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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 244
The lucky one19 January 2016 Have you been a lucky player? When you went to the casinos did you usually win? Are people envious of you because they think Dame Fortune favors you?Or have you been an unlucky player? Do people sympathize with you when they hear of the rotten times you’ve had in gambling? Have you at times thought of yourself as Lady Luck’s whipping boy (or girl)?Or have you been just so-so when it came to luck? You won some, you lost some?Here is the shocking news: There is no such thing as “luck.” It is just a term we use to describe random results as they apply to people, places and things...read moreTop 10 Don Catlin columns18 January 2016 Casino City was sad to learn that one of our own Gaming Gurus, Don Catlin, passed away last week.Don was a monthly columnist for us. A professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Don knew the odds of any given casino game better than nearly anyone — and he wasn't afraid to show it...read moreTaking even money at 6-5 blackjack17 January 2016 QUESTION: I hate to beat a dead horse on “even money,” but here goes.I play on a lot on cruise ships and many, if not most, are going to 6-5 blackjack on tables under $25. In that case would taking even money be the better bet? I get it that the 6-5 game has a high vig and should be avoided, but if you don't have adequate bank to play a greenie a hand (or just don't want to risk that much) it is pretty good entertainment.The other problem I see with the 6-5 is when the casino puts the minimum bet at $6 and don't pay the extra quarter to bring it up to a true 6-5 on blackjack payoff...read more![]() Three Card Poker16 January 2016 It seems poker is constantly being reinvented even as I write this. I’ve been able to find 120 different games of poker or at least that many games that are called poker, but I now have to add Three Card Poker to my list.Players are discovering that Three Card Poker is not only easy to play, but it can be a lot of fun.It is played with a single, standard deck of 52 cards...read moreNew Year's resolutions14 January 2016 As I sat down to write two days after Christmas, my wife Marcy stopped me with a question.“Which one is top of the list?”I wasn’t sure what she was talking about, and I needed context: Which what, and what list?“Resolution,” she replied. “That’s what you’re writing, isn’t it? It’s that time of year.”Indeed it is...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Are slot machine results really random?13 January 2016
You stated on Dec. 30, 2015 in response to a question about smaller bets paying off more often than max bets that it was all random.
I think I have to beg to differ.
While we can both agree that the RNG dictates when a winning spin will be generated, it canNOT be all random...read moreDr. Donald Catlin has passed away13 January 2016 Casino City Times columnist Dr. Donald Catlin, of Amherst, MA, died peacefully on Monday, January 11, after a short illness. Don was born on April 29, 1936, in Erie, Pennsylvania, son of the late Marian Carlson Catlin and F.H. Catlin.Growing up as an only child with an English teacher and electrical engineer as parents, he was precocious and curious...read moreWhy casinos allow empty $100 tables12 January 2016 FROM RONALD J: I have a question. When we go to a casino, and normally we find this in Vegas and not as much on the riverboat casinos in our area, we will see the five-dollar tables filled while the dealer stands with no players at a hundred-dollar table...read moreComps come and go10 January 2016 QUESTION: My wife and I travel to Las Vegas from England twice a year, and we stay for 14 nights each time. We always stay at the same downtown hotel. Our budget has increased over the years to around $500 per day, or $7,000 per trip. We have the second-top level of player card.In the past we often got the first week free and more depending on our play...read moreSammy won a million at blackjack9 January 2016 In May of 2005, the late Sammy Vaughn made history when he won a lump sum of one million dollars in the first ever million-dollar blackjack tournament (at the Las Vegas Hilton). I interviewed Sam after the tournament and he shared with me some of the strategy he used to win the million dollars.HENRY: What was your game plan going into the finals?SAMMY: I’m a basic strategy player who bets conservatively in the early rounds because I generally lose more hands than I win...read more |
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