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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 180  The Slot Machine Answer Book27 August 1999
The Slot Machine Answer Book by John Grochowski, Bonus Books, $12.95 Rating System ***** Must Buy **** Should Buy *** Good Buy ** Could Buy * Don't Buy - Bye Bye Rating: ***** Chance and Circumstance columnist John ... (read more)
Make Your Own Video Poker Strategy Tables26 August 1999
To sharpen video poker skills, you can't beat practice on the computer. Any good software will warn you when you make a mistake and show you the proper plays. Hear the beep often enough when you try to hold a four-card straight instead of a low pair, and it'll sink in that the low pair is a better play in most games. ... (read more)
All That Glitters24 August 1999
By now, many Harrah's regulars in Joliet and East Chicago have found that they're no longer Total Gold members. Some will have found enhanced benefits with new Total Platinum cards, while the elite few have been upgraded to Total Diamond. Total Platinum members can expect priority ... (read more)
The Casino Answer Man19 August 1999
On a three-month trip to Las Vegas, I played video poker, mostly 25-cent Double Double Bonus with a progressive jackpot. Sometimes I played $1 machines but never slots or tables. I played so much video poker and watched my discards and those that fell in their place and began noticing a pattern. ... (read more)
Summer Reading List17 August 1999
I have to admit, I don't read every new book on gambling that hits the shelves. There are dozens every month, with many rehashes of old information and a few with advice that's misleading at best. But always, there are a few gems. Howard Schwartz of Gambler's Book Store in Las Vegas knows where the gems are. ... (read more)
The Casino Answer Man12 August 1999
Please help me end a dispute that almost ruined our poker game. We play high-low poker games where the high hand splits the pot with the low hand, but you must declare which way you are going before the cards are turned up. One guy declared high, one guy declared low, and one guy declared he was going both high and low, since we had a wild card in the game. ... (read more)
Sittin' On The Dock of The Bay10 August 1999
Dockside gaming is here, and, to nobody's surprise, it's popular. Attendance figures are up throughout Illinois casinos since cruising requirements were dropped a few weeks ago. Still, boarding and disembarking from the riverboats isn't exactly like walking in and out of a Las Vegas casino on dry land. ... (read more)
The Casino Answer Man5 August 1999
Could you please advise on a good book to learn optimal strategy on video poker? The right book to learn video poker strategy depends on your needs. A good introduction to strategies at many different games and pay tables is Frank Scoblete's Victory at Video Poker. Frank is a very entertaining writer. ... (read more)
The Casino Answer Man3 August 1999
I was wondering if it is tougher (in odds/probability terms) to play and hit slots on a big riverboat, such as Grand Victoria, than on a smaller boat such as Hollywood's City of Lights II, even though the ads say that the bigger one has a better overall payout percentage. I mention this only ... (read more)
The Casino Answer Man29 July 1999
I usually play craps in Indiana, but while I was in the Joliet area in Illinois recently I stopped at the Empress. I know you say the proposition bets are bad bets, but I love the excitement of the long shots. I noticed a couple of bets there that I have never seen before: the All Day 2 and the All Day 12. ... (read more)
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