Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 446

How is the bonus spin on a Class II slot triggered?

I live very close to the Oklahoma border, so naturally my question is concerning the Class II Bingo slot machine. I've played the machines well enough to know that every time you spin, your bingo card changes, so obviously your goal is to spin to a bingo card that has matching numbers within the bingo game draw to win a pattern...read more

I would like to roll the best I can

Dear Frank: Please! Please! I been playing craps for some time now and me and my buddy go up to our local casino two times a week and seem to lose every time just about. I try different ways to bet and now I'm trying to roll different...read more

My Advice for a Don't Player

Earlier this month Frank Scoblete, in an article titled "Advice for a Don't Player", published and responded to the following letter: Frank, I've been playing craps for about a year and I just started experimenting with the Don'ts, but I can't seem to gather any steam with it...read more

You're never too old to learn something new

Note: Normally I write about all things blackjack, but today I decided to share with you a tribute that I wrote about my father-in-law Peter and his adventures playing video poker. The reason senior citizens often give me for not learning how to play video poker is that they are "too old." Well, I want to dispel this myth with a real-world example of how one senior citizen decided to learn video poker at 86 years of age, and how he benefited from that decision...read more

The Five Horsemen in Las Vegas — up and down

There's rarely been a player who will not admit to having horrendous times at the craps tables and before this report starts let me say that you will read of one absolutely awful, rotten, discouraging, nasty, unbelievably bad, crummy, angst-producing, stomach-churning, horrendous day suffered by our great team known as "The Five Horsemen," composed of Dominator, Stickman, Nick-at-Night (formerly Nick-T-Lefty), Skinny and me...read more

Blackjack Playing Strategy Is a Matter of Choice

Have you ever pondered what really separates informed casual players from students of the game of blackjack? The answer is keeping mental track of the cards that have been played in order to make more informed playing decisions, both strategically and financially. Let's face it...read more

Splitting 8s in blackjack

My friend Ralph has played blackjack for decades, probably longer than I have. He'd never really studied the game, but absorbed enough through all that play that he was zeroed in on basic strategy, as long as we were talking only about hard totals...read more

Mary describes her controlled shooting success

Hi Frank, I am taking your advice about creating a gambling account (401-G). I have about $500 saved up so far. I am really going to try to do your class in October in Las Vegas. Like you say, the craps tables aren't going anywhere. My husband and I still go to the casino, but I don't play craps...read more

Correction to Homework - Part 2

In my June 11th article I addressed two questions about the situation where all 52 cards in a deck of cards are dealt out to four people (such as in a game of Bridge). One of the questions asked was to calculate the probability that one player's hand contained all four Aces...read more

More on estimating a machine's long-term payback

John, I'm a long time reader and look forward to your insight. In a recent column, you stated: "A while ago I wrote that you can estimate a machine's long-term payback by estimating how likely each symbol on each reel is to land on the payline...read more