Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 741

Two Books Profile Master Swindlers Yellow Kid Weil, Charles Ponzi

Throughout history, people have been cheating, swindling and conning unsuspecting and often greedy individuals who believe they'll turn a fast buck themselves. Two of the most famous con artists in history come to life in recent arrivals at Gambler's Book Shop...read more

Can Setting for the Seven Create a Non-Seven Shooter?

I've been getting a lot of mail lately asking me two questions: The first, whether controlled shooters, knowing they can't be 100 percent perfect in their throws, should set for a 7 and expect that their imperfect throws will result in a non-seven...read more

A Quirk about Wild Symbols

Regarding your answer on whether bonus rounds on Jackpot Party Classic are pre-determined, I believe they are with the bingo-based machines. I have observed that higher bonus rounds result with specific bingo patterns in the Oklahoma machines. In bingo-based Video Poker (for example), you can be presented with a certain set of cards, make an error in the cards held, and you will still win an amount consistent with the bingo pattern. It seems to be the same for any bingo-based machine I've played, the results are pre-determined. Love your column. Dave Dear Dave, I admit I've had very (very) little experience with Class II devices...read more

Poker Popularity Spawns New Table Games

The surge in popularity of live poker has done more than create a new generation of players. It has spurred casino game manufacturers to invest in the research and development of new table games designed to attract people who may be intimidated by participating in the "real thing". There's always a price to pay...read more

A Shuffle through the Gaming Mailbag: Where Will $100 Last the Longest?

Q. My dad and I are having an argument. If I take $100 to the casino and want to play for a couple of hours, what do I want to play, nickel video slots, quarter reel slots or $5-a-hand blackjack? I say you have to go with the nickels because the bets are too high on blackjack...read more

Bally's Blackack Offers $150,000

Bally's last Ultimate Blackjack Tournament was so successful when the casino upped the prize money to a record high of $150,000 that it was decided to maintain that money level for the next event on Sept. 24-26. "We had a great turnout and we attribute the great response to the fact that we had a $60,000 guaranteed top prize," said Adolph Lepre, director of table games and a solid force in the steady growth and success of the event, now about to be played for the 23rd time...read more

Goldstrike's Big Slot Tournament Back

When Goldstrike Casino decided to stage its first $100,000 there was some trepidation if players would go for the higher-than-usual $1,000 buy-in. Those fears were put to rest when more players than available spots wanted to enter the competition. What made this event very attractive, besides the prize money with a first place payoff of $50,000, was that only 100 players could enter...read more

Aces Up or Down?

In spite of the recent challenge by several other versions of Video Poker, Jacks or Better is still holding a comfortable lead in terms of the number of machines in play. In fact, many of the Jacks or Better machines have been upgraded to comfortable table models which provide the utmost in comfort and privacy...read more

Split bet placement causes confusion

Dear Mark, I have played roulette for over 30 years and know the rules of the game quite well, thank you. Yet, something interesting happened on a recent casino visit that I have never seen before. Normally I play the same numbers, including splits like the 0 and 00...read more

Can Players Take Advantage of Mistakes?

"To err is human. But to really louse it up, it takes a computer." Anonymous The explosive proliferation of legal gambling has led to a new problem: What to do about bettors who have taken advantage of operators' mistakes? The situation has been exacerbated by the increased popularity of automated games and gaming devices...read more