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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 272
![]() The 7 smart things to know for playing in a casino17 January 2015 1. Double up to catch up is a big no!Don’t try to double your bets when experiencing a losing streak. Many players hope to catch a big win and return to even while experiencing a losing streak. If things are not going well, you should reduce the size of your wager, instead of increasing it...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Do I have to play off a slot jackpot?14 January 2015
I am retired and play slot machines frequently. On a number of occasions, I'll have a few credits on the machine and I'll hit something large enough for it to lock up. After being paid, the attendant will say to make another bet to clear the machine...read moreThree advantage-play machines13 January 2015 Players can get an edge on the following three machines if these machines are played at certain times. With the help of Casino City Times columnist Jerry “Stickman,” I'll explain those times and how much money to have in your pocket in order to be reasonably sure you take the cash from the casino.These are banking machines and, as you’ll see, what they bank are various symbols — and at a certain point there are enough symbols for the player to have the edge over the house...read morePlaying for royals11 January 2015 QUESTION: I've been studying a “how to play video poker” article you have online. I notice you talk about a two-, three- or four-card royal flush; but you never talk about an inside royal flush. For instance, you don't say anything about 10-J-K-A inside royal.I think you mean: Don't play any inside royal flushes unless you treat it as an inside straight flush.Am I reading you right? Or should I play any two-, three-, or four-card royals as royals?ANSWER: While four-card royals with a gap on the inside – A-K-Q-10, A-K-J-10 or A-Q-J-10 – have lower expected values than the K-Q-J-10, all are valuable enough that we lump all four-card royals together on strategy charts for virtually all games and pay tables...read moreHow to Pick a Good Video Poker Game10 January 2015 One of the reasons for the popularity of Video Poker is they generally have a higher payback – sometimes even more than 100 percent for a skilled player – than slot machines. And more importantly, a knowledgeable player can tell the payback of the game by looking at the paytable that is displayed right on the machine...read moreBest craps play8 January 2015 For players who take craps seriously, the next step after learning the basics of how to play usually is to probe deeper into the possibilities presented by the dozens of bets and hundreds of potential combinations available.Is there a weakness that can be exploited? Is there a synergy between Bet A and Bet B that covers the loss-producing potholes in each and paves the road to riches? Can combining a high-risk but high-paying bet with more of an even-keel, grind-it-out wager give you the best of both worlds?When readers send their favored combinations to me, it usually involves a bet on any 7 in an attempt to cover up the loser 7s on Pass and Place bets...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Reseeding the RNG in a slot machine7 January 2015
My question pertains to the timing of the reseeding of the PRNG. Have done some extensive research on this subject, and would like to hear your thoughts on it. We know it is possible to do.
Can the PRNGs used in slot machines be set to reseed to a set of negative values by date/hour/minute/second/millisecond? How would it be possible for a casino to do this?
We have all seen days where you cannot win a thing on nearly every slot in the casino...read moreSlot machines you can actually beat6 January 2015 I am going to share with you some of the machines that my fellow Casino City Times columnist Jerry “Stickman” and I discovered to be player-favorable at certain times. What do I mean by “player-favorable”? Simply that the slots player can get a real mathematical edge over the casino if he plays these machines correctly.Yes, these are called advantage-play machines and are excerpted from my book "Slots Conquest: How to Beat the Slot Machines!"With each machine I will explain when the machine becomes favorable to the player and how much money to have in your bankroll to play the machine.Full disclosure: Atlantic City had no advantage-play machines...read moreCraps percentages and Three-Card Poker4 January 2015 QUESTION: I’ve tried calculating the house edge at craps myself, and I keep coming up with answers that are far different than what I find in books and online.If I make place bets on 6, I’m supposed to win five times, lose six times and have 25 pushes for every 36 rolls, right? That covers all the 36 dice combinations, with five ways to make 6, six ways to make 7 and 25 ways to make other numbers.So if I make 36 bets of $6 each, that puts $216 on the table...read more![]() Blackjack in the 21st century3 January 2015 As the 21st century develops, it appears to be an amazing and exciting time to be alive. The advances in medicine, communications, education and job opportunities, just to name a few areas, are turning out to be an incredible junction in time for almost any individual.It can also be the best time to be a blackjack player.There are experts who might disagree, saying the best time was during the heyday of the riverboats and New Orleans in the mid-1800s when blackjack was called Vingt-et-un...read more |
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