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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 24  Ask the Slot Expert: Cashless gaming - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly6 July 2022
Not much good came from the Las Vegas locals casinos' response to the coronavirus pandemic. Some discontinued long-running promotions. Some doubled the action required to earn a point on video poker. Some eliminated daily 3x points. Some cut back on the number of point multiplier days. Some cut back on gifts. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Switching speed, games and machines29 June 2022
Question: In over 30 years of video poker play, I do not remember ever seeing any discussion, etc. regarding pros or cons of switching between speed settings on the same machine during a period of play. Have you?
Same question regarding switching from one game to another on the same machine.
Same question regarding switching from one machine to another on the same group of machines.
... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Multi-hand video poker thoughts22 June 2022
I've spent the past few weeks playing multi-hand video poker exclusively (well, there's been some Invaders Attack from the Planet Moolah too, but I've pretty much come up MT from the ETs). I've been hitting the multi-hand machines lately for two reasons.
First, I've become a bit bored with playing single-hand machines. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Mad dash to requalify for slot club elite15 June 2022
I let time slip away from me and now I'm in a mad dash to requalify for the elite level in a slot club. I'm not keen on spending the hours it will take to requalify playing single-hand video poker -- and, to be honest, I'm getting a bit bored with it -- so I'm playing more multi-hand.
The problem with ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: I don't win on the slots anymore8 June 2022
Question: My wife and I have been playing slots since about 1996.
Overall, we have done reasonably well. We usually play mainly the same types of machines. We quite often win sufficient to continue to keep going back to the casinos to play.
I used to track our play simply as dollars spent and dollars won. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Cascading reels slot math1 June 2022
Question: I was doing research on par sheet related to cascading reels slots. I wonder how the cascading math is designed? Could you give me some idea?
Answer: I haven't been able to get my hands on a PAR sheet for a cascading reels slot machine, but this is my understanding of how they did the math. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Son of Monty Hall plays Survivor25 May 2022
Question: I just read your "survivor" article of today.
The odds don't work that way.
The odds ARE 50/50 once one of the losers is revealed. The odds change, just like in Blackjack once cards are revealed. Otherwise, counting cards would be meaningless, and we know that's not the case.
I ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Monty Hall plays Survivor18 May 2022
The current and prior seasons of Survivor added a twist that illustrates the Monty Hall Problem.
Survivor has two types of challenges. In an endurance or last-man-standing challenge, the last person still standing on a buoy or balancing a ball on a plank wins. In a skill or finish-first challenge, the first person to complete a task or solve a puzzle wins. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: My take on Three Card Poker11 May 2022
Question: What is your take on Three Card Poker?
It seems like a game that seems to be one a lot of people play. The tables seem to be full.
Answer: I usually stay in my lane and stick to writing about slots and video poker, but I'll give you my thoughts on Three Card Poker.
Three Card Poker was created by Derek Webb, an international poker player, in 1994. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Best way to play Lock It Link4 May 2022
Question: My wife and I love playing the Lock it Link slots on cruises.
I don’t completely understand the way to bet on the machines other than wagering 50 cents up to $5. Could you explain the best way to play this machine?
I usually have a $500 bankroll.
Answer: Here's my seven-step plan for playing Lock It Link machines:
Pick a machine. ... (read more)
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