Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 627

How to Read a Strategy Table

The key to expert strategy is learning how to use a strategy table. A strategy table lists the playable hands and the expected values for each hand. It is not important to learn the specific values but rather the order of the hands...read more

New Book Shows How Average Players Can Get an Easy Edge at Blackjack

In the words of blackjack expert and publisher of the BJ Insider Dr. Henry Tamburin, "The average blackjack player can now get a healthy edge over the game of blackjack. There now is no reason why average players should not be playing with an edge over the house...read more

A Quick Math Lesson on Craps, Casino Edges

A reader has asked me to explain how "they" come up with a casino edge of 9.09 percent on a craps hardway 6 or 8 and 11.11 percent on a hardway 4 or 10. (I should probably warn you at this point that obviously there's some math in the explanation, but trust me, it's not hard to follow.) But first a short explanation of hardway bets...read more

Is Blackjack Better When Dealers Must Stand on or Hit Soft 17?

Blackjack buffs are better off when dealers must stand on rather than hit "soft 17s" hands like ace-six or ace-four-two where ace is valued at 11. Many players find this hard to believe. Dealers are clearly more likely to bust when they must hit soft 17s than when they stand, a factor that seems to favor players...read more

Do You Want the Golden Touch at Craps? Part Two

With the exception of the odds bet, every bet at craps has a house edge. Even with the odds bet, you must make a first bet that has a house edge to be eligible to place the odds behind it. The math of craps is hard-bodied and cannot be beaten by betting systems, trend-finding systems, progressive systems and the like...read more

Fischman's Online Ace; Isaacs' I'm Not Bluffing New at GBC

Chris Ferguson says Scott Fischman "is the perfect person to teach online poker, that he is a guy who, in fact, can train you for anything -- from your local home game to the world's richest events." Fischman's new book, Online Ace -- A World Series of Poker Champion's Guide to Mastering Internet Poker (224 pages, paperbound, $19.95) has arrived at Gambler's Book Shop and indeed it is a dandy piece of work for millions who are potential players and for those looking for ways to improve their games. Along with Fischman's work are two books by Susie Isaacs, MS...read more

Gaming Industry Resources Are Plentiful

In recent years, hundreds of thousands of new employees have entered the gaming industry as casino gaming has proliferated throughout the globe. Those of us who have lived through the emergence of a new market know that gaming is a unique industry that mixes complex regulatory constraints with an industry focused on ensuring that customers have fun...read more

Resorts Senior VP & GM Looks Back on First Year

The casino destination in East Chicago, Indiana, celebrated its first anniversary under the Resorts International brand in April. The property's senior vice-president and general manager, Joseph DeRosa, took time from his busy schedule to sit down with The Thrifty Gambler and talk about some of the highlights of the first year of operation. Thrifty Gambler: What was it like taking a decade-old property which had conducted business in Northwest Indiana successfully under two previous owners and re-branding it with the Resorts name? Joseph DeRosa: Getting one of these properties started up, whether you're buying a property or starting from the ground up, is sort of like giving birth...read more

Web Sites with Advice and Fun for Gamblers

It's been a while since we've surfed the Web, so let's take a look at some of the sites and products that offer advice and fun for gamblers. In the past, I've directed readers to www.lasvegasadvisor.com, www.midwestgamingandtravel.com, www.cheapovegas.com and www.wizardofodds.com --- all still terrific sites...read more

Reading a slot's meters

Dear Mr. John, many questions about the RNG and many suspicions that the casino techs., computer shreck's and even management might fumbling with the wheels, whistles, bells and knob's. I believe the answer to MANY questions are the log's the machine keeps and HERE one's a day two girls stop by EVERY machine and copy the log readout with appears in the middle of the screen after inserting a sort of a code, to their paper blocks. Each machine indicates HOW many games in a certain period are done, how many turns, winners and how much money has run thru. Observing and comparing those data's will give you immediately a very good chance to make a couple of bcks - I agree not everybody can read this but this is the only daily hot indication what is going on...read more