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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 315
The truth about blackjack and slots26 May 2013 QUESTION: The blackjack rules I play under yield about a .38 percent house advantage.Does that (somehow) include the variables of doubling down, splitting and 3 to 2 blackjack payoff?I thought that I could overcome that house edge using those variables but it looks like I might be wrong and therefore doomed to eventual failure in coming out ahead...read moreTop blackjack questions, part II25 May 2013 To say I’ve answered many questions from blackjack players over the past 38 years is an understatement. I figure I answered, on average, about five questions a month, so that’s 60 a year, or roughly 2,300 over the past 38 years that I’ve been a blackjack writer (whew!)...read moreThose community machines23 May 2013 Slot machines are constantly changing and evolving. The three-reel games of yore are still with us, but the kings of the slot floor are video gamess with their array of animation, special effects, 3D sound, second-screen bonuses, free spin events, mystery pays and multitiered jackpots.Part of the slot evolution and revolution has been the rise of community-style slots...read moreCraps payouts and blackjack percentages23 May 2013 QUESTION: I make all the craps bets you say I shouldn’t. I know the percentages are lousy, but I play for cheap, never lose too much and when I get a little lucky, I have some big wins. I know I lose more than I win, but the excitement of the big ones does it for me.Anyway, I’m not writing for advice about that...read moreSplitting those 8s and other conundrums in blackjack23 May 2013 It was late on a Monday night on an overnight casino stay, and the table games pit was mostly empty. I was at a $10 blackjack table with three other players, a man and a woman in their late 20s or early 30s who seemed to be a couple, and a fellow with a shaved head and gray beard who appeared to be in his 50s or early 60s.Mostly, it was an easy-going, jovial atmosphere...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: How much should I tip for a slot jackpot?22 May 2013
I noticed at Trump Taj Mahal that the reel-spinning Wheel of Fortune machines have been replaced with video slots. Does that make the jackpot harder to hit?
Are all the progressive jackpots linked to all casinos in AC?
Thanks, Mike
Dear Mike,
I haven't seen the PAR sheet for the video Wheel of Fortune machines in Atlantic City, so I don't know for sure whether the odds of hitting the jackpot have changed...read moreThe changing landscape of slot payouts21 May 2013 Dear Frank,Frank - I enjoy and appreciate you disseminating your gambling knowledge and expertise. I've got two questions regarding slot machines.1. I understand that the house edge will change depending upon the denomination of the machine with a nickel machine generally having a higher house edge than a dollar machine...read moreDeuces Wild and royal flushes19 May 2013 QUESTION: I have a question about Deuces Wild. I love the full-pay game. It’s the one I first played in Las Vegas in the ’80s and it’s still the game I play whenever I can find it. I find it less and less, however.I find myself more and more settling for the games that reduce the four-of-a-kind pays to 4-for-1, but also pay 4 on the full houses and pay 3 instead of 2 on flushes.One hand troubles me...read moreTo Lay or Not to Lay18 May 2013 Jerry "Stickman",Thank you for your previous advice. I have another question for you.If a point has been establish, like say number 9 and I ask the dealer to lay $10.00 each on the 4 & 10 for a total of $20.00. The shooter's next roll (2nd...read moreThree-card poker oddities16 May 2013 I don’t play three-card poker very often. Blackjack and video poker are my games of choice, though I do spread my time around to nearly all casino games. I spend the most time on the games that give me the best chance to win, and three-card poker moved down the list when it became common for casinos to pay only 3-1 instead of the original 4-1 on flushes in the Pair Plus portion of the game.Nonetheless, when I have played, I’ve seen some odd turns of the cards, and I’ve heard of some strange ones from readers...read more |
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