Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 790

A Comparison of Chicago-Area Casinos - Part 5: Slots

Rating the best place in the Chicago area to play slots isn't like rating the best blackjack game or best craps tables. It's not as simple as seeing whether the blackjack dealer stands on soft 17 or whether the house takes a commission on losing buy bets...read more

What Are Your Chances of Winning $100?

You're off to the casino with a modicum of mad money in your fanny pack and what seems a sensible goal in your head. You want to win some amount, say $100. Your non-sporting friends contend that nobody can beat the bosses. You know better...read more

Kids show Pops the hazards of gambling

Dear Mark, How do they do it? My kids have taught me a coin-flipping game called Mix or Match and are steering me toward bankruptcy. You bet on one of three possible outcomes: Two Heads, Two Tails, or the Mix — one Head, one Tail...read more

The Secret of Outside Progressions

Pssst... Wanna know a secret? How about the secret of winning outside progressions? When you bet outside you can give the dealer $40 and he places $10 bets on the four, five, nine and ten. The five/nine pay $14 (at 7:5) and the four/ten pay $18 (at 9:5)...read more

Video Poker Randomness, Slot Tournaments

How are the percentage payouts of the slots in Kansas City, Missouri? I checked to see if they are accurate and in accord with the numbers published in the Kansas City Star newspaper. Also, is there any legal minimum percentage required by the state gaming commission? Dick Dear Dick, I couldn't find a statutory minimum payback in my quick search on the Internet, but there probably is one and it's almost certainly irrelevant...read more

Jest for Fun

A. "I hear that slots in the future will feature musical scores from the classics." B. "Yeah, and with my luck, I'll probably get a slot with Mozart's Requiem, hymn for the dead." * * * * * A Tennessee hillbilly is reading a newspaper: "It says here that some Englishman lost over 100 pounds in just one turn of a card." "Sakes alive," said another hillbilly...read more

Davler's 'Trends' made easy -- more than 800 pro basketball betting angles

Pro basketball bettors must consider a world of factors (injuries, travel, home court edge, offensive rebounding, power ratings, team playing at high altitude) before "investing" or betting each day. For the past 12 years, Peter Davis of Davler Sports in Portland, Ore., has been publishing his annual "Trends Made Easy (NBA)" (85 pages, 5x8 paperbound, $27.95) work...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #65 and #66 (Craps Bets, Comps)

Scobe's Quick Tip #65 Other than the Pass/Come and Don't Pass/Don't Come with Odds, the next best bets at craps are Placing of the 6 and 8 in multiples of six dollars. Winning bets pay 7 to 6 and the house edge is a smallish 1.52 percent...read more

What is Isleta? A Casino Resort Breaking the Mold!

In a time when many casinos have become lock stepped in a narrow corporate-think that attempts to soak every last dime from the players, seemingly incapable of understanding that players' bankrolls and their desire to play losing session after losing session are not infinite, the Isleta Casino Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico is breaking the mold and it's breaking it big time...read more

Buying Your Own Slot Machine

Hi! I read your article regarding the Plinko slot machines. I agree, I love it!! I'm addicted and my question is can I get one of these? Or at least a smaller version? Please let me know if you have any info!! JQ Dear JQ, Depending on where you live, you might be able to buy your own Plinko machine...read more