Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 712

Heard it on the River

I don't feel charitable when I go home from a casino with my tail twixt my knees but I feel charitable when it comes to worthy organizations that need our help, and two such organizations will need our support come this April. They will involve Tunica and hopefully something in here will strike your heart…and your wallet. Oddly enough, both events happen on April 9 but they are so different in scope that it will be easy to choose between the two, if you have to make a choice. Since the BLUFF CITY TEXAS HOLD'EM tournament at GRAND CASINO in the meeting room next to the poker room starts at noon, it gets initial attention here...read more

The Inside Scoop on Insider Slot Secrets

John, What is your opinion of Insider Slot Secrets? Supposedly they have a money back guarantee if you don't make money. Sincerely, Jeff Dear Jeff, I haven't found a single slot system that wasn't a waste of money. Wait, I have to take that back...read more

Chips within chips

Dear Mark, Gaming chips are now being developed that can track players' habits from the moment they sit down at a table until they cash in their winnings. The chips are embedded with radio frequency identification (RFID) microchips that carry uniquely identifiable serial numbers...read more

Keno

Judging from the sizes of Keno lounges, the casino game of Keno is not as popular with casino players as it once was. Still many people play the game and many, many more are now playing it in connection with state lotteries. In my own state (Massachusetts) one can play Keno at selected bar rooms every four minutes from 5:00 PM until the bar closes...read more

Heard it on the River

I don't feel charitable when I go home from a casino with my tail twixt my knees but I feel charitable when it comes to worthy organizations that need our help, and two such organizations will need our support come this April. They will involve Tunica and hopefully something in here will strike your heart…and your wallet. Oddly enough, both events happen on April 9 but they are so different in scope that it will be easy to choose between the two, if you have to make a choice. Since the BLUFF CITY TEXAS HOLD'EM tournament at GRAND CASINO in the meeting room next to the poker room starts at noon, it gets initial attention here...read more

Snyder's Blackbelt in Blackhack -- Revised; Jacobson's Blackjack Zone Fresh Arrivals

It's hard to believe Blackbelt in Blackjack (320 pages, paperbound, $16.95), Arnold Snyder's respected work, was first published 22 years ago. It's been in and out of print in recent years, but it's back now, revised, updated and reflective of how the game has changed in the past decade. Eliot Jacobson, who holds a doctorate in mathematics, is a chess and bridge expert who found out he was an excellent card counter nine years ago and has been winning ever since...read more

Can Anyone Play This Game?

I have an acquaintance; let's call him Jim, shall we? Jim is a businessman who owns several diners in New York and makes a hefty income that puts him in the rarified atmosphere called "filthy rich." And he earns every cent of what he makes...read more

Feeling Flushed?

Unlike Straights, Flushes are much easier to contend with. You don't have to worry about whether it's inside or outside. You don't have to bother counting High Cards. That's not to say that a Flush with High Cards isn't worth more than a Flush without High Cards...read more

"Sunglasses Should Be Banned": Poker Pro Annie Duke

There is one skill that a professional poker player must possess in order to be successful: The ability to play a known quantity (your hand) against an unknown quantity (the hands of the people against whom you are playing). It's a pre-requisite skill that's not uncommon in the realm of competition...read more

A Shuffle through the Gaming Mailbag

Q. My buddy and I were playing craps, and a guy across the table looked at his watch and said he had to leave. He was playing don't pass, and they just took his bets down for him and gave him his money. When I'm playing pass, they won't let me take my bets down...read more