Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 417

Pulling a players' club card

Hi John, I have been enjoying your Guru advice for so long now I have finally the need to present a question myself. Can removing your player's card just before a bonus round begins prevent the casino from tracking money won during the bonus? The reason I ask is for the first time in my life, I noticed a lady pulling her player's card out EVERY time a bonus round hit on her slot -- she'd put it back in afterwards, though. I kept thinking it was something she did for LUCK, but the nefarious side of me thought.....read more

The Sahara's swan song

In another time, but the same place, the Las Vegas Strip embraced its desert setting, The Sands. The Dunes. The Desert Inn. Playgrounds for Frank and Dean and Sammy and Joey — that's Sinatra, Martin, Davis Jr. and Bishop, for those too young to remember the Rat Pack...read more

Winning is the most fun!

Dear Frank: I received your book Casino Craps: Shoot to Win! as a gift. I read it this week because I am going to Dover Downs to play the only game I ever tried to learn. My wife and I visited Las Vegas every year for the past eight years...read more

Casino Smart: Part 1

People often say there is "book smart" and "street smart." I submit that in the world of the recreational gambling there is "Casino Smart." "Casino Smart" is an art and a science; it is knowing how to make the most of the casino experience...read more

The Idiot Contingent

Let me set this up for you. You're on a roll. All of a sudden, you sense someone is behind you and they are actually starting to squeeze in between you and your buddy simply because there is that one-foot section of chip rack that isn't occupied...read more

Texas Hold'em A to Z: G Is for Game Selection

Many players agree that game selection is one of the most important concepts in playing winning poker. It is also the one that is most often overlooked by most players. There is an adage that says, "You don't have to be the best poker player in the world...read more

How to win: advantage play

There are some players who actually get the edge over the casinos in certain games and on certain machines. That's right; there are ways to beat the house. Casinos obviously aren't happy that some players have figured out the ways to turn the advantages around, but no system is foolproof and certainly no system is genius-proof either...read more

Skill can overcome luck at the tables

Dear Frank: My reflections: I am 76 years old and have been around the block (casinos) a few times. I have only been to casinos five times overnight since 2006, mainly for shows. Reason being I have become a stock day trader, with a winning percentage...read more

Video poker: A game of skill

Video poker, as played in state-regulated casinos or on Class 3 machines in Native American casinos, is a game of chance with strong elements of skill. Your choices in drawing and discarding cards make a difference. At a seminar I gave not long ago, one younger man was unclear on where the skill makes a difference. "You can't change the cards, can you?" he asked...read more

Will winning a major lottery or giant jackpot ruin your life?

Anecdotal evidence. You've been exposed to it frequently. As when politicians explain why they're trying to regulate the rocking horse industry by mentioning little Sally Jones from Muncie IN who broke her arm falling off one. The story may well be true...read more