Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 798

Reno's Hoppin'...

Reno is morphing again...into fall...new slots, new systems, new tournaments and games, great shows...the list just goes on and on and on. Jackpots are going off like leaves falling off the trees... and that's the kind of play we all expect and want...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #59 and #60 (Full Coin, Comps)

Scobe's Quick Tip #59 Some machines should be played only with full coin and some machines should be played with only one coin. How do you know which is which and why? Those machines that have giant jackpots for full coin have very high house edges...read more

Heard it on the River

ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL is a big deal to many in this area, not to mention the rest of the world, and if you want to help out and have a heck of time while doing so, buy some tickets for the ST. JUDE RED CARPET BASH on Nov...read more

Paybacks in Vegas, RNG Activation, Slots on Cruises

John, First, I must say that I really enjoy reading your column/articles. I have a few quick questions for you as I am getting ready to leave for Las Vegas next week. Can you tell me what casino in Vegas has the best payout percentage when it comes to slots as well as video poker? I know from past trips to Vegas that all the video poker machines tend to pay a lot better than the ones in AC, so I'm in the plus already...read more

Customers Lose in Casino Tax War

Illinois gamblers, particularly average players with recreational bankrolls, are the clear-cut losers in the wake of the bomb that the Illinois State Legislature dropped on the casino industry that is arguably the most unfair tax burden ever levied on a state sanctioned and regulated private enterprise. The latest fallout in response to the 70 percent megaton tax on revenues that went into effect July 1 comes from Harrah's Joliet Hotel & Casino in the form of direct mail letters to Total Rewards members signed by Michael St...read more

Online Video Poker

When the video slot revolution began a few years ago, I used to get questions from befuddled readers all the time. They'd ask how to trigger a bonus round, or how the bonus worked once they reached the second screen, or just how they could tell they'd won with all those lines and symbols. I don't get such questions that often anymore...read more

What Would You Give Up to Get a $5 Game?

Most casino buffs have been spoiled by perks. Free beverages on the floor. Comps for the all-you-can-eat buffet. Gifts of ice scrapers, Schmutz Schmasher vacuum cleaners, and whatnot. Yet, simultaneously, they gripe about the high minimum bets at the tables...read more

Gambling by Any Other Name

Apparently, at least in the state of Illinois, "acceptable gambling" is in the eye of the beholder. The notion of slot machines at existing race tracks, places where adults already go to place bets on horse races both locally and nationwide, created a fervor. The idea of putting video poker machines in bars, places where adults go to consume alcoholic beverages, triggered an outcry of opposition. Yet Illinois State Lottery terminals, found in virtually every convenience store where kids go to buy Slurpees and candy, raise nary an eyebrow anymore...read more

Henry on the attack, and BEEEG wins

Dear Mark, I just found out there is a one-dollar craps table in one of the Mississippi casinos, and would like to know what the odds would be if you played the 6, 8, 4, 5, 9 or 10. I have only played craps a couple of times. Henry M. I'm not quite sure if you're asking whether the odds change whether you are playing on a dollar game, or, what the odds are if you had a pass line bet, or placed the following numbers: 6, 8, 4, 5, 9 and 10...read more

Asian Handicaps: American-style Point Spreads Meet Soccer Wagering

Asian handicap betting is a form of wagering that is essentially a compromise between the two most popular styles of wagering in the U.S. and Europe. It is closer to the U.S.-style point spread system than the European "odds to win" model, yet it has some of the features of European-style sports betting and the bets themselves are based on a european sport, soccer. Asian handicap markets are based on the form of betting which is predominant in the Far East and is now developing a growing following elsewhere. These markets provide the facility for one soccer team to be given a head start over another...read more