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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 9  Nothing Odd About "Odds" Bet7 August 2022
QUESTION: I was looking at a chart of the craps house edge for pass plus odds. The edge keeps getting smaller the more odds you bet, so 0.8 percent with single odds, 0.6 percent with double odds and so on, all the way down to 0.02 percent with 100x odds. How high would the odds bet have to be for the house ... (read more)
Zappit31 July 2022
My old card-playing pal Blackjack Bob is a Midwesterner through and through, and online casinos remain illegal in his home state. So when visiting relatives in New Jersey in June, he took advantage of the chance to check out a few sites. He found a blackjack game he'd never played and it intrigued him enough to play a short, low-stakes session. ... (read more)
Number of Starting Hands in Blackjack24 July 2022
QUESTION: I was talking with my dad, who taught me how to play blackjack, and we were wondering how many different starting blackjack hands you could get. ANSWER:. That depends on how you look at it. If you consider all hard hands with the same two-card total as one possible hand, there are 34 starting hands. ... (read more)
Paying the Piper17 July 2022
Slot machine and video poker players who have won jackpots of $1,200 or more know the drill. When the winning combo appears, the machine locks up. A slot attendant checks things out, disappears for a few minutes and reappears with an IRS form W2-G for you to sign. Until you sign the form, the casino is not permitted to pay your jackpot. ... (read more)
Pivot Points10 July 2022
QUESTION: At roulette, this guy a couple of spots down from me was making $5 minimum bets on red or black. Then No. 22 came up, and the guy said, "That's my pivot," and he shifted gears. Now he bet his $5 on 22 on every spin. I'd never heard of a pivot in roulette. Why 22? Is that supposed to be a magic ... (read more)
Have Fun with Slots3 July 2022
With rare exceptions such as skill-based games, slot machines are not games of strategy. Winning on the slots is a matter of chance -- being in the right place at the right time. That doesn't mean you shouldn't have a plan of attack. Think about these points when you prepare for a slot outing. CONSERVE ... (read more)
Odds on Reversible Royals26 June 2022
QUESTION: I have a question about the progressive Reversible Royals video poker machines. I just returned from Vegas and I noticed quite a few of these games in mostly quarter denominations with monster payoffs for the reversible royal. I'm talking about $50,000-$60,000. Are the odds of drawing a ... (read more)
Some Great New Slots19 June 2022
New slot games debut all the time, with hundreds getting trials every year. Let's take a look at a few recent additions to casino floors. Rather than the very newest, they're games that have had a chance to reach multiple outlets and jurisdictions. There's never a guarantee that players will add a game to their favorites, but these have features worth a look. ... (read more)
Owning a Slot Machine12 June 2022
QUESTION: Is it legal for me to own a slot machine? I've turned my basement into a game room with a couple of arcade games, two pinball machines, a billiards table, a big TV and a wet bar. I thought a slot machine would round it out nicely, but I don't want to get raided. ANSWER: That depends on where you live. ... (read more)
Darn Bad and Good Streaks!5 June 2022
Craps-playing reader Artie and roulette fan Rosa checked in during May and tell of streaks that caught their attention. Artie saw the downside of probability, while Rosa made her biggest roulette haul. The streaks were unusual and certainly meaningful to Artie and Rosa, but for the casino, they're part of the normal run of ups and downs. ... (read more)
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