Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 42

Stay in Control Part Two

This is the second 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 last article covered a player’s gambling bankroll.Losing streaks can also cause a control problem.Losing control at a slot machine, a video poker machine, or at a table game is usually caused by losing...read more

Roulette's Best Bets

CINDY: Roulette has so many bets that players can make. On the American double-zero wheel (0, 00) it is number after numbers plus some proposition bets that are actually groups of numbers such as the dozens, the columns, multiple connecting numbers, and the colors of the numbers.ABBY: Players have so many different bets they can make...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: I have to watch what I write - Part 2

Question: I just wanted to comment on your column about accuracy and being specific about your terminology. First of all, on the subject of being entertaining being judged by we, the readers. Obviously I vote yes, otherwise I wouldn't be commenting. As far as the terminology goes, I think most of your regular readers understand the differences, but many others probably don't even understand the differences. Another point would be that SOME of the regular readers (not me) would likely (possibly?) call you out if you did, for example, use expect instead of anticipated, etc...read more

Cindy's 2024 Resolutions

ABBY: It is time for us to bite the bullet and make our New Year's resolutions for 2024.CINDY: You first.ABBY: No, you first dear sister.CINDY: You first because “A” comes before “C” in the alphabet.ABBY: And the first shall be last.CINDY: We could do this all day, so, okay, I will go first.ABBY: Good girl...read more

Stay in Control Part One

You and I more likely than not have seen it. At some point in our gambling lives, we may have even experienced it. It is not pretty. It is not helpful. It usually ends in disaster. It can start slowly and build – or it can erupt suddenly.“It” is losing control while gambling...read more

Roulette Wagering Options

CINDY: The double-zero (0, 00) roulette game is called the American game and it can be found in almost all casinos in the world. The house edge is 5.26 percent which means an expected loss of $5.26 per $100 wagered.ABBY: Roulette has 36 numbers which go from 1 through 36 along with two green zero numbers of 0 and 00.CINDY: There are numerous bets players can make at the game...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: I have to watch what I write

When I'm writing this column, I sometimes find myself about to type something only to have to rephrase the point I want to make because my original phrasing was not mathematically accurate. When I was an expert witness on a slot-related case a number of years ago, the attorney I worked with told me that they had read many of my columns and couldn't find any contradictory statements in them. The attorney asked me to sit in on the deposition of the other side's expert witness...read more

The Word Made Real

There is a quote in the “Bible” that states: “And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us.”Leaving aside its religious connotations, casino players say things (the wrong things!) that become flesh and dwell amongst them. These are usually words that signal the players’ ultimate demise in the game or games they are playing...read more

Farewell, John Grochowski

Today I bid a fond farewell to my friend John Grochowski who is retiring from writing for Casino City Times. He has been a mainstay of this online publication for decades. I will truly, truly miss him. I will truly, truly miss his articles.John Grochowski is one of the finest of all those who have put pen to paper (and fingers to keyboards) in the casino world...read more

My Last Column

Blackjack Bob never was one to beat around the bush, so the first words out of his mouth as we sat down to a late-December breakfast were, "So what's this nonsense about retiring?"I'd alerted him earlier that after just about 30 years, I was ending my weekly syndicated casinos column...read more