Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 364

Bookstores, Books and Truth

A bookstore is a place where people go to relish the literary works by William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Lewis Carroll, Alexandre Dumas and Charles Dickens. It was once a setting for bookworms to feel comfortable in a relaxed environment while sipping on a blended mocha coconut Frappuccino topped with whipped cream. This was the soothing atmosphere I expected on my trip to a soon-to-be out of business commercial company...read more

Video poker with a shocking twist

Dear Mark: I found a fun video poker game that I enjoy playing. It's called Shockwave Poker, and it offers an additional bonus for four-of-a-kind. Have you seen it, played it, and what are your thoughts about playing it? Scooter T.Shockwave Poker, Scooter, is a new, one-off version of standard video poker...read more

Video Keno Machine Improves on the Live Game

When I started visiting the casino, the table games dominated the floor and slot machines were relegated to the perimeter of the casino or small areas set aside to accommodate them. Of course, this has all changed and nowadays the rolls have been reversed and the machines rule the casinos...read more

A shuffle through the gaming mailbag

Q. I regularly go to three casinos. Two of them have started to do some interesting things with comps. One has designated certain slot machines so you get two, three or four times points every day. They're not big themed games or anything, just regular video slots...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Does buy-in affect results on a slot machine?

Does a slot machine know the amount of money that is deposited at the start of play for a person and does that have any bearing on the percentage of payout? Let me start with your second question first. The amount of money you deposit into a machine has no effect whatsoever on your results...read more

Decisions don't matter on Class II video poker

Interactivity has become a prime goal for manufacturers of electronic games as they search for ways to keep players involved, and keep them in their seats. But the original interactive electronic casino game is video poker. Video poker players love the feeling they're in control...read more

A good bet: My mother and father meet

It was a neighborhood dance held every Friday at the Catholic school; this was just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. My father attended the dance with his best friend and my future godfather Jimmy, who would become a big man in the Teamsters union after the war. My father noticed a beautiful girl dancing with another young man...read more

How much more can casino gamblers bet than they bring?

Win or lose in the end, most casino buffs bet lots more money than they bring to the machines or tables. Few aficionados risk big enough fractions of their stakes, or wager on all-or-nothing propositions with such long odds, that they go kablooie on one pass through their fanny packs by losing every coup...read more

A Blackjack Question?

I recently received an email from one of my readers, Amy, posing a question about Blackjack. Here is Amy's email: Dear Sir, My name is Amy, and I only ever play blackjack, basic strategy, but not card counting. My question is, regardless how long I have to play … minutes or hours … what are my chances of winning just two hands … not necessarily consecutively … meaning I bet say $50 and win $100 … with an unlimited bankroll … then walk away … do I have more chance of walking away a winner every time. Thanks, Amy First of all Amy, thank you for writing to me...read more

Jest for Fun

A very popular figure in the Las Vegas gambling scene died, and a large number of his gambling friends turned out for the funeral. As the preacher went on about how the deceased was a good family man, friend, and member of the community, he asked those present not to think of the deceased as dead, but just sleeping...read more