Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 31

No, My Friend, It Is Not

In Shakespeare’s great play, "The Tragedy of Macbeth," Macbeth states that “nothing is but what is not.” He is confused and can’t figure out what is going on in his world and the world in general. But he is on his way to hell; he knows it but he also doesn’t know it.Many casino players have probably said something to that effect for themselves in bad streaks and in good streaks...read more

Best Roulette Bets

From Gerald:Hi Stickman,I have often walked by the roulette table and thought I would like to play. It looks a little intimidating. People are placing chips all over the layout. I am unsure how to actually play. I need help not only in the placing of the bets, but in knowing which are the best bets to place.Please help me out, sir.Thank you,GeraldHi Gerald,Roulette can be a fun and exciting game...read more

The Ultra-High-Rollers

CINDY: So, you bet in the hundreds, maybe the high hundreds, or the thousands, or tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars. You are, compared to the rest of the country and the world at large, rich. Some of you may be very, very, very rich...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Finding video poker strategies

Question: Where can I find the best videos and books that give the latest and, I assume, the best strategy for playing video poker? Who is the best author or expert on video poker? Answer: Thinking about your question takes me back about 30 years...read more

Play, Pause, Play

Play, Pause, PlayWe’ve all read the countless articles and chapters in books, and we’ve probably seen many videos about this topic too. I’m talking about when to quit playing whatever game or machine you are playing. Indeed, I’ve written many of these articles, chapters and videos.Today I am not going to write when to stop playing...read more

The End of Advantage Video Poker?

From Bill R:Hello Stickman,I just read an article in the Casino City Times that talked about a program that can tell casinos how well video poker players are following perfect playing strategy. They even stated that casinos could withhold comps and other promotional invitations from these players and increase their profits by 45%.What do you think the impact of this technology might be?Anxious,Bill R.Hi Bill R.,I also read that article with some interest...read more

Betting Sequencies

From Joey:Hi, Stickman,I’m Joey, I’ve read a few of your articles and like them all.If you don’t mind me asking, what do people do in VP with their bets? I noticed I get stuck going back and forth with the same amount of money, and typically bump up the bet to win more, or play the double.Is there a type of bankroll strategy like martingale that popular for VP?Thank you,JoeyHi Joey,Thank you for your comments...read more

About Those High Rollers

CINDY: We tend to give our advice for the average, mostly close to low-rolling players. There’s little reason not to do this since the overwhelming majority of players are in the lower-rolling categories.ABBY: How to play the table games is basically cut and dried...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Broken bet buttons: maintenance issue or meant to be

Question: In today's article (04/17/2024) about not all betting choices being available on a slot machine, my take is that the machine needs maintenance, like maybe some connections need cleaning or something like that. The question was pretty sketchy...read more

Crazy Crappers

My mentor, the Atlantic City legend, the late Captain of craps, had two words to describe the worst bets in a casino craps game. He called them Crazy Crapper bets.These bets could be found in the middle of the table such as the hardways, the C&E, the individual numbers such as 2 and 12, along with other poor bets with house edges often in the double digits...read more