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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 114  A shuffle through the gaming mailbag22 December 2011
Q. I have a friend who plays Three Card Poker. He looks for dealers who expose one of their hole cards accidentally. He claims this happens more often than you would think, especially in newer casinos. He says he has been doing this for a while and is up a good deal of money.
What does this do to the odds ... (read more)
Why are casinos more generous to slot players than video poker players?20 December 2011
Whether comps come in the form of meals, hotel stays, cash back, free play or anything else, players who are the most valuable to the casino have always been given the most incentive to return.
Along with wagering totals, the house edge is taken into account. Given equal bets, a roulette player is worth ... (read more)
A shuffle through the gaming mailbag15 December 2011
Q. You've written about the Martingale system, where you double up your bets after losses, and said that it's bad for gamblers. I just heard about a different system, called the anti-Martingale, where you double your bets after wins.
You pick a number of wins you're going for. I bet on red or black in roulette, and decide to go for four wins. ... (read more)
Beginner's luck13 December 2011
Given enough trials, anything that can happen eventually will. A Megabucks slot jackpot can be years in the making, but eventually there will be a new multimillionaire. A craps shooter holding the dice for a couple of hours? It happens.
And then there's the best streak of beginner's luck I've ever ... (read more)
A shuffle through the gaming mailbag8 December 2011
NOTE: Today's mailbag is an e-mail exchange with a reader who had a further question after the initial answer. Both questions are from the same reader.
Q. I read that the random number generator on slot machines is constantly moving and constantly generating new numbers, whether the machine was in use or not. ... (read more)
Why banker wins more often than player in baccarat6 December 2011
Those who dabble in baccarat know that the bet on the banker hand is slightly better than the bet on player. Both are among the better bets in the casino, with a house edge of 1.06% if you bet on banker, and 1.24% if you bet on player.
The banker bet actually wins a little more often than it loses. ... (read more)
A shuffle through the gaming mailbag1 December 2011
Q. I play a lot of 9/6 Jacks but have always wondered whether progressive video poker machines pay off smaller amounts less frequently in order to pay for the progressive. I believe this is true in slots and it certainly seems to be in video poker.
A. The programming in video poker doesn't allow for a lower frequency of small-paying hands to pay for the progressive. ... (read more)
The progressive side bet at Caribbean Stud29 November 2011
It had been ages since I last sat down to play Caribbean Stud poker, but on a lazy Wednesday morning, I spotted an acquaintance named Rich at a half-full table, and decided it was time to catch up.
I bought in for $100, divided into $90 in red $5 chips and $10 in white $1 chips, put down a red to ante and ... (read more)
A shuffle through the gaming mailbag24 November 2011
Q. I know that all the slots are computerized, but do they keep running when the machine is idle?
A. Yes, the random number generator runs continually, even when the machine is not being played.
That doesn't change the odds of the game, but it does have a couple of implications for players. One is ... (read more)
Charting tells you the past, not the future22 November 2011
I'm a very patient person, and a very patient gambler in many respects.
I'm patient enough to practice blackjack and video poker strategies on the computer, and patient enough to stick to the strategies in the casino. I'm patient enough to wait for the count to turn favorable before raising my blackjack bets, regardless of whether I've been winning or losing. ... (read more)
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