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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 236
Casino conversations14 April 2016 The bulk of player interactions in casinos are of the mundane variety – table players talking about where they’re from during a shuffle, or slot players asking if a machine is taken.But with so many players passing through casinos every day, there are bound to be a few conversations that go down a not-so-beaten path...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Do slot machines hit more frequently when I bet more?13 April 2016
Question:
Re: the question you discussed about receiving relatively small payouts for a large number of free spins on penny slots.
I just returned from a trip to A.C. two days ago and won 80 free spins while playing $1 per spin. My total for the 80 free spins? $36.40...read moreDinner at eight12 April 2016 Sometime in the mid-1990’s my wife the Beautiful AP and I were in the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas. We were walking from the buffet, full and satisfied after a delicious breakfast, when a somewhat wild-eyed, somewhat disheveled woman stopped us.“What’s today’s date?” she asked.“April 2,” said the Beautiful AP.She shook her head...read moreCashing in with $20 bills10 April 2016 QUESTION: For one of your columns about things other players do, I once saw a person buy in at a craps table for $10,000 – all in $20 bills!It was just me and another player, in Atlantic City, at the Golden Nugget. The new guy wanted the table for himself and a $50 minimum bet.We were allowed to keep playing at $10 minimum until the counting was done...read more![]() Canceled playing cards9 April 2016 The playing cards used in casinos today are manufactured to a much higher quality than standard decks sold to the general public. However, since they are used at a much higher rate than cards played at home, they are also discarded at a much greater rate.Some casinos will change a deck of cards every few hours, while decks in a six-deck shoe game for example, might last an entire eight-hour shift.One question that comes up is: How many decks of cards do casinos use? One answer is that the United States Playing Card Company, the largest manufacturer of playing cards in the world, sells more than 20 million decks to casinos each year...read moreDeal Me In: Can a computer beat a game that is built on lost bets?8 April 2016 Dear Mark: A book review in the Wall Street Journal appears to claim that a computer can win at roulette. This doesn't appear to be reasonable, since each spin should be random and the rules of probability favor the house quite strongly with the normal double-zero American version...read moreHot Roll video poker7 April 2016 Ever since I saw Hot Roll video poker at the IGT booth at Global Gaming Expo in 2014, it had been in the back of the mind that I wanted to try to game in a casino for money instead of just in demo mode.That time came in late March, and it happened by happy accident.My wife Marcy and I were out for an inexpensive morning excursion, just sampling penny slots at the Potowatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Report video poker machine malfunctions6 April 2016
Question: Do you ever play Super Aces?
I travel and can't find the game in many casinos. Pays too well?
Answer: No, I don't play Super Aces. I'm pretty sure that I've seen it on some multi-game machines, but I never played it because I didn't know its long-term payback, I didn't have a strategy card for it, and there were high-paying pay tables that I knew how to play on the machine.
This question gives me a chance to recommend a great site for finding the video poker pay tables offered in a given casino, vpFree2...read moreThe magnificent seven5 April 2016 Seven is a magnificent number and one of the most profound in human history. You have Seven Heavens in Judaism and Christian theology with the Seventh Heaven being the highest heaven, often where God exists – or just below where God exists...read moreMy favorite bonuses3 April 2016 QUESTION: My wife and I were talking the other day about all of the bonuses on slot machines, and the ones we really like. She’s a big fan of Goldfish, and all the different bonuses you get. I think Jackpot Party is just classic, picking all those gift boxes...read more |
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