Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 805

Horseshoe Expansion and Other News

Construction of a $50 million parking garage is underway at Jack Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Hammond. Ground was broken earlier this year on the seven-story structure that will add approximately 2,000 parking spaces for casino and marina guests...read more

A Shuffle through the Video Poker Mailbag

A shuffle through the Gaming mailbag, which is stuffed with video poker questions: Q. I was interested in your column recent column on Multi Strike Poker. Does it make any difference where you play, or are the games the same? Vicki, via e-mail A...read more

Does Violating Basic Strategy Cause Global Warming?

Gamblers' superstitions are mainly malarkey. They're born when coincidences are enhanced by selective memory or repetitive recitation. They grow when players have little or no grasp of the math, or are flat-out wrong about what it says or how it applies...read more

Yuck!

Having just returned from a recent gambling trip (Las Vegas), I was surprised to see many casinos offering single-deck blackjack. I thought single-deck was very rare because it affords a player the lowest house advantage and is a card counter's delight...read more

The Pass Line

I am sure that you are all familiar with the house advantages of the standard casino games: 5.28% for Roulette, 5.22% for Caribbean Stud, 2.85% for Let it Ride, 3.37% and 2.32% on the Ante/Play wager and the Pair Plus wager in Three Card Poker, and 1.41% for the Pass Line in Craps...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - August 2003

If you live or have an interest in Northern Nevada, the story of the summer is the Thunder Valley Casino, operated by Station Casinos Inc. for the United Auburn Indian Community near Sacramento, California. The property taps directly into Reno's life line, Interstate Highway 80, and symbolizes the impact of Indian gaming in California on Nevada...read more

Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - August 2003

The summer season is officially over; it is almost time for our annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Be prepared to be inundated by thousands of new products. IGT alone promises 300 new games, Aristocrat is bringing enough new product to "gain market share in Nevada," and others, like Alliance, Atronics, Sigma, Mikohn and their ilk, will try and match the big guys, and dozens of smaller manufacturers will be trying their hardest to catch your eye with their version of the exciting slot machine...read more

Yukon Gold, Video Poker Books, RNG

On a game like Yukon Gold, when you get into the bonus round and you pick a square, does it really matter which square you pick or is it already predetermined what symbol you will get? Thank you,Rich Dear Rich, The machine arranges the symbols at the beginning of the bonus round...read more

Football Season is in Full Swing

Football season is in full swing and if you want to give yourself a legitimate chance to win, it would serve you well to pay attention to some of the advice that I am about to share. Betting systems are as old as gambling itself...read more

Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot at the Blackjack Table

There were three of us at a six-deck blackjack table. I was at third base. The player between us had a pair of 4s against the dealer's 6. He looked over to his friend at first base as he started to shove a second bet out and said, "Should I?" "Of course!" came the answer...read more