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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 135
Ask the Slot Expert: A royal on Pick-a-Pair1 January 2020
Question: I was lucky enough to hit a Royal Flush on a 25-cent Pick-a-Pair machine. WOW!!
I was wondering if you could tell me what the odds were.
Answer: Wow, indeed.
For those not familiar with the game, here's a description. You are dealt two cards on the left side of the screen...read moreMeet Mr. and Ms. Action31 December 2019 Meet Mr. and Ms. ActionCasinos have a term for folks who bet with abandon, they call such people “action” players. In this case “action” means the players make many bets, often many bad bets, and they play for a long time with some “action” players betting high amounts of money, others smaller amounts.What truly characterizes “action” players is the fact that they can’t reign themselves in; they want to bet and bet and bet some more...read moreIs Roulette Really French?29 December 2019 QUESTION: I’d always heard roulette was a French game, and that the name means “little wheel” in French. My new brother-in-law insists it’s an English game that the French borrowed and renamed.At my sister’s wedding, that point was the subject of such a long debate, it was comical...read more![]() Learning Good Gambling Techniques28 December 2019 Today, there are lots of things you can do to learn more about your favorite game and how to become a better player. The how-to books available now, along with the internet, provide a mountain of information you can use on every game you can think of...read moreSoft versus Hard Hands26 December 2019 On a sleepy Tuesday morning in November, my wife was at work and I was caught up on current projects. Hooray!It was a perfect opportunity for playtime, and I took off to play a little blackjack. As it turned out, the question of the day became the value of doubling down on soft hands vs...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Buying a used slot machine25 December 2019
Question: I’ve been following a game on Youtube called Winning Tunnel video poker made by SIGMA. I’m trying to find it in a casino in south Florida, if it’s still there. It looks like a very exciting video poker game. If the machine is not in the casinos any longer, do you know how I can purchase it, if possible?
Answer: Around 2000, the line up of slot manufacturers at the gaming show included many names unknown today...read moreHappy Holidays24 December 2019 According to Pew research 90 percent of Americans celebrate Christmas as their winter holiday (although only about 55 percent think of it as a religious holiday).A big aspect of the public holiday, as opposed the religious one, is the centering of Santa Claus as the primary figure in giving out gifts to the children...read moreVideo Poker Bonus Rounds22 December 2019 QUESTION: Video slots all have bonuses, whether it’s free spins or touching icons on a screen for extra credits. So my question is, why doesn’t video poker have bonuses too?All that technology that’s in place for slot bonuses is available for poker, right? Poker machines use touch screens...read moreDouble Double Bonus Poker: Question 421 December 2019 I regularly receive questions concerning how to play certain video poker hands. A previous article gave some basic information about the game of Double-Double Bonus video poker. If you are not familiar with this game, take a look at it before continuing with this article.The sample hands are all from emails actual that have been received.All the answers in this series are based on the following pay table...read morePlaying Blackjack Concerns19 December 2019 Even though Kristy, a Connecticut reader, is in her 40s and has played in casinos for more than 20 years, she describes her play as a work in progress.“I like to try new things,” she said. “I’ve played slots ever since my parents took me on my 21st birthday...read more |
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