Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 455

Another Lottery Question

I recently received this letter from a reader named Tim: Hello Don, I have been reading up on you. Saw your name in Woman's World. I want to know if it is possible to calculate a percentage of probability for a 'skip number' in the lottery...read more

Setting Limits

I received an e-mail from a reader asking me if I believed in setting win goals and stop losses when I play casino games. This is a question that is often debated among advantage players who play games in which they have an edge, such as poker, blackjack or video poker...read more

Comped all the way!

Let me take a look at three players and their comp styles. These are not made-up people because they truly represent the players rubbing shoulders with you in just about any casino in the major venues of America. So let's hear about them. Jimmy speaks: "My Uncle Louis is comped like crazy in the Las Vegas and Atlantic City casinos...read more

Dice control success story

Dear Frank: On New Year's Day I rolled for an hour at Fallsview Casino Resort using the hardways combination and it worked!! Some guy cashed out 32K off this role. I made four points but getting to each point I hit many numbers. I am now a true believer in this. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! Best Regards, Jason Dear Jason: Just keep practicing and you will see that over time you have the edge over the house...read more

Playing a soft 16

Sitting at a blackjack table, I found myself with one of those hands. You know the kind. With the dealer showing a 10, I started with a 5 and a 4. Then I drew another 5. Then a 2. That's one ugly 16. It's also a hand almost nothing will help...read more

Decoding a slot machine's PAR sheet

John, Thanks for your last response. Since my last posting some things have sparked my interest some even more. The machine I referred to in my last post had been shut down in my last two visits to the casino, roughly a week. Just after that time I attended a sporting event with my casino host...read more

Side bets at table games: high edge, but surely tempting

Folks who go to casinos nowadays often look for games in which small wagers can pay big bucks. Slot machines have traditionally afforded this possibility, and it's one reason for their immense popularity. Some table action now offers similar opportunities with side or bonus bets. To understand the allure of bonus bets, make believe a craps player drops $10 on Pass and backs it up with $50 Odds when a point is established...read more

You don't have to wait for a controlled shooter

Dear Frank: I play craps every week at a casino in Joliet, Illinois (Empress). It is a good game with a $5 minimum with 100x odds. In your articles you always say use the 5-Count with random rollers and wait for a controlled shooter. Well, I have to tell you I see a controlled shooter about once or twice a month and I'm not even sure they are controlled shooters...read more

Worst dealer's upcard and more (questions)

This month I decided to have some fun and ask you a few questions about blackjack. See if you know the answers to the following questions (answers will be in a future article). 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 more

Casinos are the new high schools

Casino gambling is about more than casino gambling. It's the closest thing to high school short of driving America's roads where any ploppy can get a license. In a casino you rub shoulders with every type of human imaginable, some of whose shoulders you wished they kept to themselves...read more