Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 762

Want to Become a Better Blackjack Player?

Live poker rooms and video poker not withstanding, blackjack is the only casino game where skillful play counts. With this in mind, it makes absolutely no sense to make a "crap shoot" out of it. If you're going to play blackjack, play correctly...read more

Heard it on the River

Just got back from the 11th annual SOUTHERN GAMING SUMMIT that was well attended by Tunica gaming execs and more than 5,000 other folks, not to mention 200 or so exhibitors. Presented by ASCEND MEDIA GAMING GROUP and the GULF COAST GAMING ASSOCIATION, this event gets better and bigger every year...read more

Betting Systems at Craps: The Field vs. Betting Inside

Most gamblers are convinced that there are betting schemes and systems that can overcome the house edge at craps and at other games. In this thinking, they are, of course, completely wrong, as math and long run experience will ultimately prove to them...read more

Is It Worth Playing $5 Slots?

Hi, John, I purchased an e-guide from a site called "Winning at the Slots" (http://slottips.topcities.com) mostly because of something they coined a "trailing" strategy. I know that most strategies are schemes, however this one did work pretty good, although it does require 3 or 4 players...read more

Midwest Casino Gamblers to Get the Golden Touch in June!

Midwest players can learn how to get a real advantage over the casinos when gaming's number one best-selling author Frank Scoblete brings his Golden Touch Blackjack and Golden Touch Craps classes to the Chicago area in June. The Golden Touch Blackjack class will be given on Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20...read more

Catching up with Gaming News and Updates

Aside from the intrigue surrounding the awarding of the vacated tenth Illinois gaming license, there has been a lot of news coming from the existing properties in the Chicago area. Let's take a look. Trading Places: The local Harrah's Entertainment properties have traded senior vice-presidents and general managers...read more

Handicapping for Bettor or Worse -- Fresh Perspective for Betting Races

John Lindley's new book for wagering on the thoroughbreds, Handicapping for Bettor or Worse (189 pages, hardbound, $24.95) should help develop new fans and clarify for beginners how best to devise their own system, how to ad value to their wagers, and understand the importance of equipment and medication changes. Based in the Seattle area, the author, who has been an active horse owner since 1988, also teaches handicapping courses and is a regular at Emerald Downs...read more

Strengths and Weaknesses of Casino Games: Table Games

Games played on machines - reel-spinning and video slots, video poker, video blackjack and others - share a common strength in that they have low minimum bets, but also have a common weakness in that they play very fast, with so many wagers per hour that players tend to risk more money than they think they do. On the tables, the situation is the exact opposite...read more

Life among the Slots: IGT's Phone Tag Dials the Right Number

When IGT announced its lineup of new slots at the recent Global Gaming Expo, one of the wackiest titles, in my opinion, was the Phone Tag video slot. Imagine, a slot machine based on miscommunication. Well, if they can make a slot about Spam, they can make a slot about anything, including garbled gossip. Sometimes it takes quite a while until a slot I read about makes its way to Missouri...read more

All or nothing is a bad bet anytime, anywhere

Dear Mark, A few weeks ago, I saw a man on live television walk into a casino in Las Vegas, bet his entire life savings, and win $270,000. A few questions if I may. Will there ever be a time when we can make wagers from home while the action is played in a casino elsewhere by someone else? Also, with you formally being in the gaming business, would you have taken the wager? Finally, how sound was the bet? Danny R...read more