Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 690

How Should You Play the New Multi-Line Multi-Coin Slots?

The newest wrinkle in slots involves games where players can bet varying numbers of coins on multiple "lines." An example might be a nickel machine which takes from $0.05 on one line to $0.50 on each of 10 lines, $0.05 to $5.00 per pull...read more

3-5-7 as easy as 1-2-3

It would be hard to argue that Shuffle Master has created the majority of the successful new games in the past decade. There are, however, some successful games that came from other sources. One of these new games is called 3-5-7, and it comes courtesy of Ya Awada of Gaming Entertainment, Inc...read more

52 Tips for Texas Hold'em Poker

The poker explosion on television, in casino card rooms and in home games has brought with it an explosion in books on poker. It seems every week there's a new one --- if I had a stack of chips as tall as my stack of books waiting to be reviewed, I'd never have to worry about where the next buy-in was coming from. One that crossed my desk not long ago was 52 Tips for Texas Hold'em Poker by Barry Shulman, with Mark Gregorich ($19.95, softcover, 154 pages, Card Player Press)...read more

Downloading Online Slots

How can I download a specific slot machine from an online casino so that I can play it whenever I want? Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Pamela Dear Pamela, I admit that I have almost no experience with online casinos, but the ones that I have visited are not in the business of providing slot games that you can play without being connected to their sites...read more

Do You Believe in Dice Control or Are You Just Selling Books?

Yo Frankie, I am a professional poker player and I am, as my friends, say "mathematically based" and I am having a hard time buying into this craps dice control theory. I just bought your book Forever Craps and although I am impressed by certain aspects of the book, you seem to devote a fair amount of time defending your stance on the subject...read more

Selling Slot Machines

Dear John: I understand that the payout percentage increases with higher denomination slot machines, i.e., $0.25 machines have better odds for the house than $1 or $5 machines. Does this principle, if true, continue with machines that allow you to select your denomination on that one machine? For example, I just hit a nice payout on a Muchero Dinero machine playing quarters...read more

Mystical Lodestone - Lucky Charm

The mysterious Lodestone, sometimes spelled Loadstone, is described in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary as "a magnetite possessing polarity, and something that strongly attracts." Over 2,000 years ago, ancient Greeks and Chinese explorers discovered that some rocks are natural magnets...read more

Stu Unger Biography Revealing; Steele's Magazine Top Shelf

In this Golden Age of Poker, it's hard to believe and sad in some ways to realize that Stu Ungar, who is called by many the world's greatest player of the game, is no longer alive to enjoy it. If Ungar were alive, he'd probably be worth millions even if he never played again--with potential endorsements, t-shirts, posters, DVDs and the like...read more

A New Layout for Single Zero Roulette Wheels

Dear Frank, Two days ago, I visited the new Sands casino in Macau, China. To my surprise, I found the Single Zero Roulette Wheel has a new format. I thought I would bring this to your attention. Being the author of the Roulette Recorder booklets, I was totally shocked to discover this...read more

Global Gaming Expo to be Bigger Than Ever

The Global Gaming Expo ("G2E") will be held from September 12th through the 15th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is the major trade show for the gaming industry which each year attracts a larger crowd, reflecting the explosive growth of the industry...read more