Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 332

Whirlwind craps and blackjack in Atlantic City

Hi Frank,I loved your article about your dad and wrote to tell you. You were so kind to respond. I can imagine a lot of people must have done the same.I'm a so-called wrong way bettor at craps. However, I start like that but after the first roll, with my money and odds on the don't pass, I then make two or three comes bets with odds...read more

Play the don't pass just right

QUESTION: On my last trip to the craps table, the table was cold so I switched from playing the pass line to playing the don’t pass line. Of course my friends hated me. When a point was established I did not lay the odds. My friends told me I was stupid for not laying the odds...read more

Should You Place a Put Bet After the Come Out Roll in Craps?

Dear Stickman,If a point has been established, is it still possible to put a wager on the pass or don't pass line? It seems to me that this would be a great move on the player’s part. Why haven't other players thought of this?What do you say about my strategy?Yours,Lucky 8Dear Lucky 8,If a point has been established you cannot put a wager on the pass or don't pass line...read more

Deal Me In: Making money music

Dear Mark: You mentioned in a recent column setting loss limits and win goals. By "win goals" you stated, "realistic win goals, like a 50-100 percent return on your original $100 stake." Being an investor in the stock market, I use something similar, a stop-loss method when losing...read more

It's good to get beat bad!

When Patrick Farrell of Farmingdale, N.Y., saw the river card complete his straight flush to the 8 of spades, he had every right to be elated. A nice $620 pot was at stake in the $1-$2 No Limit Hold’em game at the Tropicana in Atlantic City.What he got was so much more.It turned out that while Farrell was sitting with 4-5 of spades and watched as 6-7-8 filled the board, Eric Zendle of Cockeysville, Md., was sitting even prettier with 9-10 down...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Can the casino control who hits jackpots?

When a casino chain orders the same slot machines from a particular manufacturer, would the payback percentage be set in the order and that particular payback percentage machine(s) be distributed among the properties throughout the U.S.? I ask this because it seems the win percentage on a particular game I was playing recently in Las Vegas at a national casino chain was no different than the same game at my local property...read more

Pass up the Captain's craps Supersystem

Dear Frank:I was playing craps in wheeling W.V. where there was a gentleman playing who was a local (the dealers called him by name). He was playing craps and on the come-out roll he placed a pass line bet and a don't-pass bet. Once the point was established he would pick one of the bets up and place it as odds bet on the other...read more

Best video poker play and being a comp wizard

QUESTION: Please explain a piece of video poker strategy to me. I’ve heard that when you have a low pair and a high card, like two 6s and a jack, you’re supposed to keep the pair and throw away the jack. That doesn’t make any sense to me. Don’t you have a lot more chances to draw a winner if you hold the Jack? You get four cards, and only one of them has to match up to win...read more

What casinos don't want you to know

Some things the casinos love to tell players (like who hit the jackpot on their slot machines). However, other things they would rather not say (“don’t ask, don’t tell”). What are their secrets? Read on to find out what they would rather you not know.Single-deck blackjackWow! Many casinos are bringing back those good ol' single-deck blackjack games...read more

Deal Me In: A low house edge and EZ to play

Dear Mark: Do you know of a game called EZ Baccarat? Please let me know the percentages for the casino. Also, what is the house edge for the casino if I bet the Dragon 7 and the Panda 8? John A.EZ Baccarat, also known as "No Commission" Baccarat, is played in the same manner as traditional baccarat...read more