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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 68  Caddyshack slots12 May 2016
Two of the biggest names in slot machines, Bally Technologies and WMS Gaming, are together under the Scientific Games umbrella nowadays. Both have had more than their share of innovations in building games that keep us entertained, and Scientific Games plans to build on that tradition with its own iconic titles. ... (read more)
Automatic shufflers and hand pays8 May 2016
QUESTION: Do automatic shufflers change the house edge on blackjack? My father-in-law always wants to see the cards shuffled by hand. Does it really make a difference? A. The house edge on blackjack is the same with most automatic shuffling machines as it is when the cards are shuffled by hand. Continuous ... (read more)
About Three Card Poker5 May 2016
Three Card Poker has risen from brand-new game, struggling to carve a niche in casinos a couple of decades ago, to familiar favorite today. I’ve written of it often. Strategy is easy in the ante-bet portion of the game: Bet when you have queen-6-4 or better, fold when you have anything less. In the Pair ... (read more)
Bad blackjack players and royal flushes1 May 2016
QUESTION: Playing blackjack, another player was really getting on my nerves. He kept hitting 12s. I know you guys say it’s right to hit 12 when the dealer shows a 2 or 3, but this guy hit 12 when the dealer had a 4. Not every time, just sometimes. I couldn’t believe it. Can’t players do anything to keep a ... (read more)
About those slot machines28 April 2016
Slot machines are the most popular games in casinos, and slot players’ questions frequently show up in my e-mail. Mostly, the questions are “how do I win” variety. But here are a few I’ve been asked more than once that look beyond your results for one session. How much do slot machines cost?
That depends. ... (read more)
The reason you can take down don't bets24 April 2016
QUESTION: My buddy and I were playing craps, and a guy across the table looked at his watch and said he had to leave. He was playing don’t pass, and they just took his bets down for him and gave him his money. When I’m playing pass, they won’t let me take my bets down. OK, the odds I can take down, but not the line bets. ... (read more)
Roulette volatility21 April 2016
A reader named Bill contacted me to ask about betting options at roulette. “Everything I read tells me the house has the same edge no matter what bet you make,” he wrote. “So if all bets are created equal, why have all those different bets?” The house edge is the same, 5.26% on all bets but one on a double-zero wheel, with the exception being the five-number bet on 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3. ... (read more)
The math of the pass line at craps17 April 2016
QUESTION: Can you explain how house edges are derived? Maybe you could walk through the math for the house edge on the pass line as an example of how this is done. ANSWER: I’m going to get more math-y than I usually get in this column, because you’ve picked one of the more involved calculations in craps, because the pass line is a multipart bet. ... (read more)
Casino conversations14 April 2016
The bulk of player interactions in casinos are of the mundane variety – table players talking about where they’re from during a shuffle, or slot players asking if a machine is taken. But with so many players passing through casinos every day, there are bound to be a few conversations that go down a not-so-beaten path. ... (read more)
Cashing in with $20 bills10 April 2016
QUESTION: For one of your columns about things other players do, I once saw a person buy in at a craps table for $10,000 – all in $20 bills! It was just me and another player, in Atlantic City, at the Golden Nugget. The new guy wanted the table for himself and a $50 minimum bet. We were allowed to keep playing at $10 minimum until the counting was done. ... (read more)
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