Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 808

Hit Frequency, Reno, Atlantic City, Double Up

Hi there, Has there ever been any research done into what number of times a slot machine will pay "anything" during one hundred spins on the average? I have counted many times and find the average slot machine will pay roughly 16 times out of 100 spins...read more

Grading Blackjack Players by How They Play Soft 18

Blackjack players range in skill from strong to weak, but most are on the weak side. Of the 340 different hand situations you can be dealt in this game, the average veteran will consistently misplay between 30 and 60 of them. Those mistakes can triple or even quadruple the natural house edge that the casino has over the players...read more

Betting Pre-Season Football, Part II

From time to time, if an author or writer has some relevant information to share, I'll ask him to write a guest column. This column by Andy Iskoe is the second installment of a two-part column about betting on NFL pre-season games. Iskoe, a noted handicapper, author and speaker about the game of football, addressed in Part I how a great many professional sports bettors in Nevada love wagering on the pre-season because they believe certain coaches exhibit predictable patterns of behavior in August...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #43 and #44 (Craps, Let It Ride)

Scobe's Quick Tip #43 If you have never played craps before and you want to get right into the game, go up to a table, and plunk down $12 and say: "Six and eight for six dollars each." Now, you will root for the 6 or 8 to appear before the 7...read more

Reno Heats Up with Hot August Nights

I pulled into the Boomtown Hotel and Casino Reno's RV Park on Wednesday morning. The place was already buzzing with RVs and classic cars... quite a mix. The bluff above the park was also a sea of RVs "dry camping" for the Hot August Nights event...read more

Marc Lawrence's Playbook; Iskoe's Study on Teasers/Totals Great Handicapping Tools

Two of the most respected names in football handicapping once again have produced books of importance for pro and college football bettors. Marc Lawrence of Cleveland has his Playbook Stat & Log Book (375 pages, 8x11 plastic spiralbound, $34.95) and Andy Iskoe of Las Vegas has his incisive NFL Teasers & Totals (73 pages, 8x11 plastic spiralbound, $29.95) on the shelves of Gambler's Book Shop (Gambler's Book Club). Lawrence's book is a perfect tool for those who want college and pro record-keeping capability showing the pro games and most key college matchups, week by week with room to keep records including results and spreads...read more

Argosy's Empress Gets That "Vegas" Feel

If not for the fact Harrah's Joliet Casino and the Hollywood Casino Aurora preceded it in opening permanently docked facilities, the opening of the new Argosy's Empress Casino & Hotel in Joliet would be much more spectacular news than it is...read more

Table Games Revenues

There's no doubt as to which table game is the most popular at Illinois casinos. It's blackjack, the same game that rules the pits in other gaming states. Of the 274 gaming tables in Illinois, 165 are blackjack tables. And of the $21.5 million state casinos earned on the tables in February, the last month for which a breakdown is available, $9.6 million, or 44 percent, came at blackjack...read more

How Odds of Winning Rounds Affect Session Prospects

The gamblers' fanny pack of tricks includes ways to manipulate the chance of winning on any round. Players have opportunities not merely to shave the odds, but to flip them and be favored to win. It's done by using, not breaking, the laws of probability...read more

Barney Vinson's World: Getting a Job in Las Vegas

It's easy to get a job in Las Vegas today. All you do is call the hotel's Human Resources office and get a recorded rundown on which jobs are available. If the tape mentions a job you're qualified for, then you hustle down to Human Resources and fill out an application...read more