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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 24  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)
Ask the Slot Expert: More Advantage Play outside the casino27 April 2022
This week let's continue looking at using Advantage Play techniques outside the casino.
Advantage Play is sometimes just knowing the rules of a promotion and using that knowledge to make informed choices in a promotion. Last week I wrote about how some people try to get the most from promotions at Starbucks. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Advantage Play outside the casino20 April 2022
Last week I wrote about a conversation I had with Jean Scott's husband, Brad. I had just played a promotion in which you got a free movie ticket if you earned a certain number of points.
Without missing a beat, Brad asked, "How much did that ticket cost you?"
"About $200," I said and we both ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Gamblers say (and do) the darnedest things13 April 2022
Jean Scott recently wrote about how well she did in her latest casino visit in her blog:
Did we win? Well, not exactly, but we left feeling like happy winners. For the first six or so hours of play, I got deeper and deeper in a depressing hole while playing through $90,000 coin-in, holding one, or two, or even three deuces and never catching the fourth. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Boyd beancounters say "no backsies" on benefits6 April 2022
From the "Just Because You're Paranoid, That Doesn't Mean They're Not Out to Get You" file:
A few years ago, Boyd changed the structure of its slot club. It added two additional premium levels and changed the formulas for moving up in level and for earning points.
I met Jean Scott at the Gold Coast the week the new rules went into effect. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Why would a casino remove a popular machine after only three months?30 March 2022
Question: Do you know how a casino chooses which slot machines to have on their gaming floor?
Do you know why a casino would remove a seemingly popular slot game after only 3 months on their gaming floor?
The slot game in question is an IGT game called Zodiac Lion and because of the way the game ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Manipulated machines in Montana?23 March 2022
Question: MONTANA LILS RIGGED: Please get ahold of me sir. I have some information about these lucky lils. I know they are keeping track of wins and losses and pays customers accordingly. Please contact me when you can. I read your article and I was so happy to find somebody that sees what I see!
Answer: My first reaction was to move this letter to my slush folder. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Six royals in a cycle16 March 2022
Question: I just finished what I consider to be a rather strange sequence of Royal Flushes. In my 35 years of playing Video Poker I have not come close to such a sequence.
I play two sessions a week at the Indian casino here in AZ. One is about 5 hours long and the other one 7 hours. I only play 8-6 Triple Double Bonus. ... (read more)
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