Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 639

Get on the "Bus": Barden Partners with Bettis in Pennsylvania

ast week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board held a public hearing on proposals that have been made for a casino license in the city of Pittsburg. Detroiters Don Barden, and recently retired Pittsburg Steeler Jerome Bettis teamed up to form one of the bidders, PITG Gaming, LLC...read more

Why Do So Many Gamblers Lose Money at the Casinos?

Ask your friends why they think so many gamblers lose at the casinos. The most common answers will likely be 1) the odds are with the casinos, 2) almost nobody bothers learning to play properly before tossing money around, 3) players bet too high for their bankrolls, and 4) those who get ahead become greedy and try to break the bank, giving back whatever they've already won. These factors are all true...read more

More on lost slot tickets

John, In response to the question from Slot Machine Freak, regarding lost slot payout tickets being traced, or payment stopped, the answer should have been FORGET IT. Each ticket, along with the information about date/time/machine number/amount will also have on it, although in small print, the phrase that this is a bearer instrument...read more

Chemin de Fer

Over the years, I've written many times that baccarat is the best no-brainer bet in the casino. The house edge is low at 1.17 percent if you bet on banker and 1.36 percent on player, and you have no hit/stand decisions to make. Draws are made according to set rules, posted on the table...read more

Gambling Just Got Better At The Fitz

It didn't take long for Fitzgerald's new director of marketing, Glenn Buxton, to inject his heavy casino marketing experience into the highly competitive Tunica casino jurisdiction once again, and with the new General Manager, Bob McQueen, now reigning in the Castle by the Mississippi, approval was swift in coming. The new print, outboard and direct mail campaign is based on a new buzz line…"Gambling Just Got Better" (at the Fitz)...read more

Heard It On The River

We've heard from impeccable sources that the Mississippi Gaming Commission has approved a license for a new casino to be called BALI HAI CASINO-HOTEL. It will bring back a familiar name and gaming pioneer in the state, RICK SCHILLING, who along with his brother opened up SPLASH CASINO at Mhoon Landing in Tunica County in 1992...read more

Lost tickets

When I asked for readers' experiences with losing tickets at a casino, I knew I wouldn't be disappointed. Here are some of the responses I received. I lost a $75 ticket at the Grand Victoria in Elgin, Illinois. Within 30 minutes of determining I had lost it, a slot host checked the machine I was on to verify I indeed had cashed out a $75 ticket...read more

National Indian Gaming Commission Cannot Regulate Class III Gaming

Most people, including those in the gaming industry, who have heard of the National Indian Gaming Commission ("NIGC"), assume that it regulates Indian Gaming. Even some of the Commissioners themselves believe they have this power. They are wrong. The misunderstanding arises from the way the modern law of Indian gaming was created. First came court cases...read more

Which Hands Win These Texas Hold'em Pots?

We've mentioned before that Texas Hold'em is a simple poker game. That's one reason why the Travel Channel selected Hold'em as the poker variant they would broadcast on cable TV. Anyone, even non-poker players, can get the gist of things after a few minutes. For longtime poker players who have never seen Hold'em, however, the "community card" feature can be a little confusing...read more

Maximum coins in = maximum advantage out

Dear Mr. Pilarski, Time and again, even from such esteemed sources as Visiting Vegas type shows on The Travel Channel, and perhaps even your feature (I don’t recall), I continually hear the advice to play the maximum coins (usually five) in the slot machines...read more