Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 184

Great new slot machines

Regardless of whether casino operators are looking for inventive new slot games, video poker, electronic table games, management systems or analytics, International Game Technology is practically a one-stop shopping source.That includes a wide range in the slot department, where durable three-reel favorites, a wide range of video playing styles, Megajackpots games and, of course, the ever-popular Wheel of Fortune line fit comfortably under the same corporate roof.Among new games we'll be playing in 2018, one that's sure to be a good time is Wrecking Ball, where teardown time builds up your credit meter.Wrecking Ball is a video slot IGT's Crystal Curve cabinet, and the enlarged video display is used to bring you reels with a difference...read more

Odds of a royal flush

Hi!On vacation, getting caught up on my reading, carefully reading your article about getting a royal flush.I am not an expert on the laws of probability, so I am confused by your statement that there are four royal flushes in 2,598,960 hands, and therefore your odds of getting a royal is one out of 649,740...read more

Vanishing video poker

QUESTION: I've been playing video poker a long time, maybe even longer than you have. I remember lining up for machines, 1979, 1980 or so.There used to be a game called 7s Wild. It had the same pay table as Deuces Wild, except with wild 7s...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Should I play a video poker machine after it hit a big jackpot?

Question: The new Montreign Casino opened in New York on Feb. 8th. I have been calling the slot manager to find out what class their slot machines are, but they haven't gotten back to me. I can only assume that they are Class II machines, which my understanding is that the slot results are decided by a gigantic computer some where in upstate NY...read more

Simple questions, simple answers

We face a new year ahead of us, the number 2018. For me, such a date is the equivalent of living in a science fiction novel of my childhood: home computers, smart phones with video and photography, laptops, and a host of other sci-fi technology.And casinos, which at this writing number some 1,000 that are spread out over 50 states...read more

Side bets

Side bets at casino table games exist for a couple of reasons. For players, they open the possibility of larger jackpots than standard bets at their games of choice. For casinos, side bets enhance revenues with house edges that are higher than on standard games.Those larger payoffs aren't necessarily lifestyle-changing...read more

Obtaining knowledge and staying current

How do you keep current on all the latest blackjack information? You purchase the latest book on blackjack and you subscribe to some of the blackjack newsletters and magazines that are on the market. You surf the internet, and most of all, you visit casinos...read more

Are playing options good for players?

QUESTION: My brother-in-law told me that having options in games favors players, as long as the player know the best way to use them.What I want to know is how the option to bet on 00 in roulette favors the player. Doesn't it favor the player if the option to bet on 00 is removed and you have a single-zero game instead?ANSWER: When I've written about game options favoring players who know how to use them, it has been specifically about blackjack...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Can you win the grand prize each time you get to the bonus round on Fortune 88?

Question: So bubble craps is the question besides not holding is this completely random theses Interblock organic machines good to know they don't have a rng in craps like slots or slot roulette predetermined bets where its short lived like baccarat or roulette sometimes with theses machines so I guess the only think bubble craps u cant hold the dice no dice control dice setting nothing like the real thing...read more

Slot machines are perfect employees

It is no exaggeration to say that if slot machines did not exist, there is a markedly good chance that casino gambling would not have spread like wildfire across the United States and Canada.Slots generally cost far less than a dealer, even those slots that are branded and “rented” to the casinos such as Wheel of Fortune or Megabucks or a host of particular games named after shows or celebrities...read more