Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 61

Experts Can Be Annoying

An actual face-to-face breakfast conversation with Blackjack Bob has been a rare treat the last few years. When we pulled our schedules together in mid-April, Bob got straight to the point."You know, we can be a pain in the rear sometimes."I asked if he meant the two of us, humanity in general or some group in between."Blackjack players," he said...read more

Full and Actual VP Return

From Norman:Hi Stickman,I have another question for you. You mentioned in one of your previous articles that a game such as 8/5 BP at 99.17% can potentially be made into a positive game by putting comps, free play, slot club, etc. into the calculation...read more

Betting Advice for Craps

CINDY: We now do a deep dive into our craps-playing and craps-betting advice.ABBY: First off, we are conservative players.CINDY: And we realize that many, if not most, craps players prefer to be somewhat more action-oriented players.ABBY: Action-player in the casino administrators’ minds means players who make many different types of bets, most of them bad bets, thereby giving the casino huge advantages over such “action” players...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Still more adventures in Cashless Gaming

The movie Bridge of Spies seems to be playing on one of the channels I subscribe to every time I scroll through the TV listings. The first scene with Tom Hanks, the star, is an informal discussion between two attorneys about an accident in which an automobile driver lost control of his car and hit five motorcyclists...read more

Blowing It

I doubt many casino players can honestly say that they have never made a mistake in their playing careers. I know I can’t. In one of my first visits to the casinos, I played the Martingale at roulette. This was in the old Sands casino in Atlantic City.That casino is no longer there...read more

Blackjack Doubles

QUESTION: I don't really understand why you would double down on soft hands. So much can go wrong when one card can be 1 or 11. You have a hand that's not close to finished.If I double on hard 11, I know I have 21 with any of the four 10-value cards...read more

Video Poker Strategy Quiz: Low Pair or Open Straights or Straight Flush?

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 are 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 more

Playing Craps

CINDY: Blackjack has many more players now than does craps.ABBY: At one time craps dominated the casino world but when card counting came in, around 1963 or so, the player population started to drift over to the game of blackjack because they thought it was beatable.CINDY: It was beatable by a select few...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Two ways that handpays for slot jackpots may be endangered

Question: As expressed before, your posts are very high on my list of 'must reads' when I receive them in my emails. I like to comment whenever I feel that I may offer some additional perspective to your commentary, so here goes: I AM a Tipper...read more

Blackjack Questions and Answers

QUESTION: Is blackjack still the most popular table game in the casino?ANSWER: Yes, it is and has been since the mid-1960s. Craps used to rule the felt (all those World War II guys coming back from the war where craps gained a great fascination for them) but then the card counting revolution occurred in the mid-1960s thanks to Edward O...read more