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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 132
High Edges13 February 2020 Games with the lowest house edges give players the best chance to win, but there are winners on high-edge games too. There have to be, or no one would play.Roger, an Illinois reader, went from exasperation to exultation – or at least to relief – in a January casino excursion in which a high-edge video keno game saved his day after bad runs at low-edge blackjack and video poker.“I couldn’t believe it,” Roger said...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: How do you calculate win on slot machines and table games?12 February 2020
Question: I am wondering if you can clarify the IRS rules on gaming deductions. I have been audited for 2016, in which I claimed to be a professional gambler on my taxes. I have an EIN number.
My IRS auditor says I can't claim mileage from my home to the casino because casino gaming is considered a form of entertainment.
My tax accountant and I both felt it is a legal deduction, so we appealed...read moreLonger or Shorter11 February 2020 One of the opening scenes of the 1995 movie "Casino" has Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein explaining how the casino makes money. A mega-high roller has just won millions from his casino and Rothstein and company want to get that money back...read morePicking the Cards9 February 2020 QUESTION: Is it really possible to get an edge on any machine games? Does strategy make a difference on video poker or video blackjack, or is the machine just going to deal paying hands when it wants to?ANSWER: “Want” is not part of the equation for an electronic gaming device...read more![]() Slots Dominate8 February 2020 Slot machines, both the traditional reel variety and the new multi-line video versions, dominate the gaming inventory all across the United States. All of the casino marketing energy, direct mail advertising, and product research and development today revolve around slot machines.Since state-sanctioned and Native American casino gambling came to states across the country, table games have dwindled considerably while the number of slots continues to grow year by year.In 2019 there were about 897,000 slot machines operating in casinos around the USA...read moreUnsolicited Advice6 February 2020 Some casino players are content to focus on their own play. Others are quick to offer advice.The advice may be well-meant, but it isn’t always correct. Let’s listen to some experienced players who have tales of unsolicited advice they’ve received.MARTIN: I read your column about the blackjack bullies a few weeks ago, and the one about hitting soft 18 and being labeled “the guy who hits 18s” really hit home with me.Just like Kendall in that column, I was dealt Ace-7 and the dealer had a 10...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: What happened to Red Rock's big electronic craps game?5 February 2020
Question: When I left Red Rock a couple weeks ago, they were removing the big craps machine, which had been getting a lot of action during our three-day visit (even though they had made changes to the programming so that you could only bet $1 on the pass line).
Do you know if they were just moving it to another area, or did they remove it permanently?
Answer: I'm surprised I never noticed that the machine was gone...read moreVideo Slots Come and Go2 February 2020 QUESTION: Two friends and I leave our husbands alone for a while once every couple of weeks and go play slots together. This last time got to talking about how long some of those games have been there and how short the stays have been for others.Something like Double Diamond or the three-reel Wheel of Fortune, we’ve been playing those for a good 20 years...read moreAce-High-High Hands in Jacks or Better and Bonus Poker1 February 2020 [Most video poker players in today’s casinos use a playing strategy that I call the hunch strategy. They examine the cards that are initially dealt and decide which cards to hold and which to discard based on what they feel is the right move...read moreBasic Strategy on Doubling30 January 2020 Whenever blackjack basic strategy charts list doubling down as the best available play, it means you’re in a profitable situation.It doesn’t mean you’re going to win every time, of course. But on balance you’ll win money overall if you double on hard 11 every time the dealer has a 6 up, or double on soft 18 every time the dealer has a 5 up.The situation is different with hit, stand and pair splitting decisions...read more |
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