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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 114
Reopening Remarks22 October 2020 After a long lull, readers have resumed sharing tales of back-to-back jackpots.Since casinos have re-opened, and reader experiences that have hit my email box include a couple of table stories that may not strictly fit definitions of "jackpot," but they're rare fun nonetheless.Merri: My favorite game is Three Card Poker, and my first two times back at casinos when they re-opened I couldn't get a seat.The third time, my husband and I got there at 7 in the morning and I think we could have played any open game...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Magic tricks and slots -- the truth about how they work is dull21 October 2020 Magic tricks and slot machines have something in common. Though they both appear to be governed by some mysterious process, the truth about how they operate is actually quite pedestrian. One magician said, "You really don't want to know how a trick works...read moreThe Horror of Slots20 October 2020 When it comes to slot play you will occasionally hear a winner scream out loud his or her joy at seeing the money roll in. More often than not you won’t hear anything as many slot players can actually be the silent types.There must be thousands upon thousands of interesting or bizarre stories surrounding the slot machines...read moreTaking Down Pass and Come Bets18 October 2020 QUESTION: A short time ago you wrote about players who picked spots to take down place bets on 6 and 8 in craps. There didn't seem to be any advantage to it, but whatever floats their boat.It started me thinking about taking down other bets...read more![]() It's All Gambling17 October 2020 The word “gamble” derives from the Anglo-Saxon word gamenian which means to “sport or play:”Gambling is one of the few social activities that occurs in nearly all cultures and more importantly in almost every period of time. In fact, when we look back over thousands of years of history, we find gambling in all the great civilizations and at every social level.The Egyptians gambled, along with the ancient Chinese, Indians, Romans, Greeks, the Hebrews, plus North and South American Indian tribes, in the new world...read moreSlot Misconceptions15 October 2020 Game themes change, bonuses change, but slot machine misconceptions are forever.I know, because I see them in my in box all the time. We can't see the inner game being played on the random number generator, so our minds try to fill in the gaps.My mid-September email brought a note from a slot player who was trying to apply his old three-reel slot system to video slots.Truth be told, the system didn't really work on three-reel slots, but let's let Liza explain."When is it the right time to raise your bet on the slots?" Liza asked in her email...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: In video poker, sometimes the first play you see isn't the best play14 October 2020 Synergy Blue develops skill-based video machines. I spent a good deal of time playing its Mahjong game before COVID-19 shut down Red Rock.
The pod of four machines were there on a trial basis. They had stickers saying that you could not redeem free play on them -- a sure sign that there is something unusual about the financial arrangements with a machine...read moreWomen and Craps13 October 2020 They make up a slight majority of blackjack players. They make up a majority of slot players. They are about 50 percent of roulette players and baccarat players. They play Pai Gow Poker and all of the carnival games. Without them there would be no casinos throughout the land...read moreRaising Bets at Blackjack11 October 2020 QUESTION: I read that blackjacks happen an average of once every 21 hands. That seems like good information.If you don’t get a blackjack for a while, when’s the right time to raise your bet? After 10 hands? More? Less? It seems like you should bet more when the chance of getting a blackjack is 1 in 11 instead of 1 in 21.What about when you’ve just had a blackjack? Should I lower my bet back down to my base? Should I use a sliding scale, like $10 bets after I’ve just had a blackjack, $15 if there have been five hands without one, $20 after 10 hands and so on?I want to bet my most money when the bigger payoff is most likely.ANSWER: That’s a worthy goal, but counting hands between blackjacks won’t get you there.Blackjacks do happen an average of once per 21 hands, but that’s an average, not a guarantee...read moreFace-Up Pai Gow Poker10 October 2020 Many casino gamblers enjoy playing Pai Gow Poker. It is a relaxed, slow-playing game with a lot of “pushes” where neither the house or player wins or loses. Because of this, there is a relatively low player loss rate.The traditional game of Pai Gow poker is played with one deck of 53 cards – the normal four suits of 13 cards each and one joker...read more |
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