Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 802

Slot Hosts, Video Poker Programs

Hi, We were at the Kawartha Downs Racetrack and Slots and we played The Price Is Right Plinko game. We really enjoyed it and wanted to know if it was made in a CD-ROM form for your home computer? If you happen to know this and would be able to tell us where we could order it or buy it we would appreciate it...read more

The Secret to Making Money with Sixes and Eights

The 7, as you know, will roll six times every 36 rolls. The 6 and 8 will roll five times each, for a total of ten times in 36 sample rolls. This means that you have an almost 2:1 chance (10:6) of winning on the 6 or 8 before the 7 rolls. The method is simple to remember...read more

Ask Frank: The 5-Count

Hello Frank, I have a question that that sounds so stupid I am almost embarrassed to ask. I just read and reread Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos and there is a point about the 5-Count that I am not clear about. Do the five successful rolls need to be consecutive? In other words, if the shooter makes four good roles but the fifth is no good, does the count just get interrupted or does it go back to one and start all over again? Thanks for your help...read more

Betty Boop, Bonus Round Choices Matter

I'm writing you in response to the letter you posted from Sharon regarding the Texas Treasure. Although I personnally have never been on the ship, I have relatives who have. They said the gambling could have been fun if everyone on the ship wasn't seasick! So beware and be prepared. Lacy Dear Lacy, Anyone susceptible to seasickness should check the weather forecast before sailing to make sure the seas will be calm. Or do what I do -- stay on dry land! Best of luck in and out of the casinos, John How much advantage does the slot machine have over the player in Las Vegas? Is 60% skill and 40% luck a huge difference or majority? The house edges on slots varies between types of casinos...read more

Heard it on the River

The story that we have been following for some weeks now got hot when I was away goofing off trout fishing on the L'll Red River and it was not Ameristar, or MGM but HARRAH'S who grabbed the brass ring that is HORSESHOE. By now you know the details of the sale for $1.45 billion so no need to go over old ground as it has been covered in the media in much detail, not to mention break room banter...read more

Salvatore Semola Named Gaming Professional of the Year

Salvatore P. Semola, chief operating officer of Greektown Casino in Detroit, is being recognized by his peers as one of the best in the casino industry by being named "Gaming Professional of the Year for the Eastern United States" by the Detroit/Windsor Chapter of the Casino Management Association ("CMA")...read more

Crist's Betting on Myself Perfect for Horseplayers; Mustang Ranch Fascinating

Steve Crist's biography, titled Betting On Myself: Adventures of a Horseplayer and Publisher (228 pages, hardbound, $24.95) and Mustang's Last Ride: The Closure of the Mustang Ranch Bordello (328 pages, paperbound, $21.95) by Bill Valentine are two fascinating new titles at Gambler's Book Shop. Crist, one of the head honchos at the Daily Racing Form, recounts his early rebellious days at Harvard, his attraction to pari-mutuel betting and the colorful collection of characters, handicappers, geniuses and would-be winners he encountered in a 25-year journey...read more

John G. Brokopp Reviews Owning Mahowny

There have been many movies made about addictions of all sorts. The most memorable one for me was the 1945 classic, The Lost Weekend, starring Ray Milland and directed by Billy Wilder. Milland stars as an alcoholic who hits rock bottom during a series of tortured events that take place during a fateful weekend in New York City...read more

New Slots at Trump Casino in Gary

For the last several weeks, Trump Casino in Gary has been trumpeting its 515 new slot machines. All casinos change games from time to time, mostly by switching software and glass on machines already on the floor. The Trump shift is something different...read more

Do Casino Dealers Shuffle Enough to Randomize the Cards?

Computer-automated shufflers were tested at bridge tournaments in the early 1970s. Players reportedly were quick to notice, and gripe about, the highly variable distributions of cards in the hands they received. These folks weren't just imagining things...read more