Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 21

The Blackjack Revolution

CINDY: Blackjack has been the most popular table game in the casinos since the mid-1960s after Edward O. Thorp’s book, “Beat the Dealer,” was published. In that book Thorp explained his method for counting cards and beating the casinos.ABBY: Thorp ushered in the blackjack revolution where players began to realize that the game could be beaten...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Which video poker machine should I play to earn a free cruise?

Question: A friend texted me with a question about pay tables on two different cruise ships. As he and I both know, the pay tables on ships are unplayable but he wants to accumulate points toward getting a free cruise (his choice is to play JoB VP over anything else or any other game in the casino)...read more

One and Done

The general rule of thumb for slot games and video poker hands is that the best method for a player is to play full coin (or total credit per decision) because this allows the player to get the most if he or she hits the big jackpot.[Please note: Sometimes it is very hard for casino-play writers such as yours truly to go against the norm of advice given by brilliant writers over the years...read more

Blackjack Boom

If casino table-game players are the judge of the games, then unquestionably blackjack is the number-one table game in the casinos. By far!Starting in 1962-63 a revolution hit the casinos, the arrival of a way to beat the game of blackjack...read more

One for the Road

I remember a time when people had “one drink for the road” as they smashed out their cigarette in the ashtray or on the sidewalk outside the bar or dance hall.Those were the days! Nobody got killed on the roads just because Harold was allowed to drive plastered before seat belts were mandatoryIn fact, I know one man who doesn’t believe we should have to wear seat belts...read more

Survey Part 8

Casino Survey Part 8 – What is Your Favorite Casino Game and Why?Casinos have a wide range of games designed to attract nearly every type of gambler. Since there is such a variety, I thought it might be interesting to survey casino goers to find out their favorite games and why they play them.This is the eighth article in a series of articles that explores this topic.Responses from a recent casino sampling.Daniel from California:“When I first started going to casinos several years ago, I would play several different table games during each visit.I would usually spend 30 minutes or more at each game...read more

Debating Roulette Strategies

CINDY: Okay, we finally met someone who seriously disagrees with us about how to play roulette.ABBY: It had to come sooner or later I guess.CINDY: Her name is Marian and she learned how to play the game at her church when they held Las Vegas nights.ABBY: Churches have sent casinos a lot of players.CINDY: God and gambling.ABBY: Don’t say that too loud.CINDY: Marian will talk for herself...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Monty Hall on Survivor?

One of the twists in the new era of Survivor is the journey, in which one castaway from each tribe is taken to another island and given a task to do. The castaway usually leaves the island with an advantage or a disadvantage. On a recent episode, the task involved choosing scrolls from a bag...read more

Let's Discuss

Blackjack is a game where people can play silently, existing in their own heads, enjoying the game or not enjoying the game depending on wins or losses, and the people who enjoy such silence enjoy such a game.With a full table of 7 (or 6), there are always occasions for conversations, most of them cordial and pleasant, but some of these conversations are atrocious and those who contribute to the atrociousness tend to be those who perceive of themselves as expert blackjack players who will not hesitate to give their opinions on how to play their fellow players’ hands.And these “experts” are rarely experts in the sense that they understand how to really play each and every hand correctly...read more

How the Casino Wins Your Money

Casinos are a business; just like the businesses in your community and those throughout the world. Their goal is simple, it really is and that goal is this – to make your money their money.They sell a product, gambling on games where they have the advantage over the players...read more