Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 768

Orwellian video poker

Dear Mark, Here is the scenario: I am in a Strip casino, losing some money at video poker. I have pure tunnel vision looking at the machine. A fight broke out at a table behind me. Security was there in a flash, broke it up and separated everybody...read more

Why Probability Doesn't Tell You What'll Probably Happen Next

Every gambler should have a haruspex. Then we wouldn't need probabilities to tell us what'll probably happen next. Which is just as well, because that's not what probabilities do. Probabilities are good for predicting long-run averages...read more

Blackjack Speed Count

A new Blackjack counting system called Speed Count has appeared in the past few weeks. It was developed by Dan Pronovost and Henry Tamburin of DeepNet Technologies and is being licensed to Frank Scoblete, Henry Tamburin, and Dom LoRiggio, who will market the product under the name Golden Touch Blackjack (GTB)...read more

United States Patent 6,254,096: Shuffle Master's Continuous Shuffler

United States Patent 6,254,096 was supposed to be the death knell for blackjack card counters. This was Shuffle Mmaster's patent for their continuous shuffling machine (CSM). This device was supposed to kill off card counting forever by shuffling up every hand and do away with human shuffling, speeding up the game in the process...read more

Elliot Frome Offers More Info on Four-Card Poker

Hi, Frank, My name is Elliot Frome, and I assume by now, you know who I am (Lenny Frome's son). I saw the letter on this site about Four Card Poker. From what I know there are actually a few different varieties of the game out there by at least two different companies...read more

Lederer's Hold 'Em Dvd; Super Pro Charts For Beginners; New Betting Baseball Book Ready Now

Hold'em poker players have two new tools by which to sharpen their skills with the arrival of Howard Lederer's Secrets of No-Limit Hold'em (DVD, approximately one hour, $29.95) and the Texas Hold'em Super Pro Charts ($14.95) from PokerSmarts...read more

How to Find Loose Double Diamond Machines

Here's a tip for finding loose Double Diamond machines. First, you have to know the inside information that makes it possible for us to find loose Double Diamond machines. The secret is that on a 3-coin Double Diamond machine, the machines that hit more frequently are also the looser machines. So, how do we find the looser machines? We have to play them and compare the hit frequencies of the two machines...read more

Where to begin when you want to start

You've finally decided you're willing to give Video Poker a try. But, how do you start? Where do you start? You've read how Video Poker can give you a much better chance of winning than slots, but quite frankly, sit down at a Video Poker with no idea what to do, and you may wish you had stuck to Slots. Playing slots pretty much consists of showing up and putting your money in...read more

AGA Releases Industry Diversity Study

Commercial casinos employ a higher percentage of black executives, white and black female executives, Hispanics and women compared to other businesses in their states and nationwide, according to results of the 2003 Gaming Industry Diversity Snapshot, released on March 9, 2004 by the American Gaming Association ("AGA"). The snapshot, prepared for the AGA by PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC") using 2002 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data, includes gaming industry employment statistics by job category, race, and gender and compares these results to related statistics from the broader amusement and hotel industry sectors, other employers in the 11 commercial casino states, and the overall U.S...read more

Getting in Step with Blackjack at Rhythm City

A few weeks ago I began a series of reports on the state of blackjack in the Quad Cities region. We kicked off the investigation with a look at the Isle of Capri Casino & Hotel in Bettendorf. Today let's swing over to Rhythm City in Davenport. Both properties, it should be noted, are owned and operated by Isle of Capri, Inc...read more