Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 65

Ask the Slot Expert: Rebutting an article about why slots are not random - Part 4

Just when you thought it was safe to ga back in the water, here's another installment of my rebuttal to an article I found giving one author's opinions about why he thinks slots are not random. The article has the following disclaimer near the top: Please note that the article contains opinions only from what has been experienced from playing slots, both at land-based casinos and several different popular online casinos - all of which shall remain nameless. Let me start with my own disclaimer: Unless I state otherwise, my comments refer to the RNG-based (Class III) slots that you find in Nevada, Atlantic City, Tunica, etc., and some tribal casinos...read more

Proper Craps Betting

Craps is often referred to as the most exciting game in the casino, at least craps players think this is so – and, yes, so do I. When you play the game, it is hard to think of another that surpasses its energy.We players stand about a table that looks close to a sacrificial altar (check the Mayans and Aztecs), offering up our money and our luck to the gods of chance...read more

Mom and Daughter Penny Slots

QUESTION: My 80-year-old mom loves the slots and she's been giving broad hints that she'd love a mother-daughter day at the casino. I used to go with her on park district bus trips, but our parks don't do that anymore.The result is that I haven't played in a few years, and I'm wondering what kind of budget I need if I'm going...read more

Follow-up on Video Poker Strategy Quiz: Straight, K-J Unsuited, or ??

From Ray in Illinois. He had questions concerning the following dealt hand on a 9/6 jacks or better game:Jh Ks Td Ad 9d• Jack of hearts – (Jh)• King of spades – (Ks)• 10 of diamonds – (Td)• Ace of diamonds – (Ad)• 9 of diamonds – (9d)To see the original article, go here: https://www.casinocitytimes.com/jerry-stickman/article/video-poker-strategy-quiz-straight-k-j-unsuited-or-68019Hi Stickman,There was one hold in the quiz that you neglected...read more

We Tackle Roulette

CINDY: Unveiling a new game for us to play more than we ever played it before!ABBY: That’s right; for us, we are entering the roulette waters.CINDY: Yes, we have played roulette off and on for 30 years but now we are going to concentrate on it as our main game...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Should I double this hand in Double Down Stud Video Poker?

Question: Was just introduced to double down video stud. Would it make sense to pull on an A high inside straight or looking for a one out straight with a missing ten to the ace high? That way, if you miss the inside draw or 10, you have 3-4 ways to double on a pair...read more

The Chatterers

You get them in real life and you get them in the casinos. The Chatterers. People who have to talk and drag everyone into their – often mundane or stupid – arguments.In blackjack, you have the “experts,” those chatterers who must explain how the game should be played...read more

Blackjacked!

QUESTION: Blackjack offers insurance only when the dealer has an Ace face up, and it pays off when the dealer has a blackjack. Why not when the dealer has a 10-value face up? Regardless of whether the dealer has Ace up and 10 down or 10 up and Ace down, it's still a blackjack.ANSWER: The odds of the dealer having a blackjack are far different with a 10 up than with an Ace up.In a single-deck game, if the dealer has an Ace up, 16 of the other 51 cards in the deck are 10 values that would complete a blackjack...read more

Wild Royal Flush on Deuces Wild – Follow-up

A response from Darren to my article giving him advice to hold a wild royal flush that has one deuce rather than dump the deuce and go for the natural royal flush.Stickman,Thanks for the reply. It's also the psychological factor.If I hit 125, I'll probably just play it back...read more

Seeking Safety

CINDY: We have discussed in the past when it is the right time to leave a game. Could it be fatigue? Bad losses? Big wins? What drives us to drive away from the game? No one can play indefinitely, can they? The time to leave a game comes up and that is that...read more