Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 637

More about tipping

Re: Tipping slot personnel It is important, if you are going to be a regular player, to take care of those who take care of you. This is true in many areas of life, not just casino play. Regardless of your tax situation, if you hit a big jackpot and get a hand pay, why would you not be grateful? When I hit a big one, I always pass around $20 bills to everyone: the attendant, the ashtray guy, the drink girl, the cash cart person...read more

What are the Secrets of Winning at Crapless Craps?

Pssst... Wanna know a secret? How about the secrets of winning at crapless craps? Many casinos have Crapless Craps now, and it looks promising. You can't lose on the comeout to a 2, 3, or 12, and yet you still win on the seven! Sounds good, but if it's such a great deal, why are the regular tables so much more crowded than the crapless craps ones? One reason is the casino advantage...read more

Gambling Down Under

G'day mate! Do you know what a bison is? It's what an Austrylian washes his fyce in! Yeah, it's a different language, that's for sure. I discovered this on a recent three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand taken by my wife, Mary, and me...read more

Cherry Poker Confit

Dear Mark, Yes or no, would video poker on a machine be considered a true "draw" poker game? Larry L. Elitists of table poker would say, NO WAY. But look at it this way, Larry: video poker is one player against a machine that displays the player's cards as graphic images on a screen; the player still has to place a stake, is dealt five cards from a standard 52-card deck, and has an opportunity to discard any number of unwanted cards, and to "draw" an equal number of replacement cards from the deck. Many I have debated in the past have dissected the word "draw" to suit their argument, yet in both table draw poker and video draw poker, there is a second round of cards during the hand where you are allowed to discard some of your cards, and draw more cards with the hope of improving your hand. As for me, a connoisseur of any kind of poker, I swallow yes, demi-glace with the finest Traverse City dried cherries, red wine and shallots...read more

The Predictability of Video Poker

Because the payback of conventional reel slot machines cannot be known to the players without analyzing the exact distribution of the symbols on the reels, many novice players naturally assume that Video Poker must similarly be a "pig in a poke" game. Nothing could be further from the truth...read more

Good Problems

Your eyes light up as the cards are dealt. Ten of Diamonds. King of Diamonds. Jack of Diamonds. Queen of Diamonds. YES! Your heart sinks a little as you see the last card. Four of Diamonds. Of course, you wanted the Ace of Diamonds, but there is a part of you that would've preferred the 8 of Clubs instead of the 4 of Diamonds...read more

Step Right Up, Place Your Bets

Let, see now: For the last few weeks, you've been walking up to a craps table, no longer intimidated by what you previously thought was a confusing and chaotic game. You have been confidently wagering pass bets and come bets and taking the maximum odds allowed by the casino you're in...read more

Tipping the Dealers

Dear Frank, My question is, what is the best tip bet I can make for the dealers when using dollar tokes? Robert Dear Robert: Tip on top of your bet. So if you have a $5 blackjack bet up, put one dollar on top of the $5 and tell the dealers that this is their bet but you are controlling it...read more

Ultimate Guide to Tells Nicely Done; New Book on Greyhounds Offers Fresh Start

Mike Caro is the undisputed pioneer in explaining poker tells -- what they are and how they can be profitable in keeping a poker face and reading opponents. Now comes the Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells subtitled Devastate Opponents by Reading Body Language, Table Talk, Chip Moves and Much More and written by Randy Burgess with Carl Baldassarre (197 pages, paperbound, $16.95). For greyhound bettors, it's been years since a new title has been available to them...read more

Multi-Denomination Slots Create Accounting Problems

The increasing popularity of multi-denomination slots is no doubt a convenience for players who no longer have to search for a machine that fits their gambling budget. At the touch of a button you can select the credit value you wish to play, be it nickel/dime/quarter, quarter/half-dollar/dollar, dollar/two dollar/five dollar or five dollar/ten dollar/twenty-five dollar, among other variations. The technology is a tremendous financial boom for the casinos...read more