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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 327

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Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

A different view of craps edges

10 January 2013
With its array of one-roll bets and wagers that take multiple rolls to decide, craps gives us an opportunity to look at the house edge in a couple of different ways. We can look at the edge per decision. That’s the common way of doing it, the way that tells us the house has a 1.41% edge on the pass line, 1.52% on place bets on 6 and 8 and a whopping 16.67% on any 7.The other way of looking at it is the house edge per roll...read more
 
Articles by John  Robison
Articles by John Robison

Ask the Slot Expert: Stopping the spin gives me better results

9 January 2013
Either I am extremely lucky or others are extremely unlucky. I have watched several people sit down at particular machines I play and they play the max bet of $2.50 per spin. They spin and spin and rarely hit anything over $3.00 –- most hits are for $0.40 or $0.80. They get up and I sit down and place the same max bet; however, I stop the spin...read more
 
Articles by Frank  Scoblete
Articles by Frank Scoblete

Slot watchers

8 January 2013
I have been fat for 20 years now. Oh, yes, I work out every day and my heart rate is 55 beats a minute; but I am fat. I am 100 pounds over my fighting weight of 40 years ago!So I decided to go to Weight Watchers to lose several generations of body lard...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

Reward of rewards cards and card counting, too!

6 January 2013
QUESTION: You guys who always tell people to use their rewards cards when they play miss something. If I use a card, the casino has a record of everything I do in the casino. Wouldn’t they pass that record on to the IRS? It seems to me that if I use my card, I couldwind up with a tax bill.ANSWER: I receive this kind of question often, at least four or five times a year...read more
 
Articles by Jerry  Stickman
Articles by Jerry Stickman

Playing in Video Poker Tournaments

5 January 2013
Thousands of fans enjoy playing video poker. They appreciate the low house edge of most video poker games allowing them to play longer on their bankroll. They enjoy testing their skill in learning and playing proper game strategy. Most of all they enjoy hitting the big jackpots for a royal flush or specific four-of-a-kinds on certain games.Like most casino games video poker pits the player against the casino...read more
 
Articles by John  Grochowski
Articles by John Grochowski

Some great gambling books

3 January 2013
Over the years, I’ve read and reviewed many a blackjack book. Rarely have I recommended one simply because it’s so much fun to read.I’d doing it now with Glen Wiggy’s “1536 Free Waters and Other Blackjack Endeavors" ($18.95, iUniverse). Subtitled “Finding Profit and Humor in Card-Counting,” Wiggy’s work includes how to play, blackjack terminology, basic strategy and an explanation of how to count cards...read more
 
Articles by John  Robison
Articles by John Robison

Ask the Slot Expert: Deducting losses from slot winnings

2 January 2013
John: I really enjoy reading your advice and you're on the money most of the time. However, on December 26, 2012 you were asked about taxes being withheld from a slot jackpot and I think you failed to mention that you can deduct your losses from your winnings and most of the time not pay any taxes at all on smaller jackpots lower than $2,000...read more
 
Articles by Frank  Scoblete
Articles by Frank Scoblete

Madame La Pilate's top 10 predictions for 2013

1 January 2013
Many of you don’t know who Madame La Pilate is. She is a very special psychic/astrologist who makes amazingly accurate predictions and has done so all these many years. At least that is what she told me when I tripped over her sleeping on the sidewalk on 33 and Broadway in Manhattan.She is totally disdainful of science (“It has nothing but idiots working in it...read more
 
Articles by Vera Sanchez
Articles by Vera Sanchez

Great Players Need Great Coaches

1 January 2013
Michael Jordan vs. Kobe Bryant. Who is the better basketball player? This is a question that has been debated by many experts, players, fans, and sports lovers alike. The opinioned answer can be argued based on statistics such as previous basketball experience prior to the NBA, impact as a rookie, MVP titles, defensive stopper, average points per game, and NBA Championships.Michael Jordan facts: played college at North Carolina, won the rookie of the year honors in 1985, five MVP titles, named nine times to the All-Defensive First Team, averaged 30 points per game during his career, and accomplished six NBA Championship.Kobe Bryant facts: drafted out of Lower Merion High School, All-Rookie Second Team in 1996, one MVP title, named nine times to the All-Defensive First Team, averages 25 points per game thus far, and accomplished five NBA Championships.The answer to the question, who is the better basketball player, can go in circles and be argued until the cows come home...read more
 
Articles by Larry  Mak

Laugh Away Last Year for the New Year

31 December 2012
The bookie slowly counted out the money into the old lady's wrinkled hands. "Lady," he said, " I just don't understand how you managed to pick the winner. It was a real long shot.""Well," the old lady said." I really don't know myself. I just stuck a pin in the paper and that was it.""That's all very well, lady," said the bookie,"but how did you manage to pick four winners yesterday afternoon?""Oh," replied the old lady...read more

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