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Mark Pilarski Gaming Guru - Page 32  Deal Me In: Slot personnel will be your happy guide25 June 2010
Dear Mark: Maybe it's a frivolous question you have already answered, but which quarter slot machines typically offer the highest returns? Ron G. No problem here, Ron, about you being fussy over such details. For all I know Persnickety is your middle name. Where you will find quarter slot machines that ... (read more)
Deal Me In: Payment in installments or lump sum?18 June 2010
Dear Mark: When a slot player hits a big one, for instance a 10-million-dollar jackpot, is it paid in installments or in its entirety? Jan S. It depends, Jan, on the machine, although the majority, like Megabucks, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, The Price is Right, etc., are "annuity games" where you do NOT receive your total winnings up front but are paid instead in annual installments. ... (read more)
Deal Me In: A flush at the outhouse11 June 2010
Dear Mark: We have a fairly new casino where I live that locals have nicknamed "the Outhouse," because it's impossible to get a flush there. Get it? It is so obvious that I actually have taken pen and paper and kept track of the action. A couple of times, I have kept a four-card flush 24 times before filling it, but the norm is between 14 to 17 hands. ... (read more)
Deal Me In: Fellow asked me once if I recommended winning4 June 2010
Dear Mark: Would you recommend playing slots when the casino is crowded? It seems more jackpots are hit when I play in the evening than during the day when it is less crowded. Jan B. Yes, Jan, you are more likely to see and hear jackpots hit in the evening when the casino is packed full of players, but it's ... (read more)
Deal Me In: Can anything honestly be that elusive?28 May 2010
Dear Mark: Four times this past weekend I was dealt four cards to a royal flush, and I didn't hit one. Why not all five cards as opposed to just four? Also, can a video poker machine be programmed to deal four cards to a royal to encourage continued play on my part, and then be programmed to never allow me a royal flush? Ellen R. ... (read more)
Deal Me In: I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today21 May 2010
Dear Mark: This is not a new money management method, but it is relatively new for me to use at video poker. Now that the machines operate off currency and tickets instead of coins, it is pretty easy to set a winning limit, cash in, put the profits away in one pocket and continue play with the original bankroll. ... (read more)
Deal Me In: That's what drove Aunt Matilda to cribbage with cocoa14 May 2010
Dear Mark: I enjoy playing video keno. I have tried every combination of numbers and I just can't win. Do the numbers bear any meaning on winning or does the machine work like a slot with a timed chip in it? I am at my wit's end over this game and I have been playing it for 15 years. You would think I would have figured it out by now that it is impossible to win. ... (read more)
Deal Me In: Pennies from heaven line the casino's pocketbook7 May 2010
Dear Mark: What's with all the penny machines? They seem to be everywhere. Where I play, they just took out half the table games and replaced them with penny slots. Paul M. Yes, Paul, penny machines seem to be laying claim to more and more casino real estate. Players love these low-denomination machines because of the number of coins and lines they can bet with just loose change as a bankroll. ... (read more)
Deal Me In: Players can get paid to play30 April 2010
Dear Mark: A few weeks back you wrote the following: "Always use your player's card when playing video blackjack. The added cash back when using your player's card can turn a session from red to black." I don't quite understand how that is possible since the house always has an advantage over your play. ... (read more)
Deal Me In: A heap of small advantages has its value23 April 2010
Dear Mark: I don't quite get the theory that if you are a card counter, why you would bet more on a positive count. Doesn't the dealer have the same chances of getting a good hand as you do? Ric K. True, Ric, the likelihood of both you and the dealer getting high cards increases when the count is positive, ... (read more)
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