Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 669

Should I play the $25 machines?

Once a slot machine has paid a fairly good payout, is it best to switch to another machine? Are the bingo-oriented machines that we have here in Florida better or worse for payouts? I really enjoy you newsletters. D Dear D, Thanks for the kind words about my columns. The odds are the same on every spin, so there's no reason to leave a machine after you have hit a good payout on it. As for the bingo-oriented (Class II) machines in Florida, they don't necessarily pay back any more or less than Class III machines in other markets...read more

Penny Slots

Penny slots have been the hottest gaming industry trend this side of poker, and at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, leading slotmaker IGT wanted to make sure I saw its hottest of the hot. "You have to see this," IGT vice president of engineering Kaminkow called out...read more

Ah, Sweet Memories

I remember the first time I ever sat down at a blackjack table. At the time, I had not a clue about how to play the game. The dealer was trying to help but was about to give up. You see, he had been explaining that when my first two cards total 12 through 16 and the dealer has a 6 showing, I should just stand...read more

The 20-year royal virgin

John, I have been playing video poker for over 20 years and have never, I repeat, never hit a royal flush!! I have played mostly 9/6 machines and have used as many of your tips as I can remember. I follow one of your play cards %'s on all games...read more

Pips, paint and pushka

Dear Mark, In one of your archived columns on your website (http://www.markpilarski.com/) you stated the following: "In the casinos I have worked in, we used Bee Playing cards manufactured by the U. S. Playing Card Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio...read more

How Do You Get into Slot Tournaments

Dear Frank: Hello! I was wondering about slot tournaments. I play slots at several different Atlantic City casinos and have never been invited to a slot tournament. How do you get into slot tournaments? Thank you, Gizelle Dear Gizelle: Call a slot host at the casinos where you play and tell them you are interested in slot tournaments...read more

Dan Gustafson Updates Senate Gaming and Casino Oversight Committee

Michigan Gaming Control Board Executive Director Dan Gustafson recently gave an update on the state of gaming to the Michigan Senate Gaming and Casino Oversight Committee reflecting on his agency's accomplishments. The Senate Committee is chaired by Senator Jason Allen and includes Senators Michael Bishop, Patricia Birkholz, Dennis Olshove and Robert Emerson...read more

Lessinger's Big Book of Bluffs Worthy Addition for Every Level Player

Matt Lessinger, a player, writer and now teacher, has zeroed in on a vital area all players seek to develop, cultivate and use as a deadly weapon in any level game of hold'em poker. The subject is bluffing. Lessinger's work is appropriately titled The Book of Bluffs (229 pages, paperbound, $13.95). Hot off the presses (October 2005) it contains 11 solid chapters, packed with illustrations, sample hands, and interviews with players who pulled off some of the biggest bluffs in modern poker history...read more

Meet Doyle Brunson, Professional Poker's 'Texas Dolly'

Doyle Brunson had been a professional poker legend for decades when today's young stars of the game were still learning how to play Old Maid and Go Fish. At age 71, poker's one and only "Texas Dolly" is an international celebrity who consistently has defeated all comers for more than half a century and has a trophy chest with 10 World Series of Poker championship bracelets to prove it. The Thrifty Gambler caught up with Brunson recently for a chat about the explosion in the popularity of poker and how he has adjusted to life in the spotlight: The Thrifty Gambler: You recently returned from a tour of England to play in the London Open and make personal appearances on behalf of www.DoylesRoom.com...read more

New Casino Games May Be Appealing, But Don't Expect a Low Edge.

Most seasoned blackjack buffs either suspect or know for sure, that variations of the game occasionally popping up in casinos are gimmicks. They needn't be math mavens to make this inference. Intuition born of experience suggests that the features mask a high house advantage...read more