Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 810

Playing Tic Tac Toe with a Chicken in Reno

Okay, I admit it, I've been trying daily to beat a chicken playing Tic Tac Toe... it doesn't seem that it should be hard to do, beat a bird with a pea brain at a game like that... but the chicken has beat me... Some people have beat the bird, and they got $500 for the win...read more

Basic Regressions in Craps

A regression system is one that usually can provide you with a profit after just one win at the tables. One of the most popular regression systems begins by betting $30 six and eight. You just place $30 each on both the six and eight, so you have $60 in play...read more

Cycles in Slot Machines

Thank you for your emails. I have found them to be very helpful. We just read a book by Marten Jensen, Beat the Slots. In the book he tells us to limit the bets to six spins on a machine that is not paying off...read more

Blackjack Tournament Play: What's Luck Got to Do With It?

This past June I was in Las Vegas visiting with customers of mine and was staying at the Las Vegas Hilton. Ever since the Las Vegas Convention Center got rid of all the convenient (and free) parking I have been staying at the Hilton because of its close proximity to the convention center...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #39 and #40 (Blackjack, Roulette, Craps)

Scobe's Quick Tip #39 Movies can have a profound effect on a person's psyche. For example, many blackjack players enjoying a streak of luck will refer to themselves as "Rainman" alluding to the Dustin Hoffman character in the movie of the same name...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - July 2003

Gaming is not a one-size-fits-all industry.  Not only are the regulations and taxes different in every jurisdiction, but there is an entirely separate category, Indian gaming.  The rules and costs are different in Indian country and increasingly so are the results.  Gaming in Indian country, in most jurisdictions, is a less mature industry than commercial gaming and as such is still growing impressively – 13 percent in 2001...read more

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

Another month removed from war, the evil sons have been eliminated, only daddy left to find, electricity and oil almost equal the guns in the nightly news coverage, and the economy seems to finally be on a serious mending trend.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been over the 9,000 level for two months.  And except for California, most states have solved their budget problems for this year.  It is time to get on with the rest of the year and start adapting to the changes that legislatures have wrought...read more

Slot Machine Pay Off

Dear John, In reference to the reader's question about slot machines where you play for gold or silver tokens: In Las Vegas, many of the casinos have 25-cent slots that pay off a $10 jackpot with a $10 silver souvenir token...read more

Football Season Returns

The football season is finally here. This is the time of year when the TRUE national sport gets underway. Baseball used to be the national sport, and for many decades people across the nation would listen to their radios to the ballgames with a passion that no longer exists...read more

IGT Takes Slot Technology to New Level

The evolution of slot machines from mechanical reels with pictures of bells, cherries, and oranges to computer driven video marvels of modern technology isn't over. International Game Technology (IGT), the world's leading developer and manufacturer of slot machines with over 70 percent of the market in the United States, will soon unveil a new generation of games which the company is calling "The Mother of All Slots". The basic premise of playing slots may be easy, but the creation of the games borders on rocket science...read more