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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 30  Unusual Slots and No-Hole Blackjack5 January 2020
QUESTION: My friend and I have been playing slots together since we first went to a riverboat 25 years ago or so. We’ve seen A LOT of slot machines. We were talking the other day about unusual games that weren’t necessarily all that long. The big payoffs were in jewelry instead of cash. Do you remember it? ... (read more)
Those Odds Bets in Craps2 January 2020
Is there ever a right time for a pass or come bettor to skip the odds in craps? Sure, when he can’t afford them. At least, that was the flip answer I gave an acquaintance recently at a pizza and football party. The occasion was a gathering of old friends, with most in touch since college days. Hayden was one of the exceptions, having recently married one of the women. ... (read more)
Is Roulette Really French?29 December 2019
QUESTION: I’d always heard roulette was a French game, and that the name means “little wheel” in French. My new brother-in-law insists it’s an English game that the French borrowed and renamed. At my sister’s wedding, that point was the subject of such a long debate, it was comical. It was with the brother of the groom, not the groom himself, by the way. ... (read more)
Soft versus Hard Hands26 December 2019
On a sleepy Tuesday morning in November, my wife was at work and I was caught up on current projects. Hooray! It was a perfect opportunity for playtime, and I took off to play a little blackjack. As it turned out, the question of the day became the value of doubling down on soft hands vs. hard hands. ... (read more)
Video Poker Bonus Rounds22 December 2019
QUESTION: Video slots all have bonuses, whether it’s free spins or touching icons on a screen for extra credits. So my question is, why doesn’t video poker have bonuses too? All that technology that’s in place for slot bonuses is available for poker, right? Poker machines use touch screens. You could touch the screen for bonuses. ... (read more)
Playing Blackjack Concerns19 December 2019
Even though Kristy, a Connecticut reader, is in her 40s and has played in casinos for more than 20 years, she describes her play as a work in progress. “I like to try new things,” she said. “I’ve played slots ever since my parents took me on my 21st birthday. I’ve tried video poker and keno, roulette, ... (read more)
Grandpa's Craps Play15 December 2019
QUESTION: I learned to play craps from my grandfather, and grandpa always insisted on scouting out tables before he played. He would not play at a table where players weren’t winning. I guess I have some of grandpa in me. I like to look over the tables and see if anyone’s winning, and if nobody is, I’ll go do something else. ... (read more)
Three-Card Poker Play12 December 2019
Three Card Poker has become a casino standard, part of the regular game mix in American gambling houses. Its popularity doesn’t challenge long time player favorites blackjack and craps, but in some states they draw more players than baccarat or even roulette. How good is your shot to win? What is the house ... (read more)
Blackjack Bullies8 December 2019
QUESTION: I’ve always laughed when I read about blackjack players getting angry with the third baseman for not being a team player. I kind of thought those stories might be phony. Nobody could really get that mad about someone making the right play, could they? Well, it happened to me, and it was on a really stupid hand. ... (read more)
Playing Properly5 December 2019
Casino games have built-in mathematical advantages to the house. With notable exceptions such as counting cards in blackjack or playing expert strategy at certain video poker games, you can’t completely overcome the house edge. But short of learning to count cards or playing video poker at expert level, ... (read more)
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