Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 409

Can I remove my odds from a come bet?

Hello Frank, I just finished reading with great interest your latest book Cutting Edge Craps. I particularly enjoyed the chapter "The Captain's Greatest Roll." I can tell by your words how much you admired the man. He seemed like he was a "Great Gent." I have a question about come bets...read more

W-2G for a $1,000 jackpot

This past weekend while playing slots at Empire City Casino (Yonkers Raceway, NY), I was fortunate enough to hit a progressive jackpot for $1,031.10. I was mildly surprised when a payout slip for the amount of the progressive popped out of the machine; I put it away until it was time to leave...read more

Ultimate X video poker

It was destined to be a low roller kind of morning as I strolled into a casino with $42 in my wallet, and I knew my gaming would be limited at best. A short bankroll meant I had to walk past the table games pit, past the dollar slots and video poker, and not even think about a stop at the poker room...read more

I do not like casino gambling

My wife is my problem. She loves to play the slot machines and she wants to go to the casino a couple of times a month. I have to be frank with you, Frank -- I really don't like the casino atmosphere and I hate gambling. But I am stuck...read more

When Advantage Craps Play Means No Play

I am an advantage craps player that has a very dynamic edge. My controlled shot gives me an edge over the casino. There are, however, certain conditions when the edge goes back to the casino. Instead of battling these non-advantageous conditions, a true advantage player should refrain from play when the edge has gone back to the casino. The following is a reminder for most advantage craps players of when not to play...read more

A Few Facts about Blackjack

Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700s where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one). Emperor Napoleon played and enjoyed it more than any other card game. There are approximately 140 countries in the world with casinos that offer blackjack. The proper name of the game is "21"; "blackjack" was only added as slang in the 1920s. The object of the game is not to get 21; the real object is to beat the dealer. 20 is the second best hand in the game. 16 is the worst hand in blackjack, followed by 15 as the second worst hand. 11 is the third best hand in blackjack. Mathematically, in 100 hands the dealer will win 48 hands, the player will win 44 and there will be eight ties...read more

Blackjack seat rental

A few casinos have started to charge a "seat rental" to players who want to play blackjack at low denomination tables. I'll report what this is all about, give you my opinion on it, and let you decide if paying a "seat rental" is for you. Here's how seat rentals works (at least in one casino that has it)...read more

Is there a proper way to choose dice?

Frank, At the craps table, the stickman gives you all the dice from which to choose before you start to play. Is there a proper way to choose the two dice to use? Can I pick up one dice at a time to check to see if the corners are rounded, then pick the two dice I want to use? Thanks in advance for the answer to this question. Thomas Dear Thomas: You can choose the dice one at a time and feel free to check them...read more

Playing a found ticket

I am so freaked out. I am one of the most honest people you will ever meet. I went to a casino and had 20 dollars to play with I sat down with about $15 of it in one dollar bills, and next to me the machine was beeping loud and I saw a ticket in the machine...read more

Winning is easy

You walk around the casino slot aisles looking for that one special machine. How about this one? No, not this one. How about that one? No, not that one either. Still you know that somewhere in this casino, your machine is waiting for you. You feel it is your day to win a BIG one. Now you see a machine that calls to you, "Come here, my love, let me take you into the sky...read more