Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 615

Why and When You May Want to Sacrifice Edge to Bet Lower

Not everybody who goes to a casino with a modest gambling budget fantasizes about striking it rich. Some folks just want to be part of the action for a few hours, betting amounts with which they feel comfortable. And, hopefully, earning a nominal profit in the process...read more

Winning Secrets of Poker; Adams' Novel Fine Reading

Peter Thomas Fornatale, a very talented writer with a skill for interviewing the best in poker, has a new book on the game, while Brandon Adams adds a fresh view of the game in a novel. These are two worthy additions to your poker library, and here's a look at each work. Fornatale, who penned a popular little book on the game titled The Poker Aficionado in 2005 (a marvelous gift at $14.95), again shows his talent in Winning Secrets of Poker: Interviews With the Game's Best Players (235 pages, hardbound, $24.95)...read more

$1 Million Awarded to Study Gambling Disorders

On September 6, 2006, the Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders announced that $1 million in new research grants had been awarded to eight universities including the University of Michigan. The grants, awarded on behalf of the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG), bring the organization's total dollar amount awarded since 1996 to nearly $10 million...read more

World Series of Poker a Spectacle to Behold

The 37th annual World Series of Poker, a gargantuan competition encompassing 45 individual poker tournaments and well over $100 million in total prize money, was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas this year. The marathon began on June 25 and didn't end until the wee hours of the morning on August 12. I was in Vegas in early July to check things out and it's truly a sight to behold...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - July 2006

If the reports on national and international gaming trends were favorable, this year's Indian Gaming Industry Report was even better. Indian gaming grew by 15.6 percent for the year, the 10th consecutive year of 15 percent growth. It is driven this year in large part by the expansion in Oklahoma, although California hasn't stopped expanding regardless of how large the casinos are already, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods keep on growing...read more

eCOGRA Surveys Online Players

Internet gambling has grown into a $12 billion a year industry, with half that coming from American players. Though the federal government holds online gambling to be illegal in the United States, that's much too big a beast just to ignore. While Congress fights over whether to specifically outlaw handling monetary transactions used in online gaming, Americans continue to wager billions of dollars on the Internet, mostly on poker and sports...read more

Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - July 2006

The stock market continued its uncertain up and down ride throughout June - taking gaming stocks with it for the most part. The feds are still fighting inflation and raising rates, making investors nervous - or so the pundits say. If it makes anyone feel better the world markets are suffering the same trends...read more

The RNG is crap!

Dear John: In reference to your response to Steve about slots, I think you are out of sorts!! In several past articles, you claim that the payback percentages are higher, the higher you go up in denomination. Well, now you're telling Steve, who wants to go up from quarters to dollars, that "you are not likely to win at a higher denomination." You need to make up your mind exactly what you are advising players to do! Concerning the RNG; I think that's crap! I have sat for literally hours on end, at the very same machine, and have seen the same combination of symbols pop up over and over...read more

Judy, Judy, Judy

One of my most memorable celebrity encounters in Las Vegas was with Cary Grant. I didn't actually "encounter" Cary Grant, but I saw him all the time when I was working at the Dunes. He was good friends with one of the hotel's big owners, so everything in the joint was free: big suite up on the top floor, meals in the gourmet restaurants, anything he wanted he just signed for it. I was walking out of the coffee shop one afternoon, just as Cary Grant was leaving his table...read more

U.S. Ignores Deadline In W.T.O. Fight With Antigua

Once again, the United States federal government is not taking gambling seriously. And Americans are all going to pay for it. The U.S. had won most of a dispute with the nation of Antigua and Barbuda in the World Trade Organization. Antigua asserted that the U.S...read more