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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 239

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Articles by John  Marchel

The five steps for blackjack players

19 March 2016
1. Learn basic blackjack strategyThis is one of the foundations to your program. You must know “basic strategy” for blackjack. This is knowing when to hit, stand, double down and split. When do you take insurance, how do you surrender? These are all part of basic strategy for blackjack...read more
 
Articles by Mark  Pilarski
Articles by Mark Pilarski

Deal Me In: Only bet what you can afford to lose

18 March 2016
When playing craps, I like the pass line with odds, place the 6 and 8 and then feed the come line and place odds on each. My question is on the odds. Most casinos offer 10x odds. Do I need to max that out to get the best house edge, and, if I only double my pass line bet, does this still work to my advantage? To go 10x odds requires a sizable bankroll...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

Video poker design

17 March 2016
Video poker games aren’t designed to reflect the odds of poker. They’re designed to attract players and keep them in their seats, and to make a profit for the house.In the case of big four-ace payoffs, that’s well-known. Games such as Bonus Poker and Double Bonus Poker pay more on four aces than on the rarer straight flushes because chasing the aces brings in players...read more
 
Articles by John  Robison
Articles by John Robison

Ask the Slot Expert: I've never had a hand pay on a slot machine

16 March 2016
Question: A few years ago I went to Vegas for a vacation. Before my trip I practiced playing video poker using a program that told you when you played a hand incorrectly. I played about 80,000 hands at 99% correct. I played mostly Double Bonus Poker in Vegas...read more
 
Articles by Frank  Scoblete
Articles by Frank Scoblete

Watch out!

15 March 2016
There are so many things to watch out for when you go to the casinos for overnight stays. For example, did you bring your blood pressure medication? Because you very well might need it as the games can get quite exciting and your blood pressure can skyrocket...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

Those deadly days

13 March 2016
QUESTION: In one of your articles you wrote about "deadly days." You're so right, there are days, no matter what we play, we don't win a quarter. And the more we lose, the more we put into those machines until every dollar is gone. We're just unable to stop playing on those days! Why and how does that happen? How do you avoid those "deadly days"?You also talked about "standalone” machines...read more
 
Articles by Henry  Tamburin
Articles by Henry Tamburin

Why Henry Tamburin takes insurance

12 March 2016
A friend of mine was watching me play blackjack in a casino. I was playing heads-up against the dealer in a double-deck game. He didn’t say much to me while I was playing other than to give me an “attaboy” when I beat the dealer, or offer condolences when the dealer pulled a miracle draw to beat me.After about 45 minutes of playing, we broke for lunch...read more
 
Articles by Mark  Pilarski
Articles by Mark Pilarski

Deal Me In: Anatomy of a beatdown

11 March 2016
Dear Mark: Terrific column last week, Breaking the Bank, especially the portion on Don Johnson’s take down of three Atlantic City casinos at blackjack. I was, to a certain extent, involved with the circumstance. At the time, I was a dealer at the Caesars and actually dealt to Mr...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

Those "other" players

10 March 2016
Casino entertainment can take many different forms. There are the games, of course, where winning is the best entertainment. Losing, not so much. There are the showrooms, lounges, dealertainers at casinos that have party pits, and much more to keep us amused.And then there are other players...read more
 
Articles by John  Robison
Articles by John Robison

Ask the Slot Expert: Can the RNG be programmed to pay out frequently or infrequently?

9 March 2016
Question: I live in the United States and I play slots online for real money (Shhhhh...don't tell anyone!) I've noticed that the online site I play at has an "auto play" feature that lets me spin 20 times or more automatically...read more

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