Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 605

You Needn't Overbet your Bankroll to Shave the Edge at Craps

Craps proficiency is predicated on more than just the names of all bets, how to make them, rolls on which they win or lose, and what they pay. This knowledge is "necessary but not sufficient." One missing element is an understanding of bet sizing, absolutely as well as in strategies involving progressing and regressing...read more

Adding a Little Spice to Your Craps Game

Years ago, a friend named Jim had asked for my advice on playing craps. "I love it, but it doesn't love me," he said. "I know how to lose at every bet on the table. I'm a seven magnet. If I cover all the numbers (with place bets on 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10), up comes the loser 7...read more

Nixxxie on random. It don't exist.

I've heard of software programs that teach strategy for video poker slots by the standard hints that all games use, with the addition of correcting hands you choose poorly. Have any advice for those of us who would like to improve our knowledge without buying a bunch of games that don't do the job? Thanks, Dave Dear Dave, I can recommend two programs that do the job: WinPoker and Frugal Video Poker (FVP)...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - September 2006

Washington is an interesting state for gambling. Long thought by gaming observers to be a conservative, almost anti-gambling state, it has proven on closer examination to be very much a pro-gambling state. Even before Indian gaming, gambling was big in Washington...read more

How Were the Captain's 147 Rolls Counted?

Dear Frank: How were the Captain 's 147 rolls counted (http://www.goldentouchcraps.com/captainrolls147.shtml). Usually people don't count their rolls. You may hear of someone holding the dice for 20 minutes or 30 minutes but rarely if ever do you hear that someone threw the dice 36 times or 43 times...read more

Quicktakes: The month's trends in a glance - September 2006

The summer is ending; gas prices are predicted to come down as Americans take to the road for the last of the summer’s trips. Consumer confidence fell in August to the lowest since November, rattled, the pundits say, by expensive gasoline and a slowing housing market...read more

You Need a Better Poker Hand to Call Than to Bet

If, like a lot of other people, you're getting into the strategic aspects of playing winning poker, there's a basic truth you need to learn right up front. That truth is that it takes a better hand to call somebody's bet than it would've taken to make the bet yourself. This may sound like doubletalk at first, but it makes logical poker-sense once you think about it – and you need to think about it before you sit down to play...read more

Pilarski mailbag: House edge, burn cards and multiple-deck blackjack

Dear Mark: For the lowest casino advantage, which game do you recommend that I play, craps, baccarat or single deck blackjack? Ray L. There are oodles of variables, Ray, but with only finite space to hash over them, here's the bottom line, life preserver attached: It depends on how the games are played, and which bets you make on those games. To illustrate, take craps...read more

Read 'Em and Reap; Chan's Cash Games Book -- Double Dynamite

Two powerful new titles for poker players have arrived at Gambler's Book Shop, each covering an area rarely discussed but badly needed. Joe Navarro, a retired FBI agent here applies his skills to teach players how to decode poker tells in cooperation with Phil Hellmuth...read more

The Secrets of Tipping the Dealers

Psst... Wanna know a secret? How about the secrets of tipping the dealers? You've probably read numerous articles about how little money the dealers make. Most of them make more in tips than salary. Well, you really should tip the dealers...read more