Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 584

A shuffle through the gaming mailbag

Q. I just read an answer you gave a while back to a question about video poker and Class II gaming. I just came home from a Native American casino with Class II games and was playing Deuces Wild. There was a woman next to me who was winning left and right...read more

Playing it smart - Avoiding risk on advantage bets without conceding all the gains

Avoiding risk on advantage bets without conceding all the gains Whew! Try to write that an advantage on a bet isn't the same as a guaranteed win. And that the laws of probability aren't the only factors gamblers might weigh, especially if the agony of defeat isn't worth the risk associated with the ecstasy of victory...read more

Jest for fun

Two close friends were attending a civic club charity affair in Las Vegas. "I just bought a kiss from a beautiful blonde. And I hate to say it, but she kisses better than my wife." His friend said that he was going to try it. When he came back, the first man asked, "How was it?" "Swell," said the second...read more

The House Edge and the Odds Bet

Frank: I hope you can help me with something. I enjoy craps and consider you to be an expert - thanks for your contributions to the overall education of craps players everywhere! I have read widely and have come to believe that the house edge is lower on bigger odds bets...read more

Extend Your Playing Time

To get the maximum playing time from your gambling bankroll, you should play the most player friendly games or bets. Let's look at the best games and bets -- those with the lowest house edges. Blackjack: Playing Basic Strategy in a game with decent rules such as a blackjack paying 3-to-2, the dealer standing on a soft 17, double-down allowed on any first two cards, splitting up to three times with double-down allowed after a split, the house has only about a half percent edge...read more

Will the Blackjack "Ploppies" Ever Get It Right?

Hey you! Yeah you -- reading this column right here, right now. Something's been bugging me about the way you play blackjack. So I've got to ask you this question. Suppose you're playing in a typical shoe game, or even double deck, and you're dealt: 6/2 The dealer has a 6 up...read more

Part Two: The Dum-Dum on Blackjack

You met Dum-Dum last time. He's a real person who has the wrong ideas about gambling but thinks he has the right ideas. He is a follower of a modern gambling author and an Internet gaming guru who have taught him everything he knows -- which is, to be truthful, just about nothing...read more

This Casper isn't so friendly at the poker tables

One of the up-and-coming poker professionals who calls Chicago home is Joel Casper, whose biggest victory to date came with his championship in the Heartland Poker Tour stop at the Majestic Star Casinos in Gary, Indiana, last October. Casper, 27, originally from the Cincinnati area, attended Washington University of St...read more

Wheel of Fortune Super Spin

Community gaming is one of the hot trends in slot machines today, and one of the hottest games around is Wheel of Fortune Super Spin. But hot as the game is, I never expected to see it at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, nor at any other casino boat where the gaming is still spread over several levels, leaving players to go up and down stairs in search of their favorite games. Nonetheless, on a visit to Horseshoe, there it was, bigger than life and twice as bright...read more

Playing it smart - A betting strategy can't bring you luck

How does betting $12 on the six differ from dropping $6 each on the six and eight at craps? Either way, you lose $12 if the dice show a seven, a fate you figure will befall on the average of six times in every 36 throws. With the whole amount on the six, you expect to pick up $14 on the average of five times in every 36 throws...read more