Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 119

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

Changing a VP Game

QUESTION: I love video poker, but I'm torn. I play mostly Double Double Bonus because I like the four-Ace jackpots. I got four Aces and a 3 the first time I ever played, and that was $500 on a quarter machine. That's half a royal!I don't really like Jacks or Better because you can't win much if you don't get a royal...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: More on casino procedures and cash sanitization

Question: With regards to the question of whether cash is sanitized in casinos, or anywhere else for that matter, here is my thought process. Just imagine how many stripper’s butts (male and female) that bill has been in and that should have you running to the restroom to thoroughly wash your hands! Washing hands is always the first step to avoid infections of all types in and out of the casinos...read more

Dear Santa

Dear Santa:It’s me again. Many years ago when I was nine, which come to think of it was 64 years ago!, I wrote you and asked for a new baseball glove and to be able to run, hit and throw like Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees. You must have forgotten about me then so I forgot about you for all these years since then.But now I believe you exist and that with your work load I just slipped through the cracks of your memory...read more

Some New Table Game Options

I last checked in with Brent Weiss two years ago when he was having early success with his table game Classic 31.Weiss is president of Money$uit Industries LLC, and I contacted him again recently when I found a demo for his new bonus wager, Empty the Rack Blackjack...read more

Best Craps Betting Progressions III

[Many gambling pundits advocate betting progressions as a method to increase winnings – or conversely to reduce losses. This advice work 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

Double Double Bonus Poker

QUESTION: I play mainly Double Double Bonus Poker. The dollar games near me have the 9-6 pay table, so that's what I play.There's one strategy point I wanted to bring up. When I practice with software that tells me when I'm making a mistake, it says that with a full house that includes three Aces, I should hold the Aces and throw away the other two cards...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Are casinos sanitizing cash?

Question: Your story on 12/9 about twice meeting up with the same grifter reminded me of a similar incident a few years ago. I was playing at the Flamingo at a bank of VP machines which were close to another. Some dude came up to me and excitedly said that I could have his hit on a machine in that other row because he had an emergency to take care of...read more

Surrender and Prison are Best

Surrender and Prison are Best!The American roulette wheel (38 numbers from 1-36 plus 0 and 00) was developed in Europe, while the European roulette wheel (37 numbers from 1-36 plus 0) was developed in America. For some reason the European creation is now played almost exclusively in American casinos, while the American version is played in Europe and other areas of the world...read more