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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 141  Basic strategy for splitting and doubling down8 May 2007
Beating casinos at their own games are tough enough without using all the weapons you have to cut the house edge.
That's why I was flabbergasted at the system I described last week, a printout of which was handed to a friend. That system advised players NEVER to split pairs or double down.
If you're ... (read more)
A stupid blackjack system1 May 2007
My blackjack-playing friend Jim phoned to ask if he could meet me for lunch. "I want to see the exasperation in your face when I tell you," he said.
Tell me what?
"See you at lunch."
I'm not easily exasperated, so I was puzzled as to what he thought would do it.
"You wouldn't believe the ... (read more)
The Agony of Defeat24 April 2007
Where there are gamblers, there are tales of big wins, and there are woulda, coulda, shoulda stories of near misses. The conversation among a group of players sitting around a casino buffet table brought more than a few retellings of the thrills of victory and the agonies of defeat:
Joan: "It was in Las Vegas, at one of those Fifty Play video poker machines. ... (read more)
A shuffle through the gaming mailbag17 April 2007
Q. I just read an answer you gave a while back to a question about video poker
and Class II gaming. I just came home from a Native American casino with Class II games and was playing Deuces Wild. There was a woman next to me who was winning left and right. The best I can tell, her play was illogical as she seemed to be playing for straights and flushes. ... (read more)
Wheel of Fortune Super Spin10 April 2007
Community gaming is one of the hot trends in slot machines today, and one of the hottest games around is Wheel of Fortune Super Spin.
But hot as the game is, I never expected to see it at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, nor at any other casino boat where the gaming is still spread over several levels, ... (read more)
Who Owns a Casino Chip?3 April 2007
When you win a casino chip at the tables, who owns it? Do you? If you give it to a friend, does he or she then own it?
In Nevada, the chip remains property of the casino, which poker pro Nolan Dalla found out to his detriment recently when he tried to cash a $5,000 chip at the MGM Grand in Las ... (read more)
Your Best Chance to Double Your Money at Roulette27 March 2007
A couple of weeks ago, I walked in the door at home and my wife greeted me with, "You have a package. I wonder who's trying to teach you to play poker this week."
I laughed, because the last couple of years have brought a steady stream of poker books, more than I can read, let alone review. But this was no poker book. ... (read more)
Table games mythbusting20 March 2007
Tackling some common misconceptions about video poker last week has me in a myth-busting mood. Let's take on a few myths from a table games player perspective.
MYTH: The third baseman is a team player, and shouldn't take the dealer's bust card. A third baseman hitting 12 when the dealer has a 2, for ... (read more)
Video poker mythbusters13 March 2007
When we think about myths and legends surrounding electronic gaming devices, we mostly think about the odd things people believe about slots. Is there a jackpot button an operator can push to reward a deserving player? Is a machine due to pay off after a long losing streak? Do games pay higher percentages on ... (read more)
Roulette6 March 2007
Roulette has been with us for more than two centuries. Modern wheels, complete with red and black spaces, numbers 1 through 36 and zeroes, have been traced back to Paris in the 1790s.
And for more than 200 years, the math has been well known. Barring something extraordinary such as an unbalanced wheel, ... (read more)
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