Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 64

Quit When You're Behind

CINDY: There are plenty of sayings when it comes to casino playing, the most common of which is to quit when you’re ahead.ABBY: Of course, there are some sessions where you are not ahead, not from the very first decision. There are some sessions where you lose from right off the bat and keep losing steadily throughout the session...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Playing slots for fun

Question: I find your column (reaches my inbox Wednesday mornings) is my 'must read', usually as I have my morning coffee or tea. Almost always insightful, sometimes your sharing of your experiences helps me cope with the 'peaks and valleys' of gaming...read more

Tackling Slots

This won’t bother most slot players; slot machines are random. Of course. The machines are programmed to be random. This way no one can predict what is coming up next or next or next on down the line. I am sure most slot players are aware of this; at least I hope so.The computer program that makes the machines a random game is called the Random Number Generator...read more

Fewer Slots Payouts on Crowded Nights?

QUESTION: Do slot machines pay less when there are the biggest crowds? My neighbor told me this, and she's played a lot for a long time.She says that at nights and on weekends, casinos take machines out of their pay cycles so they can make big profits from the biggest crowds...read more

Jacks or Better versus Bonus Poker

An article promoting full-pay (8/5) Bonus Poker as a good alternative when full-pay (9/6) Jacks or Better cannot be found was recently posted here. The article stated that in addition to a good return (99.17 versus 99.54 percent) and low variance, the playing strategy is also nearly identical.I thought it might be interesting to explore playing strategy differences and similarities.This is the first of several strategy quizzes on the differences (or lack thereof) between the strategy for various hands played on full-pay Jacks or Better and full-pay Bonus Poker...read more

Quiet Please

CINDY: Opening one’s big mouth at a table game can be fraught with possibilities that go from bad to worse. They almost never go from good to better to great. I think many players are in an agitated state from time to time and it is best not to agitate them anymore.ABBY: We both learned very early on to not give advice to other players and not to engage in any talk that could not be characterized as unimportant...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Starbucks takes page from casino marketing

I received an email from Starbucks a few weeks ago. The subject line was "We've made changes to Double Star Day". I was immediately on alert because of my experience with slot club changes. Anytime a slot club sends an email about changes to its program, the news is always bad...read more

They Want Your Money

“I went to the butcher yesterday and you can’t believe this but he wanted my money! He charged me for the meat. Can you believe that? His wife was adamant about wanting my money.”“That’s nothing. I went to the doctor and I got this huge bill...read more

The Facts of Pass and Place Bets

Craps players have individual styles and betting preferences that don't always coincide with sticking to the lowest-edge wagers.Some place 6 or 8 (1.52 percent house edge) rather than bet pass (1.41) because they like to pick their own numbers...read more

Make the Most of Your VP Play

Video poker players enjoy the game for many reasons. They enjoy the fact that they have control over the outcome. They enjoy the higher returns usually afforded to them.Serious video poker players generally look for the best games they can find...read more