Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 426

All Small - All Tall - All or Nothing

I recently received an e-mail from a good friend of mine who lives in Las Vegas. In it he described three new wagers that have been introduced on the Craps games at Wynn and Encore hotel casinos. The names of the three wagers are in the title of this article. Each of the three bets can only be made after a seven has been rolled...read more

Texas Hold'em A to Z: D Is for Defending the Blinds

In Texas Hold'em, to get some money in the pot at the beginning of a hand, the player to the immediate left of the dealer button puts in or posts the small blind, which equals half of the minimum bet for the first betting round. The next player to the left is the big blind and posts a full bet...read more

Speed count and dealer blackjacks

Hi Frank, I hope everything is good with you. I don't know if you remember me, I was at the craps seminar in Las Vegas. I'm happy to report that I have had some success with the skill and have had the comments of "the luckiest guy at the table" and "pass him the dice" thrown at me from random rollers...read more

Move Afoot to Legalize Online Poker

It is estimated that anywhere from 10 to 15 million Americans play poker for money online in spite of the fact the activity falls under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which former President George W. Bush signed into law in October of 2006. The legislation did not in fact kill the multi-billion dollar Web-based gambling industry...read more

Test your ESP with IGT's Ghostbusters slot machine

Players know slot machines as tests of luck, with a few rare games incorporating tests of skill. Tests of psychic power? Well, as much as I'd like to try a little mind over matter, reel or virtual, I've never been able to either influence or predict outcome. Still, I was ready to get into the spirit of things at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas when International Game Technology public relations representatives Jaclyn March and Shelle Murach guided me to the new Ghostbusters slot machine. With sights and sounds from the film favorite, Ghostbusters has a haunted house full of bonus events...read more

More on found money on slot machines

Today I found a ticket left in a slot machine. Nobody was on this machine, so I took it. Can the casino make me give back the money and can the casino throw me out of the casino because I took that ticket? There was a sign on the machine that the money is lost if you do not take it. If I take the ticket, is this wrong? If I don't take it, another person will take it...read more

Jest for Fun

No one wants to be a loser. So learn to be happy with any win you can get, no matter how small. * * * * * The slot machine is a despot whom players ridicule and obey. * * * * * It's easy to understand why so many people play slots today...read more

The 5-Count and crapless craps

Frank, I have a question I hope you will choose to answer. Here is my story: I am in Tunica right now and have been playing at the Harrah's properties. Since I am a $5 or $10 player, I had been looking at my options. The $5 table was packed and was not taking any more players...read more

Always insure a good hand

A friend of mine was watching me play blackjack in a Las Vegas casino. I was playing heads-up against the dealer in a double-deck game. He didn't say much to me while I was playing other than to give me an "atta boy" when I beat the dealer, or offer condolences when the dealer pulled a miracle draw to beat me...read more

The end of an era

He was the greatest craps player who ever lived. He was known as the Captain. He had a crew of 22 high rollers who played with him from the late 1970s until each passed away, one by one. By the year 2000, there were only a handful left. Now there are none, unless you count Satch and me, who were acolytes of the Captain's Crew...read more