Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 646

Anatomy of the Biggest Players Club in the World

The development of computerized tracking of the money that people gamble in casinos through the use of player's club cards was perhaps the most significant contributing factor to the explosive growth of the gaming industry across the country. Players clubs enable casino owners to analyze their customer bases to an extent that was never before possible and allowed them to craft custom marketing strategies for specific player groups. This isn't to diminish the fact that player's clubs can be invaluable for gamblers as well...read more

Poker-Oriented Table Games: Here to Stay and More Are on the Way

Some emerging slot action is entirely fresh, not simply a refinement of an earlier genre. Although the depths are still barely being plumbed, the devices now coming to your friendly neighborhood slot salon utilize powerful digital computer chips and video command and control interfaces for games differing in kind rather than merely magnitude from those of the past. Table games are also evolving, although less strikingly...read more

Heard It On The River

As you read this column we have a "scoop" for you. We heard last week that there will be a press conference at the Tunica Airport next Tuesday and it will be to announce that scheduled airline service to Tunica County will begin. We think it will be from Atlanta for several trips a week, but that is all we know at press time...read more

An Eye on Casino Surveillance

When police in Las Vegas recently had to rappel down the outside of the Harrah's Las Vegas hotel, window to window, to catch a gunman, my mind took a slight detour. Though the incident occurred 20 floors above casino level, I found myself thinking about casino surveillance, trying to spot purse snatchers and roulette cheats...read more

More on Harrah's customer service

Hi, John, I just wanted to comment on the letter about the service at Harrah's casinos. My sister and I have just returned from a three-day stay at Harrah's Cherokee casino. The service was not good at all. My sister was playing two quarter 777 machines...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country – January 2006

It sounds like a broken record: what is happening in Indian Country? Congressional investigations. It is still the truth. Until Congress concludes investigating Abramoff and lobbying and passes new legislation based on the findings from hearings on sovereignty and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, we won't know what is new in Indian Country...read more

Deadline Looming for U.S. in W.T.O. Fight with Antigua

Once again, the federal government is not taking gambling seriously. And we are all going to pay for it. The U.S. won most of a dispute with Antigua in the World Trade Organization over Antigua's claim that it could not be prevented from taking bets from Americans over the Internet...read more

Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance – January 2006

Except for Mississippi, and Mississippi is on its way back with three casinos opening in December, gaming is still showing growth. 2005 has been a good year for the gaming industry, if not a great year. The economy in general has had a good, if not a great year...read more

How Should You Handle These Blackjack Situations?

These days, every blackjack player seems to be a self-proclaimed authority on the game. The other day, other players criticized how I played three times in my first four hands. On my very first hand of the day, right off the top of the shoe I was dealt 12 against the dealer's 3 and hit it...read more

Comp computing made easy

Dear Mark, I heard you on a radio show talking about getting comps, and one of your suggestions was to call a casino host and ask what type of action was needed to warrant, as you said, “getting some goodies.” So, I called a casino host and asked how much I would need to play in order to get both a dinner for two in their steak house, and possibly a buffet for two...read more