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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 162
Playing 8/5 Jacks or Better15 December 2018 The full-pay 9/6 (9-for-1 for a full house and 6-for-1 for a flush) Jacks or Better video poker game used to be readily available. Not so any more. In many casinos the best game that can be found on the main casino floor is 8/5 Jacks or Better...read moreThird base in blackjack13 December 2018 QUESTION: At a football party at my brother’s house, I had the debate on the third baseman’s duties in blackjack. This friend of my brother’s was complaining about a third baseman taking the dealer’s bust card, and a said, “But you don’t know it’s a bust card until it’s dealt.”He said, “It usually is...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Dragon Link denominations and bonus rounds12 December 2018
Question: How does Dragon Link work with the different denominations ($0.01 to $2) and the lines played (50 lines for one and two cents, down to 5 lines for the one and two dollars)? I was playing $0.02 denom for $5 a spin and won more on bonuses than I did playing higher denoms for $5, $10 and $20 a spin...read morePursuit of the dream11 December 2018 Mankind is the pursuing of dreams animal; even when we are wide awake, our dreams can drive us forward. Indeed much of man’s accomplishments on this planet come from such pursuits of dreams. Our books and movies reflect our pursuits – often ending in loss of some kind.Indiana Jones feverishly pursued the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark...read moreExpert video poker play9 December 2018 When you see payback percentages listed for video poker games “with expert strategy,” players need to understand that betting maximum coins is part of expert play.If you don’t bet the max, not only is the overall payback percentage reduced, but strategy for holding cards changes, too.What brings this to mind is an e-mail from a reader who asked if the entire reason to bet the max was the jackpot jump on the 1 in 40,000 shot at a royal flush, or if lesser bets also decreased the frequency of lesser winning hands.The full reason is the royal jackpot leap from 250-for-1 with bets of four coins or fewer to a whopping 4,000 when you bet five...read moreThe Royal Flushes, Abby and Cindy Royal8 December 2018 I’ve been asking these two sisters, Abby and Cindy, frequent casino players who have their own philosophies of casino gambling, to start writing occasional articles for this website.They have said “yes” on the condition that I don’t use their photographs...read moreOne five-dollar bet6 December 2018 QUESTION: If I had $5 to spend on a spin, would I be better to play one line on a $5 machine or five lines on a dollar machine?ANSWER There is no one certain answer to that question. It depends on several factors. Are you talking video slots or reel slots? Does the casino put higher payback percentages on $5 slots than on dollar games? Is the higher payback on $5 games dependent on the bet size, or does not betting the max drop the return below that on the dollar games? And by “would I be better,” do you mean strictly in terms of payback percentage, or is hit frequency important to you?Usually, $5 games have higher payback percentage than $1 games...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Are bubble craps machines fair?5 December 2018
Question: I was curious if you have considered mailing your VHS copy of Jimmy "The Scot" Jordan’s Video Poker Tape to Redlettermedia.com. They have already reviewed his tape on slot machine and it was great! I think another one of his tapes would be comedic gold!
Answer: I had never heard of this site...read moreRadical approaches to the games4 December 2018 I think many players get stuck in a playing mode and they can’t think any other way about their favorite games. For example, there are slot players who must play the machines that offer up to 50 million to one odds in order to win millions of dollars...read moreRyan's story2 December 2018 When readers relay tales of their gambling exploits, they’re almost always taking a victory lap. Everybody loves to relive their big wins.Of course, we all know the losing times are part of the deal when you play. And every once in a while a reader comes through with a cautionary tale.In the case of Ryan, a New Yorker who finds himself in Las Vegas a couple of times a year on business, the cautionary tale has a happy ending...read more |
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