Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 291

Gambling on the high seas

At last count, there were at least 140 cruise ships around the world offering casino gambling. The cruise ship industry uses casino gaming as an added amenity for their customers, but casinos are not designed as the primary reason for a cruise.Although shipboard casinos are similar to land-based ones, there are differences...read more

Gaming mergers

Casino players have gotten used to mergers bringing former fierce competitors under the same corporate umbrella. Caesars, Harrah’s and Bally’s all live happily under the Caesars Entertainment umbrella nowadays.When game manufacturers start merging, it’s not as immediately noticeable to the gambling public...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Sequential royal video poker

I am currently in Cripple Creek Colorado. I was in Johnny Nolon's Casino a few hours ago. They had a 25-cent video poker machine that had a payout for a sequential royal. The current value for the sequential royal was $12,994.57. I looked at the pay table but I didn't write it down so I am not sure what the percentage was...read more

The Captain's Supersystem

FROM JIM: I am writing you to tell you about my experience using the Captain’s doey-don't 5-Count Supersystem. I have been reading and studying this system for about a month now. I have read your book many times, purchased a craps simulator for my computer, and I have been watching them play at my local casino...read more

Video doubling and keno methods

QUESTION: I like to double up every once in a while in video poker. Some casino properties turn on this mode for players, others do not even offer the option.So, when I hit “double up,” five cards come up, with the first card turn right side up as the dealer’s card...read more

Paytables in Deuces Wild Double Bonus

Dear Stickman,I visit Las Vegas for about 14-20 days out of the year. After reading so many articles stating that video slots are undoubtedly the best slots to play, I took the advice and played video poker, intently, about 2 years ago, for the first time.I convinced my friend to do the same, and we both enjoyed it a lot, as it was so much more interesting than plain old boring slots, and the winning hands were much more frequent than most slot machines...read more

Bonus events equal entertainment

Video slots are all about entertainment, and much of the entertainment value comes in bonus events. Whether we’re talking about a spin of a prize wheel, a second-screen pick’em event or bankroll-building free spins, the bonuses are the moments players eagerly anticipate.But most of the time, we’re watching the video reels spin...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Did my video poker machine malfunction?

Last night I was sitting next to a gentleman who was playing the Wicked Winnings slot machine and he hit the She Devils with several Ravens. When the total win was finally tallied, it came out to $1,204.60. So this fellow was just $5.60 over the $1,199.00 magic number and received a 1099...read more

Slots, snits and nitwits

FROM MARK: I just heard this one: "If in Las Vegas, play the slots at 11 at night because they have to meet a minimum payout each day."FRANK RESPONDS: Tell the person who told you this piece of information that there is a bridge that connects Brooklyn to Manhattan that is for sale cheap...read more

That lovely RNG and Spin Poker

QUESTION: Can random number generators in video keno be programmed not to hit certain numbers, or at least not as often? A example could all numbers under 12 –- the month numbers -- considering many folks play birthdays and that would stop them from winning as often or as much?ANSWER: Not legally...read more