Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 793

Airport machines are a tough beat

Dear Mark, You mentioned to avoid playing slots in airports but didn't say why. An explanation would be appreciated. Levi R. I've known a few players, though they'd never admit it, who when they arrived home from their carefree gambling trip, didn't have money in hand (careless) to get their car out of long-term parking...read more

The Secrets to Grinding out a Profit?

Pssst...Wanna know a secret? How about the secrets of grinding out a profit? The term "grinding" means making a small amount of money on a consistent basis. Many dealers look at grinders with derision because they make bets and then take them down after each one hits, which means constant work for the poor dealers...read more

Ask Frank: Craps 5-Count, Video Blackjack

Dear Frank, I love your craps book Beat the Craps out of the Casinos. I have a question when using the 5-count. I was playing in Detroit the other day using the 5-count on the 6 and the 8. This seems like a grinding method, but that's okay...read more

Megabucks, Are Loud Machines Loose?, RNG and Payback

Do the Megabucks machines in the California Indian casinos have a connection with Nevada casinos? Are they all linked? Thanks, Bob Dear Bob, All of the Megabucks machines within a state are linked. There are no Megabucks links crossing state borders...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #61 and #62 (Trends, Big Wheel)

Scobe's Quick Tip #61 Hope springs eternal but most casino games are based on math. If you are experiencing a losing streak, the math does not indicate on most games that such a streak will end anytime soon. That same holds true for a winning streak...read more

Twain's Would Have Made Mark Happy

As critical as Mark Twain could be, he would not have satirized his namesake restaurant at Sam's Town but no doubt would have experienced a wonderful dining experience, complete with his beloved cigars. I can't speak for Twain or write like him so please bear with me in this review of an evening that was simple overwhelming. A year ago I could not have written this article in the same light as under the direction of Director of Food & Beverage Director, Jack Elia, who is fairly new at the casino, and his new executive chef, Barry Rhodes, Twain's has achieved lofty heights over recent months...read more

Paybacks on Multi-Denomination Machines, Due Machines

Dear John, My wife and I play the slots at an Indian casino called Little River Casino in Mainstee, MI. We "think" they can turn the slot machines and payout levels on and off at will, but everything I've read says the payout is set at the factory...read more

Career Opportunities in the Casino Industry

What industry has expanded its employee base by 85 percent in the last decade? What same industry has expanded the number of states that allow it to operate ten-fold since 1976? The answer is the casino gaming industry, which now includes 11 states with commercial casino gaming and 29 states where Native American casino style gaming is authorized...read more

The Slots Are Out to Get You

Visit any casino in the Chicago-area and the evidence is clear: Slot machines, both the traditional reel variety and the new wave of multi-line video version, dominate the gaming inventory. Actually it's the same story in Las Vegas, only the casino and hotel destinations there have such gigantic floor space that they can afford to have more table games. Slot machines are the "cash cows" of the casino industry...read more

Killer Sports NBA Annual Packed With Thousands of Hoops Trends, Angles

Anyone looking for betting trends and angles in pro basketball will have a well-stocked gold mine of them in the 2003 Killer Sports NBA Annual (181 pages, 8x11 plastic spiralbound, $24.95). Published by MTi Sports Forecasting, this new arrival at Gambler's Book Shop (Gambler's Book Club) contains many in-depth angles with rationale and statistics to back them up. Some angles examine the entire league, others, specific teams...read more