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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 128
Ask the Slot Expert: Covid-19 and players clubs8 April 2020
Question: My husband and I are both "Diamond" status players at Harrah's (we go to Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Biloxi and N.O.). Because we are not able to gamble because of the virus and are losing time to play to get the numbers required to maintain our status, is Harrah's/Caesars going to give us anything to help us in this regard?
Answer: Absolutely...read morePenny Pinching at Slots7 April 2020 Unless a slot player wins a monstrous million or multi-million-dollar slot jackpot, he or she is destined for long-term losses. The machines are not programmed to create long-term winners; if they did the casinos couldn’t survive. You know that and I know that.Still, there are better and worse machines to play and better and worse ways to play them...read moreDouble Double Jackpot Poker5 April 2020 QUESTION: I was playing video poker for fun on one of those free casino apps, and they had a game called Double Double Jackpot Poker. It looked a lot like Double Double Bonus Poker, but with some key differences.The jackpot on four Aces and a kicker was 1,600 coins (per five wagered), and the kickers were Kings, Queens and Jacks instead of 2s, 3s or 4s...read more![]() Basic Blackjack Strategy4 April 2020 How the casino makes money? It offers various games to visiting customers. Be aware that the games they offer all have a house advantage over the player. Here are some facts about the game of blackjack:1. When it comes to blackjack the house always has the advantage because the dealer plays his/her hand last...read moreHandling Online Games2 April 2020 In an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, many casinos have temporarily closed, with Illinois and Massachusetts being the first states to halt casino play.Even in states with casinos with open casinos, many players are choosing to stay home.We can expect an increase in online play in states where it is legal – New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania for most casino games, and those three plus Nevada for online poker.Over the last year or so, I’ve received a number of questions from readers about online play...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Closed casino redeems reader's slot tickets1 April 2020
Question: My wife and I were camping at the casino in Anacortes, Washington.
On Wednesday we checked with the casino customer service desk about the possibility of their closing the casino. They didn’t know.
Well, at 2 am on Thursday they shut down the hotel and casino...read moreSavor the Win!31 March 2020 Good and bad things can happen to those of us who play casino games. It is tough to challenge the mighty casinos with their house edges and the speeds of their games. We players are relying on luck to win; the casinos are relying on math. We all know how those contests eventually turn out.One of the worst scenarios has probably happened to just about all casino players...read moreFiguring Roulette Edge29 March 2020 QUESTION: Please explain to me about roulette and the 5.26 percent house edge. It seems to me like every time I play, I lose a lot more than 5.26 percent. In fact, if I buy in for $100, I can’t say I’ve ever had a session where I’ve lost only $5 or $6.I usually play at $5 tables and divide my $100 into $1 chips...read moreAce-Ace-Ace-Kicker Hands in Double-Double Bonus Poker28 March 2020 Most of the strategy decisions while playing video poker are fairly intuitive. If the dealt hand has a high pair and nothing else, it is obvious that the proper hold is the high pair. Some hands are a bit less obvious, and still others can be real head-scratchers.Jacks or Better and Bonus Poker have only one very high-paying hand – the royal flush...read moreGoing Over to the Dark Side26 March 2020 A few months ago, I wrote about Kristy, who hates blackjack because of bullying by other players over strategy mistakes. A few weeks later, I relayed some reader responses.Ted, an Ohio reader who has been playing in casinos for nearly 30 years, read all that and emailed to say one part gave him a chuckle.“When she said craps players could be condescending but not mean spirited, I thought, ‘You should try it my way,’” Ted said.Ted’s way is to embrace the Dark Side.“I bet don’t pass and don’t come, and lay the odds,” he said...read more |
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