brings us great original ideas, many from the Captain, and the writer who praises accomplished individuals and players in the craps community such as the Arm, Dominator, Skinny and other great Golden Touch (GTC) shooters. Every ... (read more)
Hedging your bets in craps isn’t worth it21 August 2012
Hi Stickman,
I like to play craps and I win good at it. But I need your help. I place $10 on 5, place $12 on 6 and 8, place $15 on a hard 4 and $7 in the field and lay the 4 for $120 where vig is $3. I win $7 on every roll but lose the lay bet if a soft 4 is rolled. Is there a way I don't lose my lay ... (read more)
Hedging a "Lay 4" Bet14 August 2012
Dear "Stickman":
I like to lay the 4 for $120 and the vig is $3 or $4. And $15 on a hard 4. I lose my lay the 4 bet and the $15 hard when a soft 4 is rolled. If I buy the 4 and lay the 4 for $120 and put $15 on a hard 4, if the soft 4 is rolled will I lose my lay of the 4 of $120 bet or will it stay on ... (read more)
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