Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 761

Tips for Video Poker Tournaments

Hi, John: Love your column, and have learned quite a bit about Video Poker and Slots from your writings and knowledge. Thank you. I was invited to a Video Poker Tournament in a few weeks in Atlantic City. Do you have any strategies for me to increase my chances of winning? I have no idea if it will be Jacks or Better, Joker Poker or Double Bonus, but being a gambling woman, I am betting Jacks or Better... I feel I am a pretty decent and fast player...read more

Governor Granholm Makes Two New Appointments to the Gaming Control Board

Late Monday afternoon, Governor Granholm made two additional appointments to the Michigan Gaming Control Board. The Governor appointed Donald Robinson, of Donald L. Robinson & Associates (a consulting firm in Detroit), for a term expiring December 31, 2004...read more

Handicapping 101 -- Super for Beginners or Pros Who Need a Refresher Course

Thoroughbred racing, which is in much need of new players to regenerate the sport in the 2lst Century, got a much needed boost in the way of a book to attract those bettors with the arrival of Brad Free's Handicapping 101 (Finding the Right Horses and Making The Right Bets) (235 pages, hardbound, $24.95)...read more

Blackjack Card Tracking Made Easy

Last week I addressed the necessity for basic strategy blackjack players to ascend to the next plateau if they are committed to being as successful as possible. The next plateau is keeping mental track of the cards that have been dealt...read more

The Cost of Impatience

You've done all your homework and bought a book on Video Poker. You've memorized the important paytables and strategy tables. You head out to the casino and when you get there, you spend a few moments looking around for a game you want to play...read more

Strengths and Weaknesses of Casino Games: More Table Games

When you play table games, are you looking for a shot at a big jackpot, or do you want more frequent small wins? Do you want a lot of action on the table, or do you want to take it one bet at a time? Different table games attract players for different reasons...read more

Jest for Fun

A slot-playing session should be like pie crust - the shorter the better. * * * * * A panhandler hit on a man hurrying out of an Atlantic City casino for a handout. "Sorry," said the man, "but I'm in a big hurry. I'll give you something when I come back." "You can't do that!" exclaimed the panhandler...read more

Three strikes and you're out!

Dear Mark, Have you ever heard of the "baseball" method when playing slots? Carol C. The essence of the baseball method is three strikes and you're out. Yank the handle three times, and if you are not getting any coins trickling in the tray, move to another machine...read more

How Edge at Blackjack Is Trimmed to the Bone

If blackjack players stuck to the same strategy used by dealers, hitting anything below 17 and standing above, chances of reaching various totals would be the same on both sides of the table. The casino's edge in the game would be based entirely on the rule that players lose immediately if they bust, regardless of what subsequently happens to the dealer's hand. The chance of busting with the "house strategy" is roughly 28 percent...read more

Ask Frank

Dear Frank, Appreciate your articles. They are worthwhile reading. Can you tell the readers and myself about scasino.com? It is a Swiss casino. Are they reputable? Do they have honest pay offs? And do you have to pay taxes there and in the USA on everything over $1200? Thank you, Larry Dear Larry, I wish I could help you but I really don't know enough about individual web casinos to make a judgement...read more