Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 801

Judging the Laughter in Reno!

I had the best opportunity to get out and laugh my socks off this past week in Reno... JUST FOR LAUGHS...the comedy club at the Sands Regency hosted the 28th Annual San Francisco Stand-up Comedy Contest and Wednesday night I had the honor of being appointed as a judge for the event...read more

Make Profitable Double Downs on Your Neighbor's Hand

A couple of weeks ago we discussed how to play your blackjack pairs above and beyond basic strategy by thinking outside the box. Pairs aren't the only hands that afford you the opportunity to make a little extra dough from places you never thought of. Here's a blackjack scenario that I know you've seen many times...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #53 and #54 (Slot Strategy, Luck and Skill)

Scobe's Quick Tip #53 How long should a player stay at a losing machine before heading for another machine? This is a personal choice, certainly, but no one likes losing their entire session stake at one machine. So, divide your money in three; if you lose the first third, head for another machine...read more

Class II Gaming, Bankroll

John, Recently my wife and I visited the Seminole/Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida, and the slots are a video type of slot machine that we have not been exposed to. When you pushed the play/credit button it stated daub? It seemed to take forever for the machine to spin its reels...read more

Championship Satellite Strategy Will Boost Poker Popularity Even Further

The expression "turning a toothpick into a lumberyard" has never been a more accurate phrase in recent years, especially when it comes to high-stakes poker competition and their satellites. In 1999, Irishman Noel Furlong won one of those satellite tournaments and parlayed it into a million dollars and change in the World Series of Poker...read more

Tough Feeling Sorry for Illinois Casinos

The new tax structure for Illinois' nine existing casino license holders went into effect July 1. The legislation calls for a tax on casino revenues that tops out at 70 percent and a $5.00 admission tax. Casino owners and operators are outraged...read more

A Shuffle through the Gaming Mailbag: Tax Hike in Illinois, State-Run Casinos

Q. I read a report that said Hollywood Casino in Aurora was eliminating table games because of the increase in the Illinois gaming tax (hiking the gaming tax to 70 percent on revenues in excess of $250 million a year). Can they do that? Doesn't the state require that a casino have so many tables and so many slots? Bob, via e-mail A...read more

Money Is Money. Or, Is It?

Many casino buffs think in terms of "playing with the house's money." The idea is keep increasing bet size with gains from past winning rounds. Good luck escalates earnings faster and higher than they could go with bets based solely on their own initial bankrolls...read more

Meet Jerry, the award-worthy guest writer

Dear Mark, A long overdue note to tell you how much I enjoy your column. While I agree 100% with your gambling views, I would offer another take on keno. Having been gambling in Reno since 1948 and as a longtime Nevada resident, I consider gambling to be entertainment...read more

Is It a Crime to Play Poker On-Line?

The biggest event in the world of Internet poker took place not online, but in a casino in downtown Las Vegas. As most poker players already know, on May 23, 2003, Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker, and its $2.5 million top prize, at Binion's Horseshoe Hotel & Casino...read more