Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 617

The Liberty Bell and the Liberty Belle: An Interview with Marshall Fey (Part 2)

On May 26th of this year I interviewed Marshall Fey at Harrah's in Reno, Nevada. Last month the first part of the interview appeared along with some background material. Before you read this second part I encourage you to go back and read Part 1 if you haven't already done so; it will help put what follows in context. Marshall and I had finished the first part of the interview along with some drinks...read more

Those highly skilled lowlifes and how to spot 'em

Dear Mark, Regarding cheating, what is a mechanic? Anonymous Dear Anonymous; Regarding the postcard you sent incognito with personal and confidential penned on the bottom, I'm kinda hoping that this isn't a career move on your part. And yet, since inquiring minds besides yourself probably want to know, cheating at cards can be done a whole host of ways, such as collusion, sleight-of-hand movements like bottom stacking the deck, or the use of physical objects such as marked cards, cold decks, or holdout devices...read more

Difference Between House "Edge" and House "Hold"

This week, we're going to look at the difference between the house "edge" and "hold." For six years, I've been recommending you play certain games and avoid others based on the theoretical house edge. But sometimes confusion arises because you may read a report that says a casino's win rate on blackjack is 20 percent, and yet I've told you the house edge is only 0.5 percent...read more

Three Steps to Intelligent Slot Play

If a machine is programmed to return less money than is put in it, there is no way anyone can beat this machine in the long run if... The person continues to play time and again The person thinks he'll ultimately win if he keeps playing The person is not aware of the math of the machines and keeps playing Most slot players just put in their money and hope...read more

Learning a New Language

Let's face it. No matter how much poker you see on TV, no matter how much time you spend playing online, you are not going to get the full flavor of poker until you learn the language. Beginners who move from a home poker game to a casino or cardroom should learn to "talk the talk" and understand poker lingo around them...read more

Apostolico's "Lessons" Provides Insight into PPT Play

Lessons From the Pro Poker TourBy David ApostolicoJuly 10, 2006Kensington Publishing Corp.Price: $14.95 Book Summary: Lessons From The Pro Poker Tour is a No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament strategy book. Tips are highlighted by examples of decisions made by poker's most famous players in Professional Poker Tour (PPT) tournaments...read more

National Center for Responsible Gaming is Accepting Nominations for Scientific Achievement Awards

Since 2002, the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) has hosted an annual "Scientific Achievement Awards" program to formally honor those individuals who have made exceptional scientific contributions to the field of gambling research...read more

Survey Profiles Recreational Gamblers

Harrah's Entertainment distributes a survey every couple of years titled "Profile of the American Casino Gambler," the results of which are based upon two independent nationwide studies. It identifies people who have visited casinos at least once during the same year as more affluent, more educated and more likely to hold a white-collar job than the national average. The statistics go on to demonstrate that Americans who gamble as opposed to those who don't represent a powerful demographic of consumers whose expendable income and lifestyle label them as prime advertising targets. It all adds up to stoking the marketing fires of an already powerful industry while giving impetus to the major gaming companies in their quest to solidify casino gambling as a mainstream entertainment and leisure time option...read more

Why Casinos May Earn Less from High than Low Rollers

Say you enter a casino with $100. What do the bosses expect you to leave behind? The whole $100, or less? And, if less, do they consider you a better, worse, or equivalent patron betting $10 or $25 per coup? The devil is in the detail of how you gamble. Say you go for broke, playing until you win $900 or lose $100...read more

2006 World Series of Poker Winners

If you hadn't heard before now that Jaime Gold is the winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship … well, you must have had the TV turned off and skipped reading the papers. Gold is a former Hollywood agent who once counted James Gandolfini among his clients, and that he produced 10-time WSOP winner Johnny Chan's instructional poker DVD...read more