Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 313

Ask the Slot Expert: Should I stay at a hot machine?

In March 2013, I received a card in the mail from Pearl River Resort. The card said that they missed me. Come back and I would be eligible to play for free under the new member program. On the first visit they would reimburse me up to $500 gaming losses on the first day of play...read more

Trends, trends and more trends

Dear Frank:Hi just wanted to give my two cents. I am 45 and have been gambling since I was 7. Craps, poker and sports betting are my thing. I have never read a book on gambling until recently. My daughter gave me "Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!" as a present and I read it last night...read more

Bond, James Bond and that special 17

QUESTION: I’ve heard that 17 is the most frequently played number in roulette, because that’s what James Bond played in the movies. Wouldn’t that be a danger to the casinos, if one number got more action than the others?ANSWER: I heard the same thing when I was a beginning player, and I mentioned it in print a time or two early in my career...read more

Optimum video poker

My good friend Dan Paymar has an excellent software training program that he markets called Optimum Video Poker (OpVP). You pop the CD program into your home computer and you can practice playing any video poker game. The program alerts you when you make a playing mistake and keeps track of your playing accuracy...read more

My husband made me lose a jackpot!

I’m used to commotion in casinos, but it doesn’t usually consist of spousal screams over missed jackpots.I was passing a bank of dollar reel-spinning games, and I, along with everyone remotely in the neighborhood, heard the anguished shout, “You cost me $20,000! I can’t believe you did that!”I asked a nearby player what was going on...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: More on Megabucks odds

I know that the Psuedo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) actually spits out a pre-determined series of numbers that can be known if you know which generator is being used and the 'seed' number. My question is this: Let's say you need to hit 1 out of 368 symbols on virtual reels #1, #2 and #3 to win the Megabucks...read more

Online gambling might hurt players and casinos

Hi Frank,I guess you heard that New Jersey is going the route of legalizing online gambling for a 10-year trial with the Atlantic City casinos. Politics as usual want to suck as much money out of the people. I see several problems at least...read more

Sic bo and video po

QUESTION: I’d never played sic bo before, but it was only a dollar a bet at one of those new tables with the video dealers, so I decided to give it a try. Another player told me that the best bet was on single numbers, that a dealer had explained to him that with three different numbers on the dice, he paid half the numbers and took the other half...read more

All gamblers should have records!

Keeping good records of your play should be an important part of a good money management program. How well you are doing in a specific casino or game will become clear if you keep accurate records. Adding comments about particular rules at a blackjack table in a certain casino, for example, can be helpful to you when planning a future trip...read more

Deal Me In: Spread your play around

Dear Mark: When playing at a gambling destination where there are multiple casinos, how many different player's cards do you recommend I get? Jan B.I would recommend at least three different casinos where you are a rated player and have one of their player's cards...read more