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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 172
![]() Reading playing card spots4 August 2018 When counting cards at blackjack, it’s important to see each specific card that has been played or exposed. Sometimes it can be difficult because the dealer is very quick in scooping up a bused hand or the cards are at the other end of the table and hard to see...read moreSlot screw-up?2 August 2018 QUESTION: On a three-reel, one-payline slot machine, there are two wires that stretch above the reels resting on top a metal lip extending from one end of the slot to the other. The lip appears to have holes on each end and in the center to secure the wires with rip ties.I have seen where the wiring was only secured at each end but not in the center...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: About those "guaranteed to hit by" progressives1 August 2018
Question: Is there any way to tell if you’re playing a server-based machine?
Answer: The term server-based gaming is like the lyrics to a Yes song — it can mean almost anything you want it to mean.
Let's look at different things server-based gaming can mean and whether you can tell if you're playing that kind of server-based machine.
One meaning is central determination...read moreThe Quotable Captain: Gambling31 July 2018 (The late Captain was my mentor in gambling. I’ve written six books about him. This series contains some of his quotes, ideas and advice. This particular article concerns how the Captain views gambling.)The Captain: “I have been gambling all my lifetime, be it in business ventures, or games of chance and skill...read moreWinning big at roulette29 July 2018 When my longtime Jim and I get together, talk usually centers on family, kids and a lot of baseball.Gambling rarely comes up. Jim doesn't play much, and when he does, it's Hold'em if the casino has a poker room and blackjack if it doesn't.Imagine my surprise at our June lunch outing when Jim wanted to talk roulette."I'd been reading about Charles Wells, the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo in the 1890s, and I got curious," Jim said...read moreTaking advantage of promotions28 July 2018 Casino promotions are a form of inducement to bring players in at a time that revenue or occupancy is expected to be lower than desired. These promotions come in many different formats, with varying expected values and durations. Some of them even provide long-term benefits...read morePass line wins and soft 18 at blackjack26 July 2018 QUESTION: How often do you actually win on the pass line? You're the underdog no matter what the point is, and when it's 4 or 10, you're a heavy underdog, right? Why does everyone insist it's such a good bet?ANSWER: The house edge on pass is 1.41%...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Getting gonged on Fu Dao Le25 July 2018
Question:
One of my favorite slot machines is Fu Dao Le, for which I have several questions:
When two of the green gongs appear (on reels 2-4), the next spin most often contains none. Sometimes one, and rarely two, but never three...read moreGambling and the Law: Brooklyn Law review essay cites I. Nelson Rose24 July 2018 In a newly-published essay “Insiders, Outsiders, & Fair Access: Identifying Culpable Insider Trading” by Jonathan D. Glater, I. Nelson Rose’s seminal work Gambling and the Law is cited. Prof. Rose’s discussion of card-counters and other advantage blackjack players is used to help analyze what constitutes insider information for stock trading From footnote 12:Disagreement over the propriety of card counting is evident in the gambling industry...read moreMoving from slots to table games24 July 2018 FROM JANET: I want to try my hand at the table games but I find I am a little intimidated by them. I heard that blackjack can be a good game and also craps, but I look at these games, and especially craps, and I think that there is no way I can learn how to play these games...read more |
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