Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 358

Smile through the pain, that confuses them

Dear Mark: When losing, should you move to an adjoining machine figuring if my machine is cold, the one next to me might not be? Larry M.Moving, Larry, doesn't necessarily mean you will win elsewhere. Every spin, on every machine, is random...read more

Texas Hold'em A to Z: U is for Under the Gun

Texas Hold'em is a positional game. Your position is determined by where you are sitting in relationship to the dealer button. Unlike games like stud where the betting order changes with each betting round, the order is fixed in Texas Hold'em...read more

The season of getting!

The holiday season is all about generosity, love of family and friends, the serving of meals, the making of toasts and the giving of gifts to those we cherish and prize above all others. The "spirit of giving" characterizes the holiday season and that's why it's called the "the season of giving." The holiday season very often reflects the "spirit of getting" and can even be called "the season of getting." Little kids sitting on Santa's lap never say, "And I want to give the following gifts to Mommy and Daddy and my little sister Lulu...read more

Would you rather have $50 in match play or $25 to bet in cash?

Which is a stronger inducement for solid citizens to visit a casino? Two $25 match play coupons or one $25 cash token the dealer will exchange for chips at any table (shades of those rolls of quarters). Assuming you won’t or can’t violate the letter or spirit of the incentive by doing other than betting with one or the other, the objective answer depends on the monetary equivalents of the premiums...read more

The fun way to pitch good money after bad

Dear Mark: Let us say you get on a once-in-a-lifetime winning streak. Will the casino allow you to start betting more than the highest table maximum in the casino? Joe T.Most, Joe, probably will not, principally because two possible scenarios threaten the casino...read more

A shuffle through the gaming mailbag

Q. Can you settle something once and for all? My brother and I have argued for years over which casino game is best for players. I say it's blackjack, he says it's craps. We're not talking about counting cards or being good enough to make money all the time...read more

Video poker bankroll guidelines

My friend Mark isn't a casino regular, but he likes to play a little video poker now and then. His goal is just to have a good time and stay in action for a couple of hours. "Do you have a guide to how much cash I need to last a couple of hours?" he asked. I showed him the bankroll calculator on Video Poker for Winners software, and assumed expert play for 1,000 hands -- about two hours play for an average player...read more

May I?

In this column may I indulge myself in giving strong, no-holds barred advice to slot players who are looking for strong, no-holds-barred advice? I think as nature's spring season flourishes around us, the time has come to reflect on the important aspects of playing those wonderful machines. May I take a look at how poorly too many people play? The idea of going to the casino with money from one's normal bank accounts -- those accounts where you get your mortgage money, your food money, your utility bills money, your kids' college education money, and your heart operation money -- is asking for nothing but trouble...read more

Bad Video Poker Can Become Good

Recently my beautiful wife and I took a cruise. I always enjoy going through the casinos aboard ship to see just how good (or more likely how bad) the games of chance actually are. I was not at all surprised by my findings. All of the Video Poker games had terrible pay schedules...read more

Roulette, a fun game

Roulette, a game of chance, is the oldest known casino game. It originated in France during the late 17th and early 18th century. The best known center for the game has been the gambling casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco. In Europe the roulette wheels have 36 numbers and one zero...read more