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Jerry Stickman Gaming Guru - Page 42  Bad Video Poker Can Become Good22 July 2012
Recently my beautiful wife and I took a cruise. I always enjoy going through the casinos aboard ship to see just how good (or more likely how bad) the games of chance actually are.
I was not at all surprised by my findings. All of the Video Poker games had terrible pay schedules. Jacks or Better at the 25¢ ... (read more)
Progressives Can Turn Negative Video Poker Positive10 June 2012
Progressive jackpot Video Poker offers opportunities to play an otherwise negative expectation game as a positive expectation game. As the jackpot grows, so does the overall return for the game. For every approximately 1600 credits the jackpot rises, the return rises just under one percent.
Specifics for a few of the more basic games are as follows. ... (read more)
Full Pay Bonus Poker Is Nearly As Good As Full Pay Jacks or Better13 May 2012
Casinos routinely change their inventory of slot machines. Usually this is done to add exciting new games or to eliminate games that aren't played enough.
Video Poker games are also routinely changed. They are moved to different locations. Banks of one type of game are changed to another type of game. ... (read more)
Video Poker Tips27 April 2012
With the myriad choices of video games available in today's casino, many people are looking for the best game to play. Depending on the individual, "best" is as varied as the games available. If "best" is defined by low house edge, then Video Poker is for you -- at least some of the Video Poker available today is for you. ... (read more)
Not All Video Poker Bonus Points Are Equal4 March 2012
Savvy players like Video Poker because of its low house edge. With certain select games the edge can actually be in the player's favor. By including slot club bonus points, even a slightly negative game can become positive.
However, not all Video Poker games are treated equally when calculating bonus points. ... (read more)
Video Poker Pay Tables Can Be Tricky12 February 2012
Video Poker games are classified by the type of game and an indication of the payback.
The type of game describes the major features of the game. Some of the more common game types include Jacks or Better, Bonus Poker, Double Bonus Poker, Double Double Bonus Poker, and Deuces Wild.
To further classify these games, an indication of the payback is given. ... (read more)
Proper Use of the Hardway Set13 November 2011
Hello Stickman,
I use the 2V or the 3V when my dice are behaving properly otherwise I stick with the Hardway set. I have one question that did not seem to come up in any of the books. Does how you set the dice in the Hardway set, such as the 3s on top or 5s on top, tend to produce different numbers? ... (read more)
Would I Have Hit the Jackpot Too?16 October 2011
I took your slot class at the WWC. I remember you saying that the number generator in the slot machine is constantly "churning" numbers and that it is possible to hit back-to-back jackpots.
My question is if someone walks up to the slot machine and puts in $100 and spins four times and hits the ... (read more)
The 3-V and 2-V Set in Craps25 September 2011
Stickman,
I have found that spinning the dice using the 3-V set and the 2-V set gets me a lot of 7s on the come-out. Can you tell me what the optimum spin count and distance to the wall combination works best for you? I have found that around 2 spins and hitting about 4" from the wall gives me the ... (read more)
A Controlled Throw in Craps28 August 2011
Dear Stickman,
You have been kind enough in the past to answer one of my questions in the past so I thought I would try again. I have purchased the Golden Touch two-DVD set as well as both the new dice control books, Casino Craps: Shoot to Win and Cutting Edge Craps. They were all extremely helpful, especially the DVD set.
... (read more)
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