Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 465

Keno: Live and video

Casino games do not always easily coexist in live and electronic versions. Video blackjack has never built much of a following, while the live version is the most popular table game in U.S. casinos. Mechanical or video versions of roulette and craps have been tried, with little success...read more

Are casinos responsible for lost tickets?

First of all, love reading your column. It gives me better understanding of how slots work. But my question is although I love the facts that some casinos look out for you if you may lose a TITO. But why on the back of the ticket it states that the casino assumes no responsibility for a lost or stolen ticket...read more

Why have you stopped recommending the Doey-Don't system?

Dear Frank: You said that you have abandoned the Doey-Don't system. Did you abandon the doey-don't system because of your Golden Touch dice control system or for other reasons as well? If other reasons prevail, would you mind sharing those reasons? Thanks, Greg Dear Greg: Yes, we no longer recommend the Doey-Don't as the optimal way to bet in the random game of craps or when using Golden Touch dice control...read more

Vegas Visit

This past November my wife and I visited Las Vegas in order to attend the fall gaming show known as G2E (short for Global Gaming Exposition). The show was overwhelming as usual and this year had one additional attraction: the keynote address was given by Rita Rudner...read more

Keeping a Log Book

One of the most informative reference books you will read about poker will be written by you. It is your logbook where you will record the results of all of your poker sessions. If you are serious about your game it is imperative that you keep a log...read more

Learning to 'read' people can be a profitable tool

Poker players, police interrogators, used-car salesmen and gypsies all use similar techniques to "read" individuals' body language. The goal is to determine truth or to make money -- it's as simple as that. Interestingly, although there were few books written before the 1980s that were dedicated to determining who's lying and who's not, more than a dozen have been published in the last five years or so...read more

Exciting new craps strategies

I am so sick and so tired of some of my readers writing to me to inform me that my normal betting recommendations are "boring," "unexciting," "typical," "uncreative," "stupid," "dumb," "idiotic," "conventional," "asinine," "unimaginative," "pathetic," "dull," "redundant," "derivative," and, this one I love, "not for players looking to have as much fun as God intended us to have at a craps table." OK, my normal recommendations are quite simple, I'll agree...read more

How Far Can Casinos Push the Envelope?

How low can casinos go? It is almost as if some operators are looking to see how far they can go before players revolt over giving the house an even fatter edge than it already enjoys. If the tables remain full and the slot seats occupied, the casinos push it a little further and try something new to see how gamblers will respond. For example, changing the rules and adding side bets with bloated house advantages are traditional ways casinos boost the revenue-generating power of table games. Now, with gaming revenue in Nevada in steady decline for nearly two years, some properties have resorted to establishing an even more disturbing trend. Instead of just changing the rules, they are lowering the payouts. Casinos in Las Vegas have targeted blackjack, the most popular table game, as a means to fatten up their bottom lines by paying 6-5 for a natural 21 at multi-deck tables instead of the standard 3-2. Deflated 6-5 blackjack is nothing new for Vegas...read more

Report from G2E 2009, part 3

As long as there has been double-zero roulette, the math has been the same. Whether you're betting on single numbers, the 18-number red or black combinations or anything in between, the house has a 5.26% edge. The single exception is the five-number bet on 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3, where the house edge soars to 7.89%. So I was intrigued when I walked up to the Casino Gaming LLC booth at the Global Gaming Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center...read more

More on finding slot tickets

Can you trust the casino employees to not try to use it [a found slot ticket] for themselves? Absolutely. Casino employees will lose their jobs if they're caught redeeming a found slot ticket. Best of luck in and out of the casinos, John Send your slot and video poker questions to John Robison, Slot Expert, at slotexpert@comcast.net...read more