Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 219

Gambling and the Law: Nevada legalizes parimutuel betting on esports

The real goal is regulation, and saving eSports from itself.Betting on other people playing video games is different from betting on otherpeople playing football, in one major respect: The National Football League oversees thegame to the point where it checks the air pressure in footballs...read more

Top 10 ways to read your poker opponent

Information is probably the most important thing in poker. The more you have, the easier the game gets.This is particularly true when it comes to your opponent's hand. If you know what the person across the table has, making the best decision becomes easy...read more

Two bad bets

Casino games include a number of bets that should never be made. The house edge is so much higher than other bet on the same game that these are bets to avoid.Two prime examples are the tie bet in baccarat and the five-number bet in roulette...read more

Why you double down

During a recent trip to Las Vegas, I was playing at a blackjack table when the dealer turned up a 6 as her up-card. I had an ace-7 and quickly doubled down. I immediately began to get calls from follow players that I had an 18 and should stay...read more

I know this, not that

QUESTION: You write about so many games, but I can’t help wondering about the games you don’t write about. You rarely write about keno, and you never write about bingo or Texas Hold’em. Why can’t you work them into your mix?ANSWER: I write about keno occasionally, mostly when a reader has a specific question...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: How much do casinos win each day?

Question: How much do casinos get from players on a daily basis? Answer: The answer to this question is relatively easy to find online. Multiple sources have this information. Publicly traded corporations publish revenue figures in their annual reports...read more

Avengers assemble

I am sitting at a slot machine lazily hitting the credits/spin button, not particularly paying attention, not even hearing the muted echo of today’s simulated sounds of coins and music.This is routine slots play. I am almost not thinking, being lost in some altered state of consciousness; which isn’t necessarily a bad thing in this exciting and exacting world in which we all live.Suddenly I hear a whirring sound; I feel a tug on my whole body – and then I am sucked into a different machine, one I had not seen before...read more

Playing the Video Poker Hand Perfectly

Video poker odds are not always intuitive, with relative frequencies vs. payoffs of full houses, flushes and straights being prime examples.In late May, I was playing video poker next to a husband and wife. He was playing 8-6 Bonus Poker Deluxe, with an average return of 98.5 percent with optimal play, while she was playing 7-5 Bonus Poker, a 98.0-percent game.She was dealt 10 of hearts, 7 of hearts, 6 of spades, 5 of hearts and 4 of hearts.Her husband looked over and said, “You have quite the dilemma there...read more

Gambling and the Law: The coming crash of the esports skins market

At its most exciting, esports is an arena bursting with screaming fans, watching, and betting, as teams compete in video war games projected on giant screens. Fans place their bets, legal or illegal, with their cell phones. Some bet various forms of eCash...read more

The ultimate blackjack test

So you think you are a hotshot blackjack player? Take this short test and see how much you really know about the game. (Assume a six-deck game, with S17, and DAS.)1. You hold a pair of eights and the dealer shows a face card. Would you hit, stand or split?2...read more