Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 731

Vegas Vacation: Glitz and Glamour or Good Games?

A question for Las Vegas visitors: Do you regard a trip to casino gambling's capital city a glitzy vacation, where the highlight is the glamor of the Strip, or do you like to search out the best odds while looking for a better shot to win than you'll find in other parts of the country? A couple of months ago, I mentioned more than once that the best gambling deals in Las Vegas are found away from the Strip...read more

Ask Frank: How Long Before a Hot Roller?

Dear Frank, I enjoy craps and I am very patient. To me craps is at best a game of long periods of losing a little (hopefully) interrupted by short periods of winning -- a lot (hopefully). My question is how long do you feel you have to play before the table has a hot roller, say, a 15-minute hot roller or a 30-minute hot roller? I'm not looking for a dissertation on probability theory, just your mindset when you walk up to the table as to how long you expect to ride out the cold periods. Thanks, Ted Dear Ted: The answer you want doesn't exist as something I can say definitively...read more

It's Miller time

Dear Mark, Different political figures have come out of nowhere to either run for, or become president. What are the odds of any American becoming president of the United States? Do you wish to share with us whom you will be voting for in 2000? Megan R...read more

How Much Bankroll Do You Need to Play the Machines?

Casino patrons who favor the machines typically nurture three hopes in their hearts. First and foremost is to strike it rich by hitting a jackpot. Knowing the chance of this is small, though, they have the backup wish that they'll be able to stay in action for the whole of their planned visits...read more

Help with College Projects

Hello, I did a search on Google and found your site. I am doing a project for my business policy class which involves increasing revenues for Circus Circus Inc. in 1990. I have decided to target Excalibur and offer 3 for the price of 1 games on their slot machines...read more

Test Your Poker Sense With This Texas Hold'em Quiz

Now that you've nearly all seen Texas Hold'em played on TV and many of you have played it yourselves, let's see how well you know the game. The following questions and answers are all "must know" stuff if you're ever going to be a player with a serious chance to win. 1) The best starting hand you can be dealt is a pair of pocket Aces...read more

Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook and NBA Guide Important for Bettors

The 2004-05 Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook (24th Edition, edited by Chris Dortch, 384 pages, 8x11 paperbound, $21.95) has arrived at Gambler's Book Shop (Gambler's Book Club), along with the 2004-05 Official NBA Guide (750 pages, paperbound, $18.95)--and each is a vital resource for anyone seriously preparing for the upcoming basketball betting season . The Blue Ribbon book, annually GBC's best-seller since the l980s, contains no spreads, totals or betting information...read more

A Tale of Two Craps Crews

With apologies to Charles Dickens, it was the best of crews; it was the worst of crews. On a recent trip to Las Vegas, the best of crews was found at Harrah's, during all shifts, and the worst of crews was found at Treasure Island during the day shift...read more

May Tribes Rake The Pot?

What is the difference between "and" and "or?" If the answer is nothing, then tribal cardrooms have a legitimate advantage over privately owned cardclubs. If, in fact, the words "and" and "or" are not synonymous, then Gov. Gray Davis illegally let tribes take too much from every pot. On March 7, 2000, the voters of California approved Proposition 1A, amending the State Constitution to allow federally recognized tribes to offer some specified forms of gambling, including banking card games. Although this tribal monopoly on casino-style games is being challenged in court as violating federal statutes and the United State Constitution, there is no doubt that, at the moment, tribal casinos may offer games like house-banked blackjack, which privately owned cardclubs may not. Tribes may also spread poker, because tribes may offer any game permitted in the state. Cardclubs may spread poker because it is a non-banking or round game...read more

Argosy's Empress Gets Two-Cent Aggressive

Now that ticket-in/ticket-out technology has made it practical for casinos in the Chicago area to jump on the lucrative two-cent slot bandwagon, you can rest assured more of the popular penny denomination multi-line video machines will be popping up. The first property on the Illinois side of the gaming market to aggressively move penny machines onto its casino floor was Argosy's Empress Hotel & Casino in Joliet...read more