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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 2  Ask the Slot Expert: Where have all the gurus gone?24 June 2026
Question: I really enjoy reading your articles. Your style of writing makes me feel that I am playing the games you are describing in your columns.
I've noticed lately that the other columnists' articles are reruns from many years ago. Are they on hiatus or have they followed Aaron Todd and moved on to other endeavors or retirement?
P.S. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: A good problem to have17 June 2026
In last week's column, I was playing NSU and hit 4 deuces. I was still playing with money I had won from other sets of deuces I had hit in the past few sessions. That set of deuces raised my credit meter to $2800.
After I got that hand, I thought, I would have a problem if I hit more high-paying ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Red-letter day in my video poker history10 June 2026
May 28, 2026 is a red-letter day in my video poker playing history. On this day, I finally had received the expected number of 4-deuces hands playing Not So Ugly Deuces given the number of hands I had played and the probability of hitting the hand.
I had a particularly good run of luck in May, hitting the ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Another video poker machine malfunction3 June 2026
Question: I enjoy reading your articles, especially the ones you have been posting recently about machine malfunctions. I have a story for you from Atlantic City back in the day when coins and buckets were still being used.
My wife loves to play video poker, while I love the live version. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: My Spin Poker machine froze in the middle of a hand27 May 2026
Question: Thank you for your great insight into slot/poker machines!
I just read the column about malfunctioning machines. Here’s my story.
I wasn’t playing high stakes poker so the final “win” doesn’t matter. It’s the principle of the matter.
Here’s the hand that I was dealt when the machine froze. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Does a slot machine malfunction when it is not configured properly?20 May 2026
I received an email from a paralegal asking if I would speak with her about a denied jackpot case in which her attorney was representing the person who was denied the jackpot. We set up a time for her to call me.
The appointed time came and went with no call from her. Fifteen minutes late and still no call. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Another slot machine malfunction with a happy ending13 May 2026
Question: I just read your article about slot machines malfunctioning. I have a story to tell you. I don’t know every detail but I still think you’ll find it interesting.
My friend was in a bonus round on an Aristocrat machine. I don’t know which one. This was at a Seminole casino in Florida. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Getting data from slots before they talked6 May 2026
Slot machine malfunctions are extraordinarily rare. That rarity, I think, makes them newsworthy when they happen, though perhaps only when there is a disputed jackpot.
I once played a machine that unequivocally malfunctioned.
It was a Quick Hit Blitz machine. I hit the bonus round multiple times. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: On the slot floor, sometimes the grass is greener on the other side29 April 2026
A long time ago, in a casino far, far away...
Actually, it was in The Mirage about 30 years ago. I was walking through the casino with my cousin's boyfriend.
As we passed a bank of upright video poker machines, he said, "I like to play those Draw Poker machines." Draw Poker was the name on the top glass.
... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Advantage slot play for everyone22 April 2026
In my unpublished book on video poker, which may never get to the printed page, I wrote that the casino will let you get the edge over it, but it won't make it easy.
Card counters at the Blackjack table can determine when the odds have shifted in their favor and thus raise their bets.
(A quick aside: One ... (read more)
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