Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 8

A question on a craps hop bet

A question from Jill in OregonHi Mr. Stickman.I usually play the slots when in a casino, but recently I am watching players at the craps table. The game is much more exciting because there is so much going on. There are so many different bets that can be made...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Slot machines are cold, I need points, and I'm broke

It's near the end of the first half of the year and time to ensure that I have earned enough points, tier credits -- or whatever the casino calls its metric that determines whether you qualify for an upper level in its slot club -- for those clubs that run on a six-month cycle...read more

Video poker multiple games quiz

Today’s article is a quiz on proper video poker strategy. Rather than the usual one or two hands for a single game, this one is for one dealt hand across six different games.See if you can play this hand properly on all six games.Today’s hand contains:- A of clubs (Ac)- 10 of clubs (Tc)- 2 of spades (2s)- 7 of hearts (7h)- 9 of diamonds (9d)It is readily obvious that the only feasible choices are holding the Ace/10 of clubs or the lone Ace of clubs...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Double-entry accounting helps me find my record-keeping error

Einstein purportedly said that compound interest was one of man's greatest inventions. Or maybe he said that it is the most powerful force in the universe. Or maybe he called it the eighth wonder of the world. There is some controversy about what he said about compound interest -- if anything at all! -- but let's go with greatest invention. I would like to make my own nomination for greatest invention: Double-Entry Accounting. According to the AI Overview that now appears at the top of the results from most of my Google searches: Double-entry accounting is a bookkeeping system where every financial transaction is recorded in at least two accounts, once as a debit and once as a credit...read more

What denomination of slots should I play

Hi Stickman,I really enjoy playing the slot machines. They are not like video poker machines. They are not like table games. They do not take any skill or special knowledge. I do not have to learn any strategies. I know intuitively how to play them...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Another first royal story

Question: I loved your column about first Royals. My story is slightly different (and I actually do not remember the date) but it's kind of funny anyway. It was at the Holy Cow casino (previously Foxy's Firehouse), right across from the Sahara...read more

Is dice control actually possible?

Hi Stickman,I am an avid craps player. I love the action, the variety of bets, and the camaraderie with other players at the table. On occasion other players at my table have a very different style of throwing. Rather than the normal shaking of the dice in the hand and tossing them down the table, they set the dice a certain way, pick them up in a strange fashion and very gently throw them to the back wall...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: My first royal

Question: I don’t have a question. I just want to exercise my bragging rights for a moment. I’ve read your column and those of your contemporaries over the years and one phrase always stuck in my brain. "I remember my first Royal." I have wanted mine for so long that it almost seemed impossible, until April 16, 2025 on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean...read more

Slots for the newbie

Hi Stickman,I am new to casino gambling. I do not have a lot of knowledge on how to play casino games that require some skill such as video poker and most table games. I only feel comfortable playing slot machines.Any advice for me?KatieHi Katie,You are in very good company, Katie...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: My slot machine malfunctioned!

When Station Casinos sold the Palms casino, two of the restaurants from Palms moved to Red Rock. The pizza outlet in the food court greatly improved when Side Piece opened there. The coffee shop also underwent a name and menu change, going from The Grand Cafe to The Lucky Penny, which used to be at Palms...read more