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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 16  Weird Blackjack Play16 May 2021
For the last year, Blackjack Bob and I have been keeping in touch via phone, texts and the odd video conference. Now that we are both vaccinated, we took the plunge and did the grand catch-up over breakfast. "You know," Bob said, "We've been playing blackjack in casinos for about 70 years. "We have seen ... (read more)
Craps Odds on the Do and Don't13 May 2021
QUESTION: I've been looking at craps charts online, and I get that the house edge is lower at 1.36 percent on don't pass than the 1.41 percent on pass. What I don't get is that when you take odds on pass or lay odds on don't pass, the house goes down even more on the don't side. With single odds, I'm seeing 0.85 percent on pass and 0.68 on don't pass. ... (read more)
Video Poker Multipliers9 May 2021
When I play video poker, I usually search for no-frills games with the best pay table. I do love multi-hand games with bonus multipliers, though, so I'm eager to try Super Times Pay Super Stacks, one of the latest games to come out of International Game Technology's partnership with Action Gaming. Games with multipliers usually have lower base pay tables than their no-frills cousins. ... (read more)
Video Poker and Craps Answers6 May 2021
QUESTION: I play 9-6 Double Double Bonus Poker. It's the one game with a full pay table at casinos near me. I have a strategy question. I know that if I have two pairs including Aces, I should hold the Aces and discard the other pair to go for the big four-Ace hands. What if I have a high pair and low pair, ... (read more)
Favorite Games2 May 2021
Different casino games appeal to different personalities and playing styles. Players sometimes find themselves at a game they don't really like, and they move on. Recent emails include a couple from players who tried games, didn't like them and chalked it all up to experience. DIANA: I started as a slot player. ... (read more)
Buying Numbers at Craps29 April 2021
QUESTION: I have a question about buy bets in craps. This guy I work with says you shouldn't bother with them, that the house edge is too high. He's a strict pass, come and odds guy, maybe placing 6 and 8 sometimes, but he leaves the other numbers alone. I was talking this over with my brother-in-law. ... (read more)
Where the Buffalo Roam25 April 2021
When introduced at Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas in 2019, the Buffalo Link slot machine sent anticipation level soaring while whetting the appetites of slot directors. Aristocrat didn't distribute the game in 2020, when much of life and leisure time industries were put on hold. But now Buffalo Link is out and it's a favorite to become one of the most popular new slot machines of 2021. ... (read more)
Three Card Poker Advice22 April 2021
QUESTION: I just played Three Card Poker for the first time. I've played a lot in other poker-style games like Let It Ride and video poker, so it was easy to pick up on how to play. I have a couple of questions. Why do the payoffs stop at straight flushes? Another player got one, and the 40-1 payoff is nice ... (read more)
Don't Make These Blackjack Mistakes18 April 2021
Some blackjack players never learn basic strategy. Some memorize the chart but can't quite convince themselves that all the plays are in their best interest. Whatever the cause, some mistakes crop up over and over. Let's look at a few I see frequently. They're not necessarily the costliest mistakes possible, but players don't make errors such as hitting 20. ... (read more)
Calculating Loss Per Hour15 April 2021
QUESTION: I was looking through some of your articles, and it caught my eye when you compared the craps field bet to place bets on 5 or 9. You said given equal bet sizes, losses per hour were higher on the field even though the house edge is 2.78 percent on the good version of the field and 4 percent when placing 5 or 9. ... (read more)
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