Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 142

Top 10 tips for improving your poker game during the COVID-19 outbreak

Some poker players are used to sitting at home in front of their computers for multiple days. For those people, the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lock-down is not causing them too much of a struggle, while others are freaking out not knowing what to do with their time.The good news is that poker teaches us to react only to the situation that we can control, and this is one of those situations.We are forced to sit at home, so we can’t change that, but we can use this situation to become better players and even have some fun on the way...read more

Online Play

QUESTION: I live in Illinois, where the casinos are closed. Can I play gamble online on the legal sites?ANSWER: Only if you’re visiting one of the states where online casino play is legal.If you are visiting New Jersey, you can sign up for an account on an online casino and play while you’re there...read more

Figuring Video Poker Payouts and Percentages

Hello Sir, I am fairly new at the Casino game, but have a question for you. How can tell what percentage Video Machines pay out. I don’t have a clue, except for the numbers showing how much you win if you play one or 5 coins. You can tell I am a beginner, older widow, who like to learn something new...read more

Those New Slot Machines

New games are the lifeblood of the slot machine industry. Players are always looking to try out the new bonus on the latest and greatest slot games.For the next few weeks, while players in much of the country wait for live casinos to reopen, let’s check out some new slot games they can anticipate.Those in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware can continue to play slots for money online...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Covid-19 and players clubs

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 more

Penny Pinching at Slots

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 more

Double Double Jackpot Poker

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 Strategy

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 more

Handling Online Games

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 more

Ask the Slot Expert: Closed casino redeems reader's slot tickets

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 more