Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 41

Close Video Poker Hands

From Ray:Hi Jerry,I've written you before about the close decisions on video poker hands.I know this may be sacrilege, and I may have mentioned this before, but are the holds on close hands different if max coin is not played?My wife especially, and many people I know, can't afford in their budget to play $1.25 per hand and there are too few nickel games (none that have a good pay table) for them to play...read more

Fuddy-Duddy Slot Players

CINDY: Okay, now we come to slots, the most popular game in the casino. It’s the game that launched a true world-wide industry. We wouldn’t have a casino world, other than a few places spread out around the globe, where casinos were the main treat...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: My bad luck at video poker can't last forever

My luck at NSU has been very bad the past few weeks. I rarely leave a machine with a profit or even a small loss. I've almost always had to quit because I’ve used up my session bankroll before reaching my point goal. My first stop on a casino visit is to the cage to take out another marker -- at least it's my first stop when I don't have enough money from my last visit to fund this visit, and that's what's been happening just about every visit lately...read more

Will artificial intelligence take over casinos?

You know what’s happening with A.I. correct? If not, duck your heads because something may be heading towards it to crush your skull like the primitive creature you evidently are.A.I. is now making its way onto the human landscape in a big and scary way.[Please note: A.I...read more

Better Blackjack Players Today?

Over breakfast on a rainy July morning, Blackjack Bob came straight to the point."Does it seem to you like blackjack players are getting better? Mistakes still happen, and we can talk about that. But overall, it seems better."I've had the same feeling...read more

Video Poker Paybacks

From Norman:Hi Jerry,I hope everything is well.I haven’t been to a casino since I got back from Vegas in early March. I’ve made a decision however.I’m never going back to gamble in PA anymore. They only have 6/5 JOB and 6/5 BP. Although it is an hour closer for me than AC, I just can’t do that with a good conscience anymore...read more

Preferred Seating

CINDY: Recently we wrote about the games we prefer the most but I think this week we should get even more personal –ABBY: Uh, oh, we are not going over my love life again, are we?CINDY: No, we’re going to talk about how we actually sit (or stand) ourselves at the games we play...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Do slot clubs count your entire bet on Double Down Stud?

Question: I play video poker in Atlantic City. Borgata mostly. I play Double Down Stud where you can double down your first bet if you like the cards you see. My question is: Does the casino count both the initial 5-credit bet AND the double down credits towards your player card rewards? Or just the initial bet? Answer: Double Down Stud is the easiest video poker game to play...read more

More From Wrong Way Andre

ANDRE: More stuff that is important.First of all, there’s credit. You do not want to carry any cash in the casinos that is high enough to play if things are going bad. Things will go bad and you need casino credit to back up your play.So have plenty of casino credit backing you up.You do not want to be losing and have not enough money to play...read more

When You Know the Dealer's Hole Card

QUESTION: I was playing blackjack a few weeks ago, and got that rare table where the dealer was tipping his hole card on almost every hand. It made iffy hands a lot easier. If I had 15 and the dealer had a 6 up, I'd normally stand, but if he had a 5 down I'd hit instead.It left me wondering a couple of things...read more