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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 342
John "Skinny's" the Big Enchilada bet at craps16 September 2012 [John "Skinny" is a poster on the Golden Touch private website. This is one of his posts.]In a different post entitled Odds for the Fire Bet, Dice Pilot opined about the fire bet for controlled shooters: "It would be an interesting mathematical problem to find out how the odds and probabilities change with an increase in a shooters' skill level...read more![]() Having an "act" at blackjack15 September 2012 Playing blackjack is both an accomplished skill as well as an art. Money management, basic strategy, casino and table selection and much more are the skills initially required. Each of these tasks has to be managed smoothly and effortlessly...read moreDeal Me In: Don't buy the points14 September 2012 Dear Mark: With football season upon us, I would like to know when, if ever, it is beneficial to buy the 1/2-point in a game. When the spread is 2.5 or 3.5, should I buy the 1/2-point to make it a field goal, and ditto with a 6.5 or 7.5 spread? Also, I love your columns on blackjack and want to know if I can find previous columns anywhere? John M.Betting against the point spread isn’t for the faint of heart...read more![]() Changing Denominations Doesn't Matter14 September 2012 Last week I was on a business trip in the South and stopped by one of the casinos on the Mississippi River. I decided to play a little video poker and I sat down at one of the multi-denomination/multi-game machines.
The first thing I do when I sit down at one of these machines is check out the denominations of the machine...read moreParlaying the 12 at craps13 September 2012 Several years ago I was one of about a dozen presenters at a weekend forum on casino games. It was there that I met Paul, who was attending my session on baccarat. He explained that he usually played video poker along with a little blackjack, but was looking for a third game to spice things up.It seems the third game he settled on was craps, as I found out in August when he approached me at a casino coffee shop...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Should I play more lines on a slot machine or more coins per line?12 September 2012
John,
Love your column. Always look forward to it, and to your great input. Told my friends about you.
My question is: Are the odds better if you play 100 lines (max) x 2 cents (least), 50 lines x 5 cents, or 25
lines x 10 cents, and so on, on any one machine?
I would appreciate your feedback as I do your wisdom.
Sincerely,
Slot Starvin' Marvin
Dear Marvin,
Thanks for the kind words about my column.
Most multi-line/multi-coin (video) slots are straight multipliers (that means there's no bonus for playing more coins), so the number of coins you bet on a line and the number of lines you play do not affect the long-term payback...read moreHow to get airfare comped12 September 2012 If you are a moderate high roller who is RFB at a casino, more often than not the casino won’t pay your airfare because of how comp ratings are done.Casinos rate players based on the player’s “theoretical loss” for the time they played. A theoretical loss is the mathematical probability that if you bet this way for an extended period of play, you will lose X amount of money...read moreHow A Video Poker Machine Work?11 September 2012 Dear Stickman,
I usually play video poker in Atlantic City casinos. My game of choice is the Joker's Wild variant which uses a standard 52 card deck plus two wild cards.
In AC, the top payout on this type of machine is five of a kind, usually 4000 coins when 5 coins are played...read moreEven money is uneven for the player10 September 2012 QUESTION. I have to disagree with all the experts who say you shouldn’t take even money when you have a blackjack and the dealer has an ace up. I always take even money. This way, I always win the hand, and the object is to try to win every hand...read moreHandling a slump9 September 2012 Handling a slumpposted by Chip on the Golden Touch Craps private members-only websiteHi all, Chip here.I am a controlled shooter and I am posting here for the first time in a while. I was fortunate to be with the GTC group in Tunica and made some money...read more |
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