Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 467

Can the 5-count actually make craps a positive game for players?

Skinny writes for my website and here is a brilliant piece which can be found at http://www.goldentouchcraps.com/skinny0001.shtml. It analyzes mathematician Dr. Don Catlin's massive study of using the 5-Count. Its results might just surprise you...read more

WMS Showcases New Generation of "Price Is Right" Slots

The popular television game show "The Price is Right" has been a mainstay of daytime programming for 37 years. Bob Barker was the venerable host for more than three decades of its remarkable run before retiring a few seasons ago and handing the microphone over to Drew Carey. Themes from the daily TV show and its timeless pricing games, including Plinko and Cliffhanger, were configured into very popular slot machines in 2001...read more

Report from G2E 2009, part 1

It was early in the morning at the recent Global Gaming Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and I was touring the International Game Technology booth with Julie Brown, IGT's director of marketing. Another IGT representative came over to point out a special guest in the booth. "Steve Wynn is over at Sex and the City...read more

Does stopping a spin improve my chances of hitting a big win?

Good Morning, Love reading people's questions and your answers. I've sent this question before and I think it is a very good question and needs a reply. So I will continue submitting it until... My question: While playing slots I sometimes hit the spin button while the wheels are currently spinning thus this causes the wheels to stop immediately even on those that have not started...read more

Advanced basic strategy

It's no secret that the basic playing strategy is the optimal way to play your hand when the only information you consider is your hand total and the dealer's upcard. This scientifically accurate strategy will cut the house edge to a measly half a percent or so, depending upon the precise rules...read more

New Mid-limit Hold'em book; horse racing insights refreshing

Although Tristan Steiger and Billy Ashabraner are not exactly household names, each has been active in his respective areas of gambling long enough to be considered veterans of their game. Steiger's Professional Middle Limit Hold'em ($25.95, paperbound, 336 pages) and Ashabraner's Insights into Racing -- Explaining the Winning Game (255 pages, hardbound, $29.95) are two solid new titles.Steiger, a successful middle-limit player for 15 years (quite active at the Bellagio and the Mirage games in Las Vegas), does a nice job analyzing $30-$60 games along with telling how he assesses opponents and adjusts to their play...read more

To my unfaithful mistress

My friend Stephen Ploppy, in a moment of sheer and utter grief, wrote a letter to the goddess of craps, Rhamnousia, because she had betrayed him in his hours of need. She was an unfaithful mistress who enjoyed teasing . . .well, let him tell you about it. Dear Rhamnousia: I am heartbroken by your behavior towards me...read more

WMS Gaming Has Much in Store for Slot Players

Hundreds of gaming device manufacturers from around the world converged on Las Vegas last week to unveil their new product lines at the annual Global Gaming Expo in that city's giant convention center. Displaying their wares in spaces ranging in size from a small booth to floor space equivalent to huge banquet halls, the companies make every effort to attract the attention of gaming industry executives in the hope they'll make purchases for the casinos they own and operate. Traditionally, WMS Gaming makes a significant impact on Expo attendees with innovative technology that continually raises the bar on how people play slot machines. They did it a couple of years ago with Star Trek, the debut of the company's patented Adaptive Gaming format in which players (using a log-in component) unlock new features as they play, save their progress, and then are able to pick up where they left off at another machine, even in a different casino. The next generation of the technology has been applied to Lord of the Rings, based on the J.R.R...read more

How random slot machines can pay back a given percent

Slot machines are as random as humans can program a computer to be. Slot machines also are programmed in a way that will lead toward a targeted payback percentage. That mix — programmed, yet random — is something that has confused many a player in the decades since slots went electronic...read more

What not to do with a found slot ticket

Hi, I have a question about finding the lost slot TITO. I went to a casino and I was playing the slot machine, and across from me there was a lady playing at the blackjack table. When she was done and left, she dropped 3 TITO on the floor worth $397...read more