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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 307

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Articles by Jerry  Stickman
Articles by Jerry Stickman

One Hundred Game Video Poker

14 September 2013
Hi Jerry “Stickman”,I normally play Jacks or Better video poker although I sometimes play Double Bonus Poker if the pay table is good enough. Sometime I have good streaks and sometimes I have very bad streaks. At times it seems I will never get anything higher than a high pair...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

Why we play what we play

12 September 2013
I like doing little informal surveys, and I relay some of the results a few times a year after readers tell me about their first royal flush, back-to-back slot jackpots or odd things that have happened at the blackjack table.One of the things I’ve been asking of late is how people came to play their favorite games...read more
 
Articles by John  Robison
Articles by John Robison

Ask the Slot Expert: Why do slot machines hit jackpots less frequently today?

11 September 2013
I usually play only reel slots. I have been going to Las Vegas since 1979, when you could win several jackpots per trip. The demise began when the reel slots changed from mechanical to computerized. Since then I can count on a couple of hands the times that I have hit or came close to hitting a jackpot...read more
 
Articles by Frank  Scoblete
Articles by Frank Scoblete

Dice control conversations and smart betting

10 September 2013
FROM DAN: I'm a novice craps player from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I just finished reading your book "Cutting Edge Craps: Advanced Strategies for Serious Players!", and I am about to begin reading "Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!" I've been practicing dice control for a couple months now, with increasing skill...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

No hand in blackjack and shadow hands in video poker

8 September 2013
QUESTION: I saw something weird at the blackjack table. The dealer accidentally, or absent-mindedly, flipped up both her cards. Everybody at the table could see she had a hard 19. I was sitting there with hard 18, ready to hit rather than just take the loss to the 19...read more
 
Articles by John  Marchel

Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts

7 September 2013
Recent data from the Nevada Gaming Commission shows how little most casino visitors know about the games they play. For example, if a player just follows blackjack basic strategy alone, the house will have a less than 1 percent advantage over a player.What is really happening, according to the report, is the house is making a little over 12 percent from their blackjack tables...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

The machine blackjack versus the live blackjack

5 September 2013
I’ve been playing blackjack a long time --- 25 years if we’re just talking about the casino game, 40-plus if we include occasional interludes in poker games in my college dorm, and 50 in just-for-fun games. I learned the basics from some second cousins and the annual New Year’s Day extended family gathering at my great-grandfather’s house in Chicago.So I have a lifetime of playing with live dealer’s that shapes my preferences...read more
 
Articles by John  Robison
Articles by John Robison

Ask the Slot Expert: Are slot machines 'controlled'?

4 September 2013
I just read the letter from Barbara about the "controlled" machines. I am a computer programmer, mathematician and a games player. I have programmed many games of chance and understand probability, statistics and game theory. Now, to Barbara's letter. First, ALL MACHINES ARE CONTROLLED...read more
 
Articles by Frank  Scoblete
Articles by Frank Scoblete

Those "damn" machines and cruise ships

3 September 2013
FROM SKIP: You recently sent me a copy of your book “The Virgin Kiss” and I want to thank you for it. I read it cover to cover though I admit reading the section about the Captain’s Monster Roll several times. What an experience to have been there with the Captain...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

Hitting soft 17 and video poker shuffles

1 September 2013
QUESTION: I was grumbling at a blackjack table about the switch to dealer hits soft 17. The casino closest to me had the dealer stand on all 17s ever since it opened, close to 20 years ago. Last year, they switched.The dealer tried to convince me that it really was better for the player this way...read more

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