Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 448

Some players can't beat beatable games

The phone rang, and a voice on the other end said he had a question about beatable casino games. "You wrote that on every game, the house gets its edge by paying less than true odds, right?" Right. "And you've written that blackjack and video poker are beatable games?" Right, provided the blackjack player is skilled at counting cards and the video poker player uses expert strategy and sticks to certain games. "So does that mean blackjack and video poker pay at more than true odds?" In a way...read more

Top-10 World Cup betting tips

Some analysts are estimating that more than $3 billion around the world will be bet on the World Cup. Will that much actually be bet? I don't know. But the World Cup will be this year's largest betting event, with sports bettors being able to bet on everything from how many yellow cards will be awarded to which team will win the World Cup. Here are our top-10 betting tips to consider before you place your punts on this year's World Cup. 10...read more

A plan for playing free play

Dear John, First, as a longtime fan of yours I wanted to thank you for all of the information over the years. I'm writing this e-mail to comment on a subject that I don't remember being brought up in the past. I'm talking about FREE PLAY coupons from the casinos...read more

Advice for a don't player

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. I end up meandering around, a little up, a little down, but I can't get the momentum that I do with the pass line...read more

Where Are the Five Dollar Tables?

One of the questions/complaint I always hear is, "Why are table limits so high? Why don't casinos have more tables for the five dollar player?" Unfortunately it is a matter supply and demand. Areas with only one or two casinos and larger gaming destinations on a weekend all suffer from the lack of tables to accommodate the lower limit players...read more

Why I gamble

In my youth I used to play with some of the greatest baseball and basketball teams in New York City; the best being Our Lady of Angels 8th grade basketball team that was undefeated in 55 games, both pre-season exhibitions and post-season tournaments...read more

Survey Says Players and Casinos Love Slots

Last week the American Gaming Association released its 2010 "State of the States" survey of casino entertainment in the United States. The report, widely regarded in the industry as the most comprehensive resource of its kind, always includes interesting statistics...read more

Mining data from the AGA's State of the States report

The American Gaming Association has issued its annual State of the States report, and there's an intriguing little tidbit to be gleaned from casino revenue data. Of the 13 states to have legal licensed, commercial casinos, eight showed revenue drops in 2009 as compared to 2008...read more

Can you tell the long-term payback of a slot machine?

Hi John, I just read your article about when a slot machine is more likely to pay off. You are so right that it doesn't make any difference about when a person will or will not win. It is all in the luck of the pull. I've even seen people take their card out of the machine, thinking it would pay off more often...read more

Recommendations for a dice control beginner

Dear Frank: Hello, my name is Alex and I am 22. I am a student of electronics engineering and I am from Chile. I saw you in the History Channel television show Breaking Vegas - Dice Dominator. I would like to learn the techniques to develop the skill with dice, and like you are the "fathers" of this business, I ask you now, what do you recommend me to start with, if I have to buy some instructional video, or book? I know that this isn't a easy way, please, don't think that I would like to win easy and fast money...read more