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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 177
Ask the Slot Expert: 88 Fortunes and resetting progressives30 May 2018
Question: I am one of those who wrote in previously having said that I was fortunate enough to hit the Grand Jackpot a total of three times playing 88 Fortunes. Twice at CasaBlanca Casino ($11k+ and $13k+) and once at Eureka Casino ($11k+), both casinos are located in Mesquite, Nevada.
I hit the jackpot on two occasions playing the minimum ($0.88) and once while playing $176.
I will also mention that the progressive resets almost immediately as I have hit the bonus almost simultaneously with a player sitting next to me...read moreWhy I am special29 May 2018 FROM DONALD: What makes gambling writers so special? Do you guys and gals go to a school to learn how to give everyone advice? I doubt it. Therefore why do you think your advice is so special that the rest of us should follow it?Seriously how many gambling writers actually play the games they pontificate about? I would say almost none of them do...read moreThe cost of standing at blackjack27 May 2018 A long time ago, I attended seminar in which Peter Griffin, the late mathematician and author of "The Theory of Blackjack," told the imaginary tale of Mr. Fourteen.It was Griffin's way of illustrating why the best play on many hands depends on the dealer's up card...read moreThe four steps of video poker26 May 2018 Tip No. 1: Play video poker games that have the highest Expected Return (ER).Expected Return (ER) is a percentage that tells the theoretical amount of money you can expect to win in the long run assuming you play every hand perfectly. The most important variable that determines the ER is the game’s pay schedule...read moreMath rules for video poker and craps24 May 2018 QUESTION: I have a question about a multi-hand game that I play at times. (I usually play nickels Triple Play.)The cost is the typical five per hand plus five more coins for the wheel feature. If in the first five cards you are dealt a hand that includes three of a kind — including four of a kind or full houses — a wheel at the top of the game spins...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: You can hit the big progressive on 88 Fortunes with a minimum bet23 May 2018
Question: I read your June 2016 article on 88 Fortunes and was wondering if you ever found out about
whether it was possible to win the grand jackpot when betting only 88 cents.
Answer: Yes, it is possible to win the Grand jackpot when betting only 88 cents...read moreMoney management at the machines22 May 2018 Starting a Money Management PlanFROM NANCY: How much should I set aside to play a table-game such as blackjack or craps and also on quarter slots of the more or less traditional style? I tend to go overboard when I am playing and the next day I have to ask myself “What have you done Nancy?” The answer is not usually good.I have had winning trips but the bad trips outweigh these...read moreThe push20 May 2018 Several weeks ago, I answered a reader who questioned whether high pair payoffs are really wins since they get you your money back, but no more.They're the equivalent of pushes in blackjack and other games, I told him. Changing the pay table so every payoff was bigger than the wager would create a much more volatile game, and players often would find themselves running out of credits fast.A different reader responded via e-mail, asking about the importance of pushes in other games."I gather that those high pairs are included in the payback percentage on video poker," he wrote...read moreThe odds19 May 2018 Jerry:I have a point that concerns the fallacy of adjusting our vig calculation when taking odds.Let’s exaggerate an example. Say we have a $10 line bet and $5 million in odds. The odds bet has NO vig, ergo ‘no money at risk.’ Over time one will break even on all odds bets...read moreScratch-off lottery vs. slots17 May 2018 QUESTION: I saw an article online that said scratch-off tickets in the Illinois lottery were being left on sale for months after all the top prizes had been won.That's the kind of thing that worries me about slot machines. If a jackpot has already been won, that's a jackpot that's not available anymore, and I have no way of knowing that's happened.ANSWER: Lottery tickets don't work like slot machines with random number generators...read more |
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