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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 48
Video Poker Strategy Quiz: Low Pair or Open Straights or Straight Flush?29 April 2023 This article contains a video poker strategy quiz. The game is full-pay (9/6 – 9-for-1 full house, 6-for-1 flush) jacks or better.The quiz assumes the maximum five credits are played. The maximum bet produces the highest long-term return because the royal flush pays 800-for-1 (4,000-for-5) rather than 250-for-1 when less than the maximum is bet.Look at the dealt hand below and decide which card or cards you would hold...read morePlaying Craps27 April 2023 CINDY: Blackjack has many more players now than does craps.ABBY: At one time craps dominated the casino world but when card counting came in, around 1963 or so, the player population started to drift over to the game of blackjack because they thought it was beatable.CINDY: It was beatable by a select few...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Two ways that handpays for slot jackpots may be endangered26 April 2023
Question: As expressed before, your posts are very high on my list of 'must reads' when I receive them in my emails. I like to comment whenever I feel that I may offer some additional perspective to your commentary, so here goes:
I AM a Tipper...read moreBlackjack Questions and Answers25 April 2023 QUESTION: Is blackjack still the most popular table game in the casino?ANSWER: Yes, it is and has been since the mid-1960s. Craps used to rule the felt (all those World War II guys coming back from the war where craps gained a great fascination for them) but then the card counting revolution occurred in the mid-1960s thanks to Edward O...read moreThe Sharp Shooter Bet23 April 2023 Checking my email on an unseasonably warm April day, I found an inquiry from a craps player wanting to know about a side bet."Do you know anything about a Sharp Shooter bet?" it asked. "I'd never seen it before, but it looks like the shooter has to make a bunch of points in a row...read moreDo High Denomination Video Poker Games Have Higher Returns?22 April 2023 From Dan:Hi Stickman,I am new to playing video poker. Slot machines have been my mainstay since I started going to casinos in my area. I read lots of articles saying that video poker is better than slot machines. So, I am thinking about giving them a try.It is my understanding that higher denomination slot machines have better returns than lower denomination machines...read morePlaying Mini-Baccarat20 April 2023 CINDY: A game we play and like very much but one we haven’t written much about is mini-baccarat.ABBY: In some parts of the country mini-baccarat has a large field of players. You will see it is one of the favorite games of Asian players. Many Asian rooms in casinos will have high-limit mini-baccarat tables.CINDY: One thing is true now; you won’t find many or any of the old traditional baccarat games.ABBY: Oh, sure, the long table with totally comfortable seating and several dealers – well-dressed dealers too! – servicing the game...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: How much should I tip for a slot jackpot?19 April 2023
Question: So, I'm sitting there at a slot (Crazy Rich Asians) in an off-strip casino. It didn't take long to be awarded the grand ($12,000!).
An attendant comes up to congratulate me, gets my information and leaves. As I'm waiting, another lady (no uniform, nicely dressed...maybe a host?) comes up to me and takes me to a more private area to wait for my money...read moreFishing Yourself Out of the Deep End II18 April 2023 You and I know that you can’t change the machine’s programming to make it favorable to you. That’s the way things are when you play against the casino. Sometimes the machines are hot and sometimes they are cold and everything in between.Okay, let us say you are a dollar player and you like to play machines that are somewhat traditional and you play full coin, meaning three dollars per decision...read moreTop 10 blackjack tips for beginners17 April 2023 As many of you know from my Casino City bio, I’m a runner who lives in Massachusetts, so it’s only fitting that I tie the sport into this week’s column. After all, it’s Marathon Monday in Boston, and while I won’t be toeing the line in Hopkinton, I’ve learned there are many similarities between running and blackjack that I can share as a newbie to the casino tables that might help you reach your desired payday finish line.10...read more |
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