Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 14

Love

CINDY: Let’s talk about love.ABBY: We aren’t too old for that are we?CINDY: No. I mean what we feel about playing in the casinos. Do we love it?ABBY: Except when we hate it.CINDY: Okay, so you have a love / hate relationship with the casinos?ABBY: Absolutely.CINDY: More love? Or More hate?ABBY: Much more love...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: A hand I used to misplay in NSU

As I wrote in my column two weeks ago, I don't like giving up a paying hand to take a chance on a better-paying hand. That column was about giving up three-of-a-kind to go for a straight flush when playing NSU. There's another situation in which I don't really care for the proper play...read more

Why only one bet?

QUESTON:I just read one of your articles where you advocate for making just one bet. What’s the point of that? Don’t you diminish the fun of playing a game by doing such a thing?I enjoy craps and roulette, just behind those I go with blackjack and – I’ll admit this – slots.I can’t imagine myself only making one bet at craps...read more

About Anticipation

QUESTION from Clem:You used to write and say that anticipation was the best part of casino gambling and I agree. But it does seem to wear thin after a few hours. That is what I have found.It also has no effect on the results of your play. It is just an internal something or other...read more

Are Slot Machines Rigged?

From JoshStickman,I recently saw something on a website with a question about slot machines being rigged so that a gambler could not win in the long run. I read the complete question and it was referring to Indian casinos. The guy submitting the question said something about the gambler on the machine next to him having the exact same results with the same wins and losses in the same sequence over several spins.I do not play in Indian casinos, but I find that observation ridiculous...read more

One, Two or a Few?

CINDY: The latest rage is to merely bet one bet in craps or maybe two but no more. I believe this has come to us from Frank Scoblete or through Frank Scoblete brought to you by the late Captain. His idea was to keep the wagering low so you could handle any eventuality...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Why does an outside straight flush beat a pair in NSU?

When playing NSU, I always have to be careful when deciding whether to hold a pair or a 3-card straight flush. The pair usually beats the partial straight flush, but not always. If the straight flush is inside or double inside, I hold the pair...read more

Hold Back

QUESTION from NANCY:I enjoy your articles and the articles you have about gambling from your other writers too. I am a slot player and I am looking for a way to extend my time at the machines without extending my risk. I think I risk enough already!What do you have to tell me about that?Now I know I can slow down my number of decisions but is there something else I can do? Playing slower doesn’t really appeal to me.I’m a dollar player and in a night I can lose a lot of money but sometimes I win a lot too...read more

Love and Casinos II

“I Love This Game!”Frank: Do you have specific games in mind in postulating this idea? How pheromones impact those games in a real way?Ralph: Yes, a few seem to fit the mold and one game seems “off” but maybe relevant too as it fits in its own way...read more

Pascals Wager

Blaise Pascal was a famous scientist, philosopher, and mathematician who invented the casino game of roulette which bankrupted many a nobleman (and woman) in the late 1600’s.He was also the man who figured out how to handle the issue of God’s possible existence...read more