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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 105  The don’t pass 6 and 8 are good bets!25 October 2012
QUESTION: Betting the don’t in craps, is there ever a time when it’s smarter NOT to lay the odds? I heard 6 and 8 are shooter’s numbers, and that I should back off on those points. ANSWER: The 6 and 8 are the most commonly rolled numbers other than 7, but there are still more ways to make a 7 than there are 6 and 8. ... (read more)
Can you be banned for progressive betting?25 October 2012
QUESTION: I don’t count cards, but I do play a progression, raising my bets after I win. I was at a $5 table, and did a progression that maxed out at $40. After an hour or so, I noticed a guy behind the table looking right at me, and another guy came up behind me. He told me, “This is your last hand.” I was ... (read more)
The new blackjack systems22 October 2012
QUESTION. I was playing at one of those blackjack tables that you touch the screen to bet, but there’s a dealer with real cards. Even though the cards were real, the screen lit up with a total for the hand. How do they do that? I was talking with the dealer, and he thought they were a halfway station to fully automated games, and that one day he’d be out of a job. ... (read more)
The slots aren't just the machines22 October 2012
To players, slot machines are the easiest game around. Bet your money, start the reels spinning and wait to see if you win or lose. No muss, no fuss, no strategies to learn, no glares from other players if they think you make a mistake. To manufacturers and casino operators, it’s a much more complex business. ... (read more)
What's bad turns out good18 October 2012
When things are really going wrong in a casino, the numbers on the credit meters are in free-fall, or our stacks of chips have become stack of chip. But sometimes something goes wrong that turns out right. You make a mistake, and win anyway. It happens -- though you wouldn’t want to keep making the mistake. ... (read more)
Playing the Not So Ugly Deuces Wild18 October 2012
QUESTION: My wife and I were in Las Vegas, and I got my first taste of full-pay Deuces Wild. That 5-for-1 payoff on four-of-a-kind really helps the game. Does it make a big difference in strategy? ANSWER: If you’ve been playing Not So Ugly Deuces Wild or the version the late Lenny Frome called Illinois Deuces, the most noticeable differences come on two-pair hands and four-card flushes. ... (read more)
Royal flushes in video poker versus card room poker15 October 2012
QUESTION: Are video poker machines programmed to pay royal flushes more often than they should? I’ve been playing live poker all my life, and I’ve never had a royal flush. But in video poker, I’ve had at least 10. What’s going on?. ANSWER: I often hear from players who mistakenly believe that electronic ... (read more)
Slot bonuses and secondary hits11 October 2012
QUESTION: Don’t the paybacks on bonus rounds have to be set in advance? If your choices made a difference, they wouldn’t know how much to count the bonus in programming the payback percentage. ANSWER: Your choices do count on most manufacturers’ bonus events. The programmer sets the possibilities, and just as on the base slot game, that determines the odds of the game. ... (read more)
Some new slot machine myths8 October 2012
Some slot machine myths have faded into obscurity because of technology and players getting used to technology. Nobody worries about whether a machine will go cold if it senses hot coins fresh from the hopper, since hardly any games use coins anymore. And players have gotten used to rewards systems -- I ... (read more)
Are video keno games worse than slot machines?4 October 2012
QUESTION: If video keno numbers are generated by random number generators, why do some casinos believe they can get away with markedly substandard pay tables? Some slot technicians allege that low payout keno machines are somehow programmed to hit more often, a claim which (if true) means that RNGs are irrelevant or subject to programming. ... (read more)
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