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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 209
Ask the Slot Expert: When to play video poker aggressively29 March 2017
Question:
I read with great interest your article about those who succumb to "Royal Flush Fever" and toss away a high pair, or other a winning hand, to go after the rare royal flush hit.
May I suggest that once you have hit one of these long shots, you are "infected" for life and it is hard to play sensibly from then on?
My infection happened in 2008...read moreSlots vs. table games28 March 2017 Slot machines and table games are two very different things – and the casinos know this quite well. Slot machines are the cash cows of casinos, bringing in often more than twice as much money as table games.It is easy to get a good idea of why such a case holds true...read moreSome views on 'good games'26 March 2017 Not too long ago, I answered a reader’s question about whether blackjack with 6:5 payoffs on 21s was still the lowest-edge game in the house.I told him paying 6:5 instead of 3:2 on blackjacks increased the house edge by 1.4%, and that by itself is higher than the house edge on the best craps bets, on banker or player in baccarat, and on many video poker games...read moreStump and amaze your friends25 March 2017 The next time you belly up to the bar with a friend or co-worker who thinks he knows everything about the game of blackjack, ask Mr. Know-It-All a few of these questions.QUESTION: How did the game of blackjack get its name?ANSWER: When “21” was initially introduced in the United States in gambling houses, it wasn’t very popular...read moreThe problem of fatigue23 March 2017 QUESTION: I play a lot of blackjack, often in the $50 range. On innumerable occasions I have seen players who were hundreds or even thousands of dollars ahead go away empty-handed because they simply could not leave at a timely point, apparently having set no “win” targets or “stop-loss” points, or else just plain unable to stop.Player fatigue is also an important factor in judgment...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Royal flush probabilities22 March 2017
Question: My friend said that he once read an article that said you were more likely to get a royal flush when you're dealt three of the cards than when you're dealt four.
That doesn't make sense to me. Is he right?
Answer: I think I read the same article, many, many years ago...read moreYou can take it with you!21 March 2017 There is an old saying, “You can’t take it with you,” that is supposed to encourage limiting one’s greed and/or to encourage people to live for today because tomorrow, well, tomorrow you’ll be dead. So all the riches you’ve amassed are meaningless if you think they will belong to you when you are no longer you.So go to it, boys and girls! Spend away...read moreThe magic bus19 March 2017 Casino players know well the ups and downs of wagering, with more downs than ups for most of us. But it’s the ups that are most memorable, like those relayed via e-mail by readers Betty and Pearl.Betty: "For me a perfect day is having a good time, a nice lunch out and not losing any money...read morePlaying 8/5 Jacks or Better18 March 2017 An acquaintance recently asked me to comment on playing the 8/5 version of Jacks or Better. He understands that 9/6 Jacks or Better is a better game to play, but says it is sometimes hard to find such a game.For those readers who are not familiar with video poker terminology, the Jacks or Better game is one of the first video poker games ever manufactured...read moreYikes! 10 billion to one?16 March 2017 QUESTION: I was thinking about slot odds and something you wrote about how they can make a video slot reel as long as they want since it doesn’t take up space inside the game cabinet.Some of those video reels seem really long, so there could be 100 symbols, right? It there’s only one jackpot symbol per reel, and there are five reels like most video slots, then the odds of a top jackpot are 1 in 100 to the fifth power, or 1 in 10,000,000,000...read more |
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