Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 510

Casino Players Like to Receive Little "Favors"

Every once in a while at the casino, the dealer, or the cashier, or another player will do you a little "favor". Sometimes another customer will receive one of these favors while you look on. There's only one little hitch with all of these "favors" however...read more

College hoops prospectus, casino guide have value

One of the most interesting resources for evaluating college basketball teams, key players and statistical leaders in a variety of categories is the College Basketball Prospectus 2008-09, edited and compiled by Ken Pomeroy and John Gasaway and staff (323 pages, 8x11 paperbound, $21.95)...read more

The best, the worst, the in-between

In casino gambling there are good players and bad players and every type of player in between. Sadly, most players have no idea of the house edges on the games that they play and most don't care to know these edges — such knowledge might diminish their fun...read more

Casino games of skill

All casino games are games of chance, but a select few incorporate elements of skill. Blackjack has strong elements of skill, leaving a game that can be beaten by experts. There are weaker elements of skill in card games such as Caribbean Stud, Let It Ride and Three Card Poker. Among electronic games, slot machines and video keno are games of pure chance, with rare exceptions in some bonus rounds...read more

Playing It Smart: Do casinos make money from players going broke?

A bigger bankroll gives you a better chance of reaching any given profit point. The money lets you ride through setbacks with the hope of upswings. But do casino earnings depend on solid citizens with modest budgets busting out before hitting their win goals? Consider a simple coin flip game...read more

When do slot machines select the outcome of a spin?

After reading your columns, questions and answers for a long time now, I haven't found an answer to this question. Although many of your columns and articles have discussed and explained the RNG on slot machines, this question hasn't been raised or discussed...read more

Frank Scoblete presents: A woman's perspective by The Goddess

When we first started going to casinos, my husband, Sandtrap, would attempt to play craps and I would try winning at slots or roulette because I felt intimidated by the craps players. When we went to Atlantic City or Las Vegas, we would look for casinos that offered free instruction in gambling at the craps and blackjack tables...read more

Jared's Hedge Betting System

Hello Jerry, I do not know how to program and I am looking for someone to write a betting script for me for the Smart Craps simulator with a strategy that I am working on. I'm a stalker of the different sites as there is so much info and hard to tell what is worth anything...read more

7 Point 7

The Orleans Hotel and Casino introduced a new Craps bet on Friday, September 19th. The bet is called 7 Point 7 and was developed by Casino Gaming, LLC. Here is how it is played. The player can place the 7 Point 7 bet on the come-out roll...read more

The stupid phone call

In my mail-order business, I usually have either Fred or Peg answer the phones — or a pleasant answering service takes over in the "off" hours; a service that usually gets about 50% of the messages correct and the other 50% so completely botched up that I have no idea what the person calling wants — information, a brochure, a DVD, a book? Who knows? But every once in a while, I answer the phones...read more