Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 41

Casino Odyssey III: The Little Wheel is Now Really Little

Craps and roulette are probably the two oldest casino games. Craps goes all the way back to early people rolling the bleached bones of sheep and other people, thankfully dead, to assess the will of the gods and whether to enslave the denizens of the tribe on the other side of the mountain.That’s why you will hear many craps players talking about rolling “dem bones.” The statement has historical accuracy but I doubt many craps players know its origins.Roulette might be somewhat newer, at least in its present form, as it was discovered (meaning invented) by scientist, philosopher, mathematician, theologian and researcher, the great Blaise Pascal who when looking to create a perpetual motion machine wound up creating the gambling game called the “little wheel,” meaning roulette.Poor Pascal didn’t discover the perpetual motion machine (no one has yet been so lucky as to do so) but his new gambling game ultimately took the casino world by storm in the late 1600s...read more

Facts About the Field Bet at Craps

In the game of casino craps, there are many superstitions, myths, and fallacies.QUESTION: I really enjoy playing craps. The game is exciting. There is lots of camaraderie. Most important, though, there are so many ways to win.I just discovered the field bet recently...read more

Disadvantages

CINDY: Last week we discussed the idea that many, if not most, casino players are looking to win their version of the “pot of gold.” Maybe some do; almost all the rest of us don’t.ABBY: Now we will reverse ourselves…CINDY: Somewhat.ABBY: Somewhat and take a look at simple decisions players make that can cost them in the short run and in the medium and long run...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: I have to watch what I write - Part 4

For the past few weeks, I've written about statements I have to be careful not to write in a column. One is writing that the number of heads and the number of tails thrown in a fair coin toss get closer to being equal after a large number of tosses...read more

Casino Odyssey II: One Game Rides Higher Than Ever

I’ve been a regular casino player since 1990. Some years I have stayed at casino hotels for 130 days. I’ve enjoyed my career; playing, socializing, and writing about the games and the people who play those games. There really has never been a dull moment.In that time, I have seen tremendous changes in the casino world, not the least of which is how the games have changed...read more

"Nothing is but what is not."

This article has to do with playing casino games that should be random but might not be. It’s the “oh, my lord what is going on?”I am now in another universe. That means out there in space all the way to the beginnings of everything and also right here on our little Earth, a planet that used to make some sense to me.Follow me on this and you will see why I am now disoriented and wondering about the foundations of everything I knew to be foundations of everything I knew.I am so confused.I am sure most of you have heard of the 10 billion-dollar James Webb Space Telescope, the most precise and greatest telescope mankind has ever invented...read more

Stay in Control Part Three

This is the third article in a series about how to stay in control when gambling. It does not matter if the gambling is in a casino or online, the pressure to lose control is there both ways.The previous articles covered bankrolls and dealing with losing streaks...read more

The Pot of Gold

CINDY: This is a simple question. What do casino players want when they play in the casinos?ABBY: A win. If possible, a big win, perhaps a very big win, a gigantic win. Maybe I should say that casino players want a “pot of gold” for their efforts...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: I have to watch what I write - Part 3

Trying to be mathematically accurate in my columns leads to consistency. I realized this last night watching an old episode of History's Greatest Mysteries (HGM). This episode was about the pyramids on the Giza plateau in Egypt. We all know there are three large pyramids in the complex: one built for Khufu, one for Khafre, and one for Menkaure...read more

Abby's 2024 Resolutions

CINDY: It is your turn Abby. Reveal your secrets!ABBY: I don’t have great secrets but I do need to tweak some weaknesses in my casino playing.CINDY: Big tweaks or tiny tweaks?ABBY: I’ll let the readers decide. I don’t think they are too big or anything.CINDY: Is it like that guy you had to dump?ABBY: Not that bad.CINDY: Go at it.ABBY: I have become an absolute believer in the Captain’s 5-Count...read more