Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 451

Top-10 ways to make blackjack more fun and "profitable"

Just like in every other casino game, a player at a blackjack table is battling the house edge, so unless you're an expert card counter, you're going to end up on the short end in the long run. But there are ways to make sure that you give yourself the best chance to hold onto your bankroll, and if the cards roll your way, maybe even increase it at the blackjack table...read more

Estimating a machine's long-term payback

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. I've done this by noting the outcome of a few hundred spins. I recently received this e-mail about estimating a machine's long-term payback. Hi John, I did something similar to this [keeping track of outcomes on a machine]...read more

Is there a winning craps strategy that does not include dice control?

Hello Frank, Listen. I really appreciate your responding to my e-mails. I know you have a busy schedule. I did belong to the Golden Touch Craps community but my account recently expired. I'll renew sometime this month or early next month. I have read all your books on craps...read more

Picking a Good Video Poker Game

One of the reasons for the popularity of video poker is it generally has a higher payback -- sometimes even more than 100 percent for a skilled player -- than slot machines. And more importantly, a knowledgeable player can tell the payback of the game by looking at the paytable that is displayed right on the machine...read more

Most comprehensive craps book available now!

Casino gaming's #1 best-selling writer Frank Scoblete has teamed with the world's greatest dice controller Dominator to bring you the most comprehensive book about craps ever written. Casino Craps: Shoot to Win! by Frank Scoblete with Dominator is the only book that gives you everything you need to get a real, verifiable edge at the game of craps...read more

Blackjack faux pas

The casino game of blackjack has its procedures and codes of conduct. The procedures are essential to ensure the security and integrity of the game. The codes of conduct encompass the playing etiquette so you don't attract the ire of your fellow players, or the dealer...read more

I don't need; I don't like; I don't want

Is today the age of the surrogate? You can't do it or you don't want to do it, therefore you get someone else to do it for you? Parents send their beloved offspring to often sleazy day care centers so these parents can work. Those kids are brought up by often uninterested low-paid workers who are bringing up a whole bunch of other kids at the day care center, many of which kids could be the human equivalent of poison ivy...read more

Empress Casino Gives Video Poker the Royal Treatment

It isn't very often that there is good news to report about video poker at Chicago-area casino destinations in Illinois. A majority of the time developments focus on bad pay tables, limited machine inventories, and a poor selection of games in popular denominations. That's what makes the latest news from Empress Casino in Joliet so significant...read more

Video poker progressives

The math of video poker games tells us average payback percentages given expert play. If everyone played at expert level, 9/6 Double Double Bonus Poker would return 98.98% of money wagered to players, and casinos would have it off the floor in a hurry in favor or more profitable games. Once we get to games with progressive jackpots, the numbers become fluid no matter what the skill level of the player...read more

What should be in my win/loss diary?

John, Just found your site. WOW, just what I've been looking for, great info! Have two questions I hope you can get to. 1. Nobody knows what the IRS requirements are as far as a win/loss diary. I keep detailed info for my trips but do not know exactly what to have in case of an audit...read more