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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 57
Craps Creeps20 December 2022 Craps is probably the most exciting game in the casinos. Certainly, craps players think so; just ask them. You will also hear outrageously loud cheering at craps tables when things are going right for the players and, if you pass one or observe one, you might also hear loud moans as players lose their money.Craps is a communal game as most players are rooting for the dice to make as many numbers as possible – except for the seven which will lose them all their bets except if they are betting on the seven.[Please note: On the come-out roll, pass-line players do wish for the 7 as that will win the initial pass-line bet...read moreMother Knows Best18 December 2022 QUESTION: I just started playing video poker, though I've played slots for a long time. My mom's a video poker player and I started playing a little so I could sit next to her.She loves Double Double Bonus Poker, so I've been trying to follow along...read moreBonus Poker – 8/5 Standard or 7/5 Progressive?17 December 2022 From Norman:Hi Stickman,So, progressives.I have always kept in mind what you told me a while back that you canadd about .5 percent per $500 on a progressive machine.So, a couple of my observations. One, it seems like every pay table for BP is 7/5 at aprogressive machine...read moreThe Question of Tipping15 December 2022 CINDY: A subject that doesn’t come up often in casual casino conversations is about tipping. I guess the questions would be:1. Do you tip?2. How much do you tip based on how much do you play for?3. Why do you tip?ABBY: We both tip.CINDY: Of course...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Automating W-2Gs and raising the W-2G threshold14 December 2022 On October 3, 2020, Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Richard Velotta wrote a column (Treasury, IRS silent on raising the threshold for jackpot paperwork) calling for raising the threshold on issuing a W-2G for slot jackpots. The current threshold of $1200 was set in 1977...read moreA Pocketful of Protection13 December 2022 You must protect yourself at all times against the house edge, at least to the extent that it is possible. Make the best possible bets at the games you enjoy playing and make sure you play the best possible strategies. The best we can do is to keep the game at bay as much as we can.Yet, there are some other factors in play when you go to a casino; the possibility that you will have some truck with certain criminal elements...read moreTired Blackjack Play11 December 2022 There was a time I really enjoyed marathon blackjack sessions.At one session at the Four Queens in Las Vegas, I was ahead from the beginning, never reached huge profit territory but never fell behind, so I just stayed at the table for six hours straight...read moreVideo Poker Strategy Quiz: Straight, K-Q Suited, or J-10 Suited?10 December 2022 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 is 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 morePerfection!8 December 2022 CINDY: Last week we discussed how we want our casino to be our casino and that too many things can disrupt that desire. Dealers can disrupt it, and so can pit people and other players and a whole bunch of other things and people.ABBY: Other people definitely...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Dusting off some lost slot-playing skills7 December 2022 I was playing a 25-cent Silver Strike machine at Red Rock trying to complete my collection of Red Rock Silver Strike tokens. This machine is an old reel-spinning machine that doesn't maintain a cash credit meter. It can only handle multiples of 25 cents...read more |
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