Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 506

A Bad Economy Tends to Improve Blackjack Games

All across the country, the casino business is down. Just walk into any casino and you can see it. Some of them are down more than 25% from last year. That leaves the onus on management to find ways to pick things up. Some casinos offer their customers free toasters or mini-vacs...read more

Frank Scoblete Presents: The 12 days in Vegas

On the first day in Vegas, my true love sent to me A bankroll big as big can be. On the second day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the third day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the fourth day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the fifth day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Five perfect throws, Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the sixth day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Six rolls on average, Five perfect throws, Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the seventh day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Seven posters posting, Six rolls on average, Five perfect throws, Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the eighth day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Eight chickens feeding, Seven posters posting, Six rolls on average, Five perfect throws, Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the ninth day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Nine rolls over 50, Eight chickens feeding, Seven posters posting, Six rolls on average, Five perfect throws, Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the tenth day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Ten points made still going, Nine rolls over 50, Eight chickens feeding, Seven posters posting, Six rolls on average, Five perfect throws, Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the eleventh day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Eleven people a-passing, Ten points made still going, Nine rolls over 50, Eight chickens feeding, Seven posters posting, Six rolls on average, Five perfect throws, Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be. On the twelfth day in Vegas, my true love sent to me Twelve advantage players, Eleven people a-passing, Ten points made still going, Nine rolls over 50, Eight chickens a-feeding, Seven posters a-posting, Six rolls on average, Five perfect throws, Four called-off bets, Three hard tens, Two frosted dice, And a bankroll big as big can be! A Merry Christmas to all ...read more

WMS Gaming Expands Slot-Playing Horizons

WMS Gaming, a world-wide casino industry leader in the development and manufacture of slot machines, rolled out a technology two years ago that was revolutionary: Transmissive Reels, a combination of mechanical reels and 3D high definition graphics that lifted slot play to a new plateau of entertainment. Surely you have either seen or played games utilizing the platform...read more

2008 Global Gaming Expo, part 2

Among the things that make slot machines go, volatility is one of the most important. If a game that had its odds and pay tables set to return an average of 93% of money played ALWAYS returned 93%, no one would ever play. Why play a game that you know is going to keep 7% of your wagers time after time after time? That's not what really happens, of course...read more

Paybacks changing based on coins played on a slot machine

In a recent response to a reader you wrote, "Let's say you're going to play 100 spins and the one-coin payback is 92% and the two-coin payback is 95%." I was unaware that a single machine would have different payback tables merely based on the number of coins inserted...read more

The Foxwoods Oz commercial

Hello Frank, I read and enjoy your articles published on Casino City Times. You recently wrote an article about commercials you hate and I just had to respond to one of them, since I am an employee (dealer actually) at Foxwoods in Connecticut...read more

Follow-up to the four-card flush flaw

The odds of hitting *any* kind of flush from four cards should be 9/47 or 5.222 to 1. Out of all 714 four-card flush combinations (for one suit), 36 are straight flush draws and 4 are royal draws. The odds of hitting the straight flush with a straight flush draw is 47 to 1 for insides and 23.5 to 1 for outsides...read more

These Tough Blackjack Pairs Need to Be Split

I was playing blackjack with three other people at the table and was dealt a pair of 9s against the dealer's 8. I split them just like I was supposed to, made a 17 on one 8 and ended up busting the other. The dealer had a pat 18 and so I lost both bets, where I would've pushed had I not split to begin with. First base commented, "Well that was just plain greed right there." I softly replied that it was a good split, didn't elaborate and the game went on...read more

Clarke's Vegas confidential packed with 'sinsational' tales

Norm Clarke, gossip columnist extraordinaire, whose work appears daily in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, has written his best book yet -- Vegas Confidential: Sinsational Celebrity Tales (232 pages, paperbound, $15.95). Colorful, packed with photos of celebrities, wannabe stars and those who don't shy away from cameras, Clarke's tome combines stories, gossip, goofy episodes and backstage antics...read more

How much of a casino edge is acceptable at blackjack?

Frank, I'm a Speed Count player who's experienced great success using your system. I love knowing that I'm an advantage player and not a ploppy. My question is this: I didn't see the hotel we usually stay at in Vegas on your list of the best blackjack games in this month's edition of Casino Player...read more