Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 656

The Owners

I was working at the Dunes Hotel in Vegas. The place was all about junkets: one a week from New York, one every other week from Miami and St. Louis. The airfare was free, so were the rooms, the booze, the meals, the shows. All the junket players had to do was gamble, or they'd never be invited back again. One time a junket came in, and this fellow went running up to the dice table...read more

Heard It On The River

While thousands of serious poker players continue to crowd through Tunica, especially at GRAND CASINO where the WORLD SERIES of POKER is unfolding and at GOLDSTRIKE where the WORLD POKER OPEN rules, there are numerous smaller events that players can enjoy...read more

Here Are Some Secrets You Should Know!

Casino gambling has become the new American pastime, superceding bowling, tennis, golf, baseball, football, et al. There are approximately 54 million casino gamblers in America according to the Harrah's poll. That's more than 25 percent of the adult population...read more

How Much Did You Learn about Casino Gambling in 2005?

Lots of new casinos opened up across the country in the year 2005 . Are you smarter about it now than you were a year ago? Here's a year-end quiz to test your casino gambling IQ. 1) You're playing the slots and haven't had much luck...read more

Ekectronics for Uncle Twirch

Dear Mark, When playing blackjack on a shoe game, what are the most cards that a dealer can draw without busting? Though it's probably not a record, last night the dealer drew nine cards before he got a 17. She even called over the pit boss who said that was the most he'd ever seen...read more

Mistakes Help Us Learn

By now, you've probably guessed that I didn't win that poker tournament. You know, the Texas Hold'em poker tournament at Grand Casino Biloxi, the one I entered just to gain some playing experience. You know I didn't win it because, otherwise, I would have shouted it out from the beginning. But I didn't do too badly...read more

Shake up Some Winning Winter Action with "Snow Globes"

Sometimes you don't realize how clever a video slot really is until you get to the bonus rounds, and that's the case with IGT's Snow Globes. But first, some general info. With its adorable graphics and characters, Snow Globes is a treat to play...read more

How Does Edge Affect Expected Bankroll Highs and Lows

The house advantage or edge in casino gambling arises because the payoff on a bet is somewhat less than the odds which must be overcome to win. When you make a Place bet on the five at craps, for instance, you're fighting odds of 6-to-4 but only get paid in the proportion of 7-to-5...read more

Poker Talk; History of Playing Cards Should Enlighten and Entertain Players

It's inevitable. It happens every time there's a surge of interested in one topic or another. For us it's poker. As the numbers of poker players proliferate many who belong to the newer generation of action-seekers will have an information gap of sorts...read more

Casino to Go High-Tech with Radio Frequency Identification

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been a part of our every day lives for well over a decade, including the ID microchip tags that veterinarians surgically implant in pets, but only recently has it been rendered practical and affordable enough for implanting in gaming chips. The deployment of technology that will revolutionize the way casinos rate individual play at table games is coming in the not so distant future...read more