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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 437
![]() Playing for Pennies16 April 2010 The gaming industry has watched revenues decline for over a year. Poker, table games and slot machines are all generating less money than they did in the past but there is one small segment where there has been an increase in revenue. While overall slot revenue is down, the penny slot machines are bringing in a bigger percentage of the profit from the slot machines...read moreIt's all a gamble15 April 2010 A player goes to a casino and he or she knows that the odds of winning are basically slim and none, especially as time passes. The longer you play the better the chance you will lose. That's the nature of the casino's games as length of play equals a better chance of losing due to the house edge...read moreVideo Poker Game Puts New Spin on Winning14 April 2010 Video poker players are a dedicated lot who really don't want the manufacturers messing around with their game. With an element of skill as the primary attraction, just give them a good selection of games with solid pay tables and they're content.
Slot players, on the other hand, want to be entertained, not only with the base games but with second screen bonus rounds.
The ideal compromise is combining an established video poker format with a popular element of slot play...read moreFlush attack13 April 2010 If there's a way to get an edge on a casino game, players will find it. Whether it's a quirk in the rules, a glitch in the programming, or simply an oversight, knowledgeable players will take advantage.
That's why on modern community-style slot machines where players go to the bonus event together, only active players are eligible...read moreFollow-up on PAR sheet questions12 April 2010
John,
Thanks for all your help on my questions in the past. I have no question this time but thought you might be interested in what I discovered.
First the PAR sheet example I had given you to explain in my last question was totally different than the one I was able to view...read moreCan this online blackjack game be beaten?11 April 2010
Hi Frank:
We are four guys that are playing blackjack together and we have been talking about online blackjack with live dealers.
Can we get an edge big enough if we all four are playing the same table as a team?
Here are the rules:
Blackjack pays 3-2
Insurance pays 2-1
Dealer must stand soft 17
Same total between dealer and player: Push
The penetration is 50%
I hope that you can find time to reply this mail.
N...read moreDouble Dice10 April 2010 Ed G. reports on a new dice variant:
Dear Frank:
New game called Double Dice. Here is what I have experienced:
Double Dice is a game where players compete against each other using a pair of dice to achieve the highest possible score up to 12...read moreWorst dealer's upcard and more (answers)9 April 2010 Last month I asked you a few questions about blackjack. Here are the questions again, followed by the answers.
1. The most important card on the table is:
The cut card
Your first card.
The third baseman's draw card
The dealer's upcard.
2. The dealer's worst upcard is:
2
5
6
3. The dealer busts about 2 times out of every 7 hands...read moreEvery mistake in the book8 April 2010 Many readers think that gambling writers have never made horrendous mistakes in our gambling lives. They think that we walked into the casino the very first time, played perfectly, and have played perfectly ever since. We are and have always been casino killers...read morePotawatomi Makes Slot Play a Team Sport7 April 2010 The spring leagues that have been forming in Milwaukee are not just about the sport of bowling for which the city is famous.
Thanks to Potawatomi Bingo Casino, avid slot players who take their past time seriously can get together in Beer Town for Slot Leagues starting April 12.
This imaginative promotion, a first in the Midwest, is complimentary and open to all participants who sign up for free membership in the casino's Fire Keepers Club.
"It is a concept that is unique to this part of the country," said Nancy Ziolkowski, who came on board as Potawatomi's casino marketing director six months ago...read more |
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