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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 156  Advice for Vegas Tourists3 August 2004
When riverboat casinos and Native American casinos started to open in the
early 1990s, some Las Vegas operators feared the possible threat to their
businesses.
They turned out to be no threat at all. Las Vegas continued to grow, and
before long the conventional wisdom soon turned to regarding newer ... (read more)
Chicago-Area Slot Paybacks27 July 2004
Slot players looking for a little better run for their money frequently ask
which Chicago area casino pays back to players the highest percentage of
coins wagered.
Month in and month out, the simplest answer would be that Grand Victoria in
Elgin has the highest payback percentage. In March, the most ... (read more)
A Shuffle Through the Gaming Mailbag: Chuck-a-luck and Slot Payback Percentages20 July 2004
Q. I found a chuck-a-luck game online and have a question about how the odds
change when betting two numbers. I started betting 3 and 4 together over and
over. I slowly started increasing my bank. The payoffs on the game were:
Single 1:1; Double 2:1; Triple 10:1.
I did manage to hit one triple, but most of my bank increase came from
hitting two singles and doubles. ... (read more)
Q & A with Grochowski13 July 2004
When folks at Sun Publications - the Sun-Times' sister papers in the western
suburbs - asked me to speak at their Senior Showcase in Naperville recently,
they scheduled my seminar last. That way, no one had to clear the room to
make way for another speaker if the question-and-answer session ... (read more)
Hold 'Em Poker Books6 July 2004
Until recently, live poker in casinos has been in steep decline. Many Nevada
card rooms have closed, and most casinos in newer gaming jurisdictions never
added poker because space is more profitably used on slot machines.
But thanks to televised poker on the Travel Channel and ESPN, poker -
especially Texas hold'em - is on a popularity surge. ... (read more)
Update on the Blue Chip Casino29 June 2004
When the new blues bar opened at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan
City, Ind., it was just the latest in a series of changes and upgrades
at the property about an hour's drive east of Chicago.
I've come to expect change as casinos compete for customers, but when I
toured Blue Chip a few weeks ago, ... (read more)
A Shuffle through the Gaming Mailbag: Short-Pays on High-Limit Video Poker22 June 2004
Q. I visited the Casino Queen in East St. Louis and was surprised to see
changes on the payouts. On $5 9-6 Jacks or Better, the 250-coin payout for
straight flushes had been slashed to 239 coins, and on $5 10-7 Double Bonus
the same had been done on four of a kind, 5s through Kings. I suspect this
was done to enable players to stay under the threshold for a W-2G form. ... (read more)
Blackjack Basic Strategy - Part 315 June 2004
Anytime you say "always," you run the risk of being confronted by someone
who knows an exception. So it was in the mid-1990s when I wrote in this
column that blackjack players always should split Aces.
That brought a letter from a reader who pointed out a few situations when
splitting Aces is not the best play. ... (read more)
Blackjack Basic Strategy - Part 28 June 2004
It's been decades since I learned the basic rules of blackjack. I was about
11 or 12 when I was taught that Aces count as 1 or 11, faces count as 10,
numbered cards count as their face value, if your total is more than 21 you
lose, otherwise the hand closest to 21 wins.
I can pinpoint the day and place, if not the year. ... (read more)
Blackjack Basic Strategy - Part 11 June 2004
Walking past the cashier's cage at Harrah's in Joliet, I was suddenly aware
that someone wanted to talk to me. Something important apparently was on his
mind, since he left his place in line, still carrying a stack of chips.
"You're John, right?" he asked. "I won't try to say the last name."
That's me.
... (read more)
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