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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 169  Prime Table Games' Table Games Are Ready for Prime Time28 February 2002
Most of the excitement on the display floors at the gaming industry's fall trade shows centers on the major slot machine manufacturers. Players have shown a voracious appetite for new games, and at the Global Gaming Expo the first week in October and the World Gaming Congress two weeks later, each slotmaker was out to convince casino operators that its new products were the must-have games. ... (read more)
Hot Hot Hot Is Hot, Hot, Hot21 February 2002
It had been a while since I'd last played Hot Hot Hot--a video slot from Bally Gaming. So I really didn't quite remember the intricacies of the game. The tropical seaside reel symbols looked familiar, and I knew I had my choice of three buttons, each corresponding to a diver standing above the reels, to start play. ... (read more)
Some Betting Systems Win and Lose14 February 2002
A few months ago, I wrote that it's easy to design betting systems that win more often than they lose, but that designing systems that actually make money was another matter entirely. Last week, a reader phoned to challenge me. "I play blackjack," he said. "Show me how I can win more hands than I lose." That I can't do. ... (read more)
More Cutting Edge Games from Leading Edge Design7 February 2002
During my recent visit to Leading Edge Design headquarters in Wheeling, I checked out three new video slot games at the invitation of company president Larry DeMar. Last week, we examined the skill-based Cash King Checkers. This week, let's take a look at two pure games of chance, Bunco Night and Othello. ... (read more)
Video Slots Show That Not All Gaming Devices Have to Be Alike31 January 2002
One of the lessons of the age of video slots is that not all gaming devices have to look alike and play alike. Unlike the old days when slots meant slots, and three-reel games were just about all that were available, today's slot floor mixes reel-spinners, video poker and video slots with bonus rounds. ... (read more)
A Shuffle Through the Gaming Mailbag24 January 2002
Q. On the new Double Pay Poker machines, when you draw to complete the Triple Play, are the original cards from the second or third stud hands eliminated from the re-draw? Or are those cards "put back" into their respective decks for the draw? This would obviously affect the percentages and player's decisions, right? Jim, via e-mail A. ... (read more)
Double Pay and Three Card Draw Poker17 January 2002
A couple of weeks ago, I was playing a little video poker when the casino slot director stopped by. "Have you seen our new video poker room?" she asked. "We have Double Pay Poker and Three Card Draw Poker. You ought to check it out." I assured her I was on my way to see it. "You tell me if there's anything there you don't like," she said. ... (read more)
Hold On Before You Compare Hold Percentages10 January 2002
As much as I hate to admit reading the competition, one recent Sunday I found myself checking out Parade magazine over breakfast. That's rarely a prime source of gambling information, but on this day, Marilyn vos Savant tackled a casino question in her "Ask Marilyn" column. A reader wanted ... (read more)
Super Fun 21 Strategy for Soft Hands and Splitting Pairs4 December 2001
Last week we looked at basic strategy for hard totals in Super Fun 21, a new blackjack variation with a load of rules that are favorable to the player that are offset by one big bad one. The good rules: single deck; double down on any number of cards, including after splitting pairs; late surrender ... (read more)
Have Some Fun with Super Fun 2127 November 2001
A few weeks ago, the mailman delivered a flyer touting a new blackjack variation, single-deck Super Fun 21, that is played in Las Vegas at New York-New York and several casinos in the Stations chain. The game has some pretty amazing rules: Double down on any number of cards, including after splitting pairs. ... (read more)
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