Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 752

Update on the Blue Chip Casino

When the new blues bar opened at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Ind., it was just the latest in a series of changes and upgrades at the property about an hour's drive east of Chicago. I've come to expect change as casinos compete for customers, but when I toured Blue Chip a few weeks ago, accompanied by slot director Don Juzwiak, table games director Bret Cox and community relations coordinator Dee Alexander Scott, I found an operation where just mere "change" is a gross understatement...read more

Pai gow poker and the losing chicken

Dear Mark, In pai gow poker, do you ever recommend being the banker? Hector A. Pai gow poker is played with up to six players and the banker, each being dealt seven cards. There is no draw. You (skillfully, of course) arrange your cards into two poker hands, one of five cards and the other of two...read more

Best Advice for Winning

If each spin on a slot machine is determined randomly by the RNG, how can casinos advertise a specific 98% payback? Thanks. Machines can have specific paybacks because the outcomes are drawn from a known population of outcomes...read more

Are There Conditions Under Which Insurance Is a Good Bet?

Most blackjack players have heard "you're not supposed to take insurance." Many do, anyway. This auxiliary bet, equal to half your original wager, is offered when the dealer shows an ace. The payoff is 2-to-1 if the dealer has a 10 in the hole...read more

Ask Larry: Craps Bankroll

How much should I take to vegas to spend in one day? Gee, it depends on what kind of player you are. Experts usually agree that you should bring 100X your average bet amount. If you normally bet $5 units, you should bring $500. You should break this $500 up into five sessions of $100 each - this way you can't lose everything at once...read more

Improve Your Basic Strategy Game Beyond Basic Strategy

In most gamblers' minds, the gold standard for rating a blackjack player's performance is whether he plays all his hands according to proper basic strategy. Few can pass this test, and many think that's all there is to the game. The truth, however, is that basic strategy is merely the "tip of the iceberg" regarding skillful blackjack play...read more

Heard it on the River

You first read about the Canadians coming south from oil-rich Alberta to chip-rich Tunica Resorts in this column and now that the Mississippi Gaming Commission has approved them moving forward on the road to build a casino complex here, it now is a case of "show me the money." MYRIAD WORLD RESORTS was given two years to open the gates at the end of Indian Mound road in the at Old River Lake, which is a couple of miles south of the Full House gas station as you come over the Levee near Casino Strip where Hollywood, Sam's Town and Harrah's are located...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips, Series 2: #9 and #10: Casino Comps

Quick Tips #9: Comps are not a player's birthright. They are perks that casinos give to players to increase their playing time and wager amounts. As such, no player should attempt to play just for comps, since this will mean ever greater losses in the long run...read more

Landing the Legendary Fish in Reel 'Em In

Hello, I have a question about the Reel 'Em In slot machine. I've gotten all the legendary fish in the vacation lakes, but I've never gotten a legendary fish in the fishing contest. Is it even possible to get a legendary fish in the contest? Thanks, Lisa Dear Lisa, I've never gotten a legendary fish, but I haven't played Reel 'Em In that much. If the rules say you can get a legendary fish in the fishing contest, then I'm sure that you can...read more

Bestjackpots.com Heralds End to Internet Clutter

Anyone who has ever used an internet search engine seeking information about casinos they plan to visit knows how annoying it is to be bombarded with pop-up advertising from online casinos. The vast majority of people who enjoy recreational casino gambling have no interest whatsoever in gambling online, which, for the most part, is illegal, unlicensed and unregulated...read more