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Mark Pilarski Gaming Guru - Page 65  Poking right along28 July 2003
Dear Mark, Just wanted to know if
you knew anything about this new game called 3-5-7 Poker? It's being
played here in the Mississippi casinos. What do you think of it? Bill S.
3-5-7 Poker is a simple poker-based game
recently finding a home in many a casino from sea to shining sea. ... (read more)
OOPS! Boss, I gotta go21 July 2003
Dear Mark, In my short years
playing blackjack, I have never seen a pit boss come over and deal a
hand until last year. I was playing with my family on a low-risk table
($5 minimum), when after about 40 minutes, the female dealer at our
table motioned to the pit boss, talked to him for a second, then
finished her hand. ... (read more)
Wild wins and weird losses14 July 2003
Dear Mark, I know you always say to
set your win and loss limits, and that makes perfect sense. But, how
about when you get on a great winning streak at blackjack and it seems
that you can do no wrong... do you still walk? I play $100 hand
blackjack and increase ... (read more)
The greatest gambler who ever lived7 July 2003
Dear Mark, As one of your gambling
quotes of the week, you used poker player Amarillo Slim. What ever
happened to him? Is he still alive? Duke H.
Amarillo Slim Preston, the Guinness Book
of Records holder for being in five Halls of Fame: poker, gambling, ... (read more)
I'll bet dollars to donuts it will never hit30 June 2003
Dear Mark, A casino in Reno has a
cash-your-paycheck video poker machine with a big payout of $1,000,000
for a sequential royal flush. The machine has been there for about four
years with no winner. What are the odds of ever hitting the big one, and
can the machine be set to miss it? Joe Q.
... (read more)
A $64 question23 June 2003
Dear Mark, A few questions if I may
regarding progressive, networked slot machines. If player A is playing
in one location, and player B in another, are the odds of hitting a
jackpot the same? Does one machine know what the other machine is paying?
Now ... (read more)
Code red on these two blood-donor bets16 June 2003
Dear Mark,
On a craps table, there are spaces with a "C" or "E" in a circle. I
know that the "C" is for craps and the "E" is for eleven. Does betting
on these circles differ from the regular "any craps" bet? Jim E.
Somewhat, Jim, tag ... (read more)
How those gambling gizmos work9 June 2003
Dear Mark, I am hoping you will elaborate a bit on the slot machine
RNG (random number generator). I am very familiar with how it works. I
know those people that say, "I JUST got up from that machine, and that
lady sat down, and BAAM! She hits the jackpot! I could have won that if I
... (read more)
Eyes OK; just a camouflaged rule3 June 2003
Dear Mark, The answer to this question is probably right in front of
my eyes, but I cannot see it. I was watching a poker tournament on the
Travel channel when player A, after seeing his first two cards, bets
$10,000. Player B, still in the game but with far fewer chips, pushes all
... (read more)
Just whose money is it?26 May 2003
Dear Mark, If a slot player walks away from a machine leaving
credits in it, and someone else walks up and plays those credits, is that
okay? Are credits fair game for everyone else? Nancy G.
According to them, and we all know who them is, 'taint yours. Luckily,
if Sticky-finger is caught, there is no soundproof room with a
glove-vice waiting. ... (read more)
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