![]() Newsletter Signup
Stay informed with the
NEW Casino City Times newsletter! Our Strategy Experts
Gaming News
Casino City Times has the latest International Gaming News.
|
Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 107
Ask the Slot Expert: Making up with my favorite video poker machine27 January 2021 It was probably one of the shortest break-ups in history. I've played the video poker machine that I broke up with three times since I told it "it's not me, it's you."
After years of reliable service, the slot club subsystem on the machine had become increasingly flaky...read moreAre They Having Fun?26 January 2021 I had a reader ask me a very interesting question, although at first, I thought it was a silly question with an obvious answer. It wasn’t.“Mr. Scoblete, do you think that casino gamblers have fun just about every time they go to the casinos? Or is the fun just whether they win or lose?”My first answer was that they have fun each and every time that they go, maybe with some exceptions such as illness or some horrible loss at the tables or machines...read moreJames Bond and More24 January 2021 When I was new to casino gambling, one thing everyone knew about roulette is that the number that drew the most wagers was 17. That's because James Bon d bet on 17 in the 1971 film "Diamonds Are Forever."I doubt players today are influenced by a 50-year-old movie...read more![]() Handling Blackjack Streaks23 January 2021 The dictionary gives us a brief informal definition of streak when comes to gambling.a. “A brief run or stretch, as of luck.”b. ”An unbroken series, as of wins or losses.”During any blackjack gaming session, you will sometimes experience a “streak.” In the beginning of a session, you might see periods of give and take or back and forth between you and the dealer in the types of cards received.Then something seems to happen and the dealer will start to get great hands and win maybe four or five hands in a row...read moreVideo Poker and Poker21 January 2021 QUESTION: I'm a Double Double Bonus Poker player who dabbles in Triple Double Bonus and Triple Triple Bonus.It's Triple Triple that has me wondering about something. If you get four 2s, 3s or 4s and the fifth card is an Ace, you get 4,000 coins just like a royal flush.That has me wondering...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Breaking up (with a video poker machine) is hard to do20 January 2021 A few weeks ago I wrote about how I was going to have to break up with my favorite video poker machine. It was my favorite for these reasons. There's no glare on its screen. It deals quickly when set to the fastest deal speed and it is in a quiet area of the casino...read moreMrs. Maisel and Slot Machines19 January 2021 If you have not seen or become a fan of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime), you are missing out on a glorious series to this point. It’s been three absolutely wonderful (or let me change that to “marvelous”) seasons.The story is about Miriam “Midge” Maisel, a 1950’s housewife, who wants to become and indeed does become a marvelous standup comedian...read moreA Great Tale of Dirty Coins18 January 2021 QUESTION: Just trying to keep my sense of humor through a difficult year. Do you know what it reminds me of when there are hand sanitizer dispensers all over the casinos? The old days when slots used coins and I used to carry wipes or damp cloths with me when I played.The younger ones won't remember this, but money was FILTHY...read moreTipping17 January 2021 Todd is a table games player, and he's a tipper."I tended bar for many years and I know what it's like to support a family on tips," he said. "A good dealer can do a lot to make the games more fun. A bad or unpleasant dealer can make you wish you were doing anything else."So I tip...read moreOnline versus In-Casino Slots14 January 2021 QUESTION: I just wanted to share my experience of the last year as a slot player in New Jersey. Like everyone else, I've been staying home more and hardly went to casinos at all, but I've been having a good time playing online.One thing I really like is that I can choose from dozens of games without leaving my recliner chair...read more |
![]() |