Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 633

Do You Want the Golden Touch at Blackjack? Part One

The casinos have structured their games in order to get an edge on each and every one of them. You will note that the casinos of America make billions of dollars, while the gamblers of America make far, far less. In fact, most gamblers are losers...read more

Harrington, Miller Potent Combo with Two New No-Limit Poker Books

Dan Harrington has team again with Bill Robertie with the long-awaited Harrington on Hold 'em Vol. III -- The Workbook: Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments (352 pages, paperbound, $29.95), and Ed Miller has again teamed with David Sklansky in No-Limit Hold 'em Theory and Practice (3l7 pages, paperbound, $29.95)...read more

Vegas Tales

Back in the seventies, I was working at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Something funny was always happening, which made the job even more exciting. One day on my break I was walking past the buffet and saw this heavyset man in a leisure suit headed for his table carrying a plate of food in each hand...read more

Does Pascal's Wager Have a Counterpart in Gambling

In 1660, the French philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, formulated what's considered an infamous wager. A bet on the existence of God. Absent real proof, he asserted, four conditions are possible. 1) Bet that God exists and are right, you gain the infinite reward of eternal bliss...read more

Blackjack Myths

Hang around blackjack tables long enough, and you'll pick up all kinds of "wisdom" from other players and from the dealers. Of course, a lot of what you hear isn't really all that wise, and a good part of blackjack wisdom comes from knowing when to disregard the things people say about the games people play. A deuce is a dealer's Ace. Let's be clear here...read more

A warning about slot tickets with cents

Hi there, How come if these newer casinos and resorts want your business so bad they would allow their slots to be as tight as they are? You would think that the owners of these brand new, huge, beautiful casinos would know as well as the middle- to lower-class players from Wisconsin that we simply aren't playing at their casino cuz their machines DON'T HIT...read more

Washington State Makes It a Felony to Play Poker Online

As of June 7, it is now a felony in the state of Washington to play poker on the Internet. The bill, S.S.B. No. 6613, has stirred up great anxiety in poker forums. Many feel, correctly, that they have been blind-sided. I searched the databases of Washington newspapers and could find almost nothing written about the law as it was making its way through the Legislature...read more

A Twist on Tricky Blackjack Hands

I've said this before -- most blackjack players consistently misplay the same hands as each other. In workshop seminars, I've preached the percentages of playing these hands different ways. Still, most weren't convinced and went on doing things their old ways...read more

"Could have been" should cost

Dear Mark, In poker, what are your thoughts about a player requesting that the dealer to show the next card, even if the hand is officially dead? The group of a dozen or so I normally play with has three players who want to see the next card or cards that could have made their hand...read more

Questions. I Get Questions.

This query was e-mailed to me from PM: "My question has to do with your opinion concerning whether to stick with one machine or move to another after it appears to be eating up your quarters with no return." Talk about timing. I've briefly talked about this in previous columns and was about to address the subject again. My answer to PM was that basically, it doesn't matter if you change video poker machines or not, just so long as you stay at a positive expectation game and you use the correct strategy for that particular game. The random number generator is constantly cycling through various combinations of winning and losing hands...read more