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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 307
One Hundred Game Video Poker14 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 moreWhy we play what we play12 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 moreAsk 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 moreDice control conversations and smart betting10 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 moreNo hand in blackjack and shadow hands in video poker8 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![]() Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts7 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 moreThe machine blackjack versus the live blackjack5 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 moreAsk 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 moreThose "damn" machines and cruise ships3 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 moreHitting soft 17 and video poker shuffles1 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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