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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 69
Have Fun with Slots3 July 2022 With rare exceptions such as skill-based games, slot machines are not games of strategy.Winning on the slots is a matter of chance -- being in the right place at the right time.That doesn't mean you shouldn't have a plan of attack. Think about these points when you prepare for a slot outing.CONSERVE BANKROLL TO STAY IN ACTION
How much money are you willing to put at risk?Consider your playing money as funds from an entertainment budget...read moreNorman's Good Times in Las Vegas2 July 2022 Norman writes:Hi Jerry, I was in Vegas the first week of March and you are right about things becoming more expensive.I also noticed the disappearance of favorable odds and pay tables in a couple of the casinos. As one example, I have gone to Ellis Island for a lot of years for one evening to enjoy their barbecue ribs and play 8/5 bonus poker...read moreBest Blackjack30 June 2022 CINDY: Blackjack is by far the most popular table game in the casino. I’m guessing about 10 percent or so of casino players enjoy the game. I am also guessing that more players play blackjack than all other table games combined. Or at least close to it...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Switching speed, games and machines29 June 2022
Question: In over 30 years of video poker play, I do not remember ever seeing any discussion, etc. regarding pros or cons of switching between speed settings on the same machine during a period of play. Have you?
Same question regarding switching from one game to another on the same machine.
Same question regarding switching from one machine to another on the same group of machines.
P.S...read moreWrong Thoughts, Right Feelings?28 June 2022 If you read a lot about casino gambling, be it about table games or slot machines or some combination of both, you run across plenty of the true and plenty of the false. Most good writers give you the math and the underpinnings of the games...read moreOdds on Reversible Royals26 June 2022 QUESTION: I have a question about the progressive Reversible Royals video poker machines. I just returned from Vegas and I noticed quite a few of these games in mostly quarter denominations with monster payoffs for the reversible royal. I'm talking about $50,000-$60,000.Are the odds of drawing a reversible royal or being dealt one much greater than the normal 1 in 40 thousand hands? I would imagine with the size of the payouts it has been a really long time before anyone hit one.ANSWER: In Reversible Royals, the usual payback with five credits wagered is 50,000 credits if the royal is on screen in the 10-J-Q-K-A or A-K-Q-J-10...read moreMore Questions on Low Pairs versus Inside Straights25 June 2022 Here is a follow-up question to the previous low pair versus inside straight strategy.Thank you, Jerry "Stickman"I have a follow-on question. If it were an outside straight, I was trying for, would it change the decision?Say I was dealt 9, 9,10, J, Q...read morei Eat Therefore I Am23 June 2022 CINDY: Buffets are the way to a blubbery hell.ABBY: Oh, I agree. Today’s buffets, at the casinos that are still offering them that is, are wonders of encouraging everyone to overeat like crazy.CINDY: It isn’t just that you can eat as much as you want, it’s that the food is a source of pleasure...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Multi-hand video poker thoughts22 June 2022 I've spent the past few weeks playing multi-hand video poker exclusively (well, there's been some Invaders Attack from the Planet Moolah too, but I've pretty much come up MT from the ETs). I've been hitting the multi-hand machines lately for two reasons.
First, I've become a bit bored with playing single-hand machines...read morePicking the Right Machine21 June 2022 People work hard to earn their money. In fact, as my son says, “It’s called work because it is work.”With the exception of some high rollers who might be so rich that spending amazing amounts causes them no pain, the rest of us have to be aware that hard-earned money is being wagered on machines that are programmed to ultimately beat us...read more |
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