Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 103

Back-to Back Jackpots!

QUESTION: I just got back from my first casino trip since February, and it was a keeper. I just have to tell you about my back-to=back video poker jackpots, because I know you use those stories sometimes.It was the first chance I had to play Triple Triple Bonus Poker...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Breaking up with my favorite video poker machine

Question: Your column on annoying players who don't use the deal button mirrored my feelings completely. You forgot to mention that those same players always pick the loudest machine in the area. I always have a pair of earplugs in my pocket for when I encounter these individuals, they really help...read more

No, No, (yes) and No

There is no doubt that I’ll play around in many columns about this or that technique, method or system of play, even those that are awful, but I always explain what is truly wrong with these methods. I don’t actually think most ways of play are any good or, rather, less bad.There are methods that can give the player a slight edge (these methods and players are rare indeed), methods that give the house the smallest edge at any given game, methods that sock it to the player one way or another, and money management techniques that preserve the players’ bankrolls.So today I am going to be strict in my advice and answer some of the questions I received from players about how they play or should play...read more

Proper blackjack decisions for 9:9

Not long ago, I wrote about splitting 8s. Sometimes we're playing offense and trying to maximize wins. Sometimes we're playing defense and trying to minimize losses.Either way, basic strategy players always split 8s unless surrender is offered...read more

Craps Betting Systems

Craps is a great casino game. It is a social game. Players cheer for other players to make their point (because it is also their point).Craps also has a seemingly unlimited number of possible bets. There are pass line bets, don’t pass bets, as well as come and don’t come bets...read more

Cutting Losses

QUESTION: I was faced with a Mississippi Stud hand that I had some doubts about.My first two cards were 7 and 9 of spades. I made a 1x bet because the strategy says to be equal to your ante if you have at least two points in the first two cards.The first common card turned up was an 8 of spades...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: The Cash Out-Fake-Out

Have you ever been fooled by the Cash Out-Fake Out? There's someone's playing a machine and, for whatever reason, you really wish they weren't. Maybe you want to play that machine. Maybe they have a behavior that annoys you. I can't think of anything a slot player has done that annoyed me, but there are some things video poker players have done that I have found irksome...read more

Interview with a Slot Machine

This web site tells you a lot about slot machines but it is almost always from the vantage point of the people who play the machines. I want to know what the machines think; so I decided to interview one. In this exclusive interview you’ll get insider information never-before revealed to the general public.Frank: Welcome to our exclusive interview Mr...read more

The Pass Line Rules

I've often had questions from new craps players wondering why don't pass bettors can take down their wagers after the comeout while pass players can. But I've never seen a player make an issue of it at a table.I received an email from Alan, a reader who says he has seen someone make a fuss of it.Let's let Alan tell his story, then also hear out Carol who says she saw someone try to have a little fun with masks until a rebuke by casino employees.ALAN: Craps table, there was a guy who was betting don't pass and don't come...read more

Final Progressions for 2020

[Many gambling pundits advocate betting progressions as a method to increase winnings – or conversely to reduce losses. This advice holds for the game of craps if the shooter is a controlled shooter. This means the shooter can reduce the occurrence of 7’s or increase the occurrence of other point numbers from random.Against a random shooter, there is no betting method that will improve the lot of the gambler at a craps table...read more