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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 231
Playing 9/6 Jacks or Better video poker18 June 2016 From Eric,StickmanI gamble solely in Las Vegas four or more times a year. I am a top-tier player at one of the major casino chains in Las Vegas. I gamble only at casinos in this chain, but I do gamble both on and off the Strip at this casino chain.I play craps (where I set the dice), blackjack and video poker (mostly Bonus Poker) for points to achieve my tier score rating.I have NOT seen a 9/6 Jacks or Better in years...read moreDeal Me In: The quicker you go, the behinder you get17 June 2016 Dear Mark: If a card counter has an advantage over the casino, wouldn’t it be to their advantage to have more hands per hour via a continuous shuffler? Travis C.You’ve read it here before, Travis, and you’ll read it again: Speed kills in a casino environment...read moreDo opposites detract?16 June 2016 From time to time, readers have asked about betting opposites, and I’ve written about why it doesn’t work.Betting red while partner bets black in roulette doesn’t work because you both lose on the zeroes. Betting pass while a partner bets don’t pass in craps doesn’t work because when the pass player loses with a 12 on the comeout, the don’t player doesn’t win...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: You will never convince me about RNGs in slot machines15 June 2016
Question: On May 18, 2016, I won $4,715 on a nickel machine. My players card was inserted. After my winnings were building up, I noticed the words ABANDON CARD on the screen, then the screen went back to showing points.
When the attendant came to my machine, I asked what ABANDON CARD meant...read moreFerris Bueller's Day Off14 June 2016 OK, enough with my being a conservative, highly intelligent advocate of sound gambling principles and proper casino decorum. Enough, I say!So many of my readers have written me letters saying, “Frank, enough with being a conservative, highly intelligent advocate of sound gambling principles and proper casino decorum.” They then add, “Why don’t you go nuts once in a while? Why not let it all hang out? Go ape, Frank, go ape, my man! Your ideas lead to gambling constipation...read moreAre these VP players brilliant or lucky?12 June 2016 QUESTION: We just returned from a two-week casino vacation. One morning, quite early, there was quite a stir, we were told just about every bank of video poker machines was paying out massively, on hand pays.There were guys sitting around just waiting to be paid out...read more![]() Best casino and poker movies11 June 2016 Over the years there have been numerous movies made with a gambling theme. Many have become classics and are as popular today as they were when first released. Some of the stories are pure fiction while others have some bases of true events in the past...read moreDeal Me In: The math always favors the casino winning it back10 June 2016 Dear Mark: I enjoyed your response last week when you played referee on what Gary R. thought was a misdeal when the dealer had a 17, kept hitting, busted, but the dealer still took his bet. I am sure you would agree that not all casinos would have scooped up his wager...read moreThe annoying blackjack player9 June 2016 Some players avoid giving advice at the blackjack table, some give more than anyone cares to hear and some will advise only when asked. From time to time, I’ve shared readers’ experiences of all of those situations.But what do you do when a player asks for advice not just once, not twice, but on every hand?That’s the situation Leo found himself in recently...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Is 88 Fortunes deceptive?8 June 2016 Last week I posted a letter describing how the gold coin pick-em bonus operates on the 88 Fortunes machines in one reader's casino. She said that once the bonus round was triggered, the progressive was reset on the linked machines and she always won the progressive that had been reset.
I had played 88 Fortunes but had never noticed when the progressive was reset...read more |
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