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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 142
Comments on don't betting14 September 2019 Jerry —I read your article on craps betting on the "dark side"; I love betting against the crowd (but it’s really betting against the house). I usually bet the don't pass line; what do you think about hedging my $100.00 don't pass bet with a $6.00 eleven and a $15.00 three-way any seven on the come out?I know I'm paying 20% insurance to protect my bet on the first roll, but it seems reasonable to me not to get wiped out on the first roll; also I'm fond of betting no 4, no 10 while hedging these bets with a $10 dollar hard 4 or 10; I know I only get half my bet if the shooter sevens out but I only lose with a 3, 1 or 6, 4 combination.StanDear Stan,Thank you for your question.I personally do not like betting contrary to the vast majority of players at the craps table...read moreIs more actually more at video poker?12 September 2019 QUESTION: Regarding the Joker’s Wild game you mentioned where the big jackpot is on five of a kind instead of a natural royal, how can they afford to offer that? If the jackpot hand comes up once per 10,994 hands, as you say, and that’s about four times as often as royals in most video poker games, it just doesn’t seem like casinos would want to give away all those big hits.ANSWER: The increased frequency of big jackpots is offset by reductions lower on the pay table, where winners are more common.A Joker’s Wild version that starts the pay table at two pairs and puts the top jackpot on five of a kind has an overall return of 97.19% with expert play...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: The squeaky slot player11 September 2019 Have you heard the old proverb that the squeaky wheel gets the grease? If you Google the phrase, you'll find that there are two meanings for the phrase. The first meaning is that the person who complains the most gets the most attention.
I prefer the second meaning, which is more benign...read moreElectronic table games10 September 2019 There is some movement on the part of some slot players over to electronic games such as roulette, craps, baccarat and blackjack, among others. Most slot players are just nibbling at the games but some have thrown themselves whole hog into them.Over the next few issues I am going to do a body of work on the electronic table games that have come to dominate many casinos, especially those that do not have actual table games...read moreHarassment8 September 2019 When I receive notes about players harassing other players, they’re almost always about blackjack. A player makes a strategy mistake, other players lose, and someone decides the way to handle it is to shout down the offender.Never mind that the mistakes of others help the rest of the table as often as they hurt...read more![]() How to improve your win rate7 September 2019 I have a saying that I tell my friends and students: “When I win the lottery, I’m not going to play in a casino. I’m going to buy a casino.”During my many visits to casinos around the country and the world, I can’t understand how so many players can make so many mistakes in the way they play, and then charge it up to bad luck.If you want to play golf, tennis or bowling, you might start with a book about the game...read moreMiddle cards and straights in video poker5 September 2019 QUESTION: I’ve heard that in video poker, middle-of-the-deck cards are the most valuable in making straights. It has something to do with the number of straights you could make, right?Can you put some numbers on that?ANSWER: I’d put a qualifier on your premise...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Slot machine pay table quiz - answers4 September 2019 Sometimes it's difficult to figure out why a machine has paid you what it paid you when the game has multiplying wild symbols. A few days ago I was playing a three-reel, single-line video slot from Everi called Fascination. I had a few combinations land on the payline that took me a while to figure out why they paid what they did...read moreDealing with dealers3 September 2019 I wouldn’t want to be a dealer. No way. Dealing with the public can be a challenge, but dealing with the public while they are gambling and drinking can be downright annoying and sometimes frightening.Most players, say 99% of them, are good players in terms of their manners and how they play the game...read moreSports Betting1 September 2019 My friend Gary is a retired science teacher I’ve known since college days. He’s not really a casino player, but he does love football with a little something riding on the outcome.Mostly, that takes the form of confidence pools where you pick winners in order of confidence and 100-square pools.The spread of legal sports betting has Gary intrigued enough that casino ventures are on his horizon...read more |
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