Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 749

Ask Frank: Can Slots Be Set to Hit at a Certain Time?

Dear Frank, I have a friend that plays a particular slot machine. The funny thing is that every Monday and Wednesday at 12:30 AM the machine pays off. I told her that it is coincidence until she showed me her notes. For the last six months, this machine has hit every time. What do you think? Chuck Dear Chuck, I have no idea...read more

Money Management at Ticket Machines

Dear John, I would appreciate it if you could answer my questions. I am going to play video poker and I may spend more than $5000, in a few days. 1. Is it true that a machine will give a royal flush only after it collects more money from its customers? 2...read more

Bonus Slots Update #1 including Harley-Davidson, Spam, and Rubik's Cube

The three slots reviewed here will be instantly recognizable and sure to bring some smiles of remembrance for slot players. Harley-Davidson: A true American icon, the concept of this progressive game is to depict the activity of traveling the country, going to different road rallies...read more

Winning Tales

If you are looking for the true 'dream makers' in the casino, that award goes to the ever-increasing progressive jackpots. I have compiled some of these Winning Tales for you to dream on. Pinch Yourself Steve Gibson of Camino, CA is still in disbelief over the fact that he's an instant millionaire...read more

Horse Racing and Slots Hit the Wire Together

Horse racing once upon a time held a stranglehold on legal gambling in the United States. It was legitimized as a sport in newspapers around the country everyday. The ponies even basked in the glory of the Kentucky Derby, an American sports icon. Casino gambling, meanwhile, existed in the shadows of American life...read more

Dealing out some crap

Dear Mark, Could you please give me some advice on which are the best proposition bets, percentage, wise on a crap game? Kent H. Opportunities are everywhere on a crap game, Kent, but as the wise man said, "Abandon hope all ye who enter." No proposition bets, even if they seem attractive with high payoffs, are worth risking your hard-earned money on...read more

Q & A with Grochowski

When folks at Sun Publications - the Sun-Times' sister papers in the western suburbs - asked me to speak at their Senior Showcase in Naperville recently, they scheduled my seminar last. That way, no one had to clear the room to make way for another speaker if the question-and-answer session ran overtime. Those who attended didn't disappoint -- there were plenty of questions during the allotted hour, and a little more, as well as a few from people who came up to me afterward. Let's check out a small sample of what was on people's minds: Will we ever get rid of the admission charges and other fees at Illinois casinos? Probably not until the Legislature moves to roll back the gaming tax increase imposed last year...read more

More on the RNG

Dear Sir, My wife and I live very close to an Indian gamming facility in California. It's an isolated casino, so the payouts seem to be very low...read more

Is There a Way to Evaluate Luckiness in the Casino?

Can you put a number on how lucky do you have to be to win in a casino? Bet-by-bet, the value of probability might do the job. For instance, a Buy bet on a four at craps is a three-out-of-nine proposition. For a Lay bet on the four, chances are six out of nine...read more

In a Texas State of Mind

Not long ago I had the privilege to visit the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum, which recently relocated to beautiful Branson, Missouri. Well, actually I visited the gift shop, since the museum cost about $18 and I had already blown a small fortune at Silver Dollar City...read more