Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 819

Million Dollar Video Poker

The first Global Gaming Exposition, or G2E as it is called, was held in late September 2001, a few days after the dastardly attacks in New York and Washington. The keynote speaker was Whoopie Goldberg. I imagine that other attendees, like myself, were curious as to how this funny woman would approach that task given that the country was in such a state of shock and sadness...read more

Scobe's Quick Tip: #32 (Casinos Rely on Math)

Scobe's Quick Tip #32 Casinos rely on math to give them the edge at their games. The casinos do not rely on luck. Unfortunately, too many players rely solely on luck and don't know the mathematical underpinnings of the games they play...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

John: I will be coming to Vegas on June 1st for four nights. I will be staying at Treasure Island. Where would you suggest is the best casino to play the slots, or maybe the 5 best places to play? I have had better luck in North Las Vegas and the Excalibur than any other places on my previous 7 or 8 trips. Which casinos have the best slot clubs? Which casinos have the best video poker? Thanks,Raymmond Dear Raymond, It's difficult to say which casino is best in which to play the slots or in which to stay without knowing more about what you're looking for. For example, Treasure Island has a great location, reasonable rates, and is kept immaculately clean...read more

Internet Book By Krieger, Watterson and Pointspread Playbook Hot Items at GBC

Lou Krieger and Kathleen Keller Watterson have given an innovative form of gambling a major boost, with their vital, incisive, Internet Poker (How to Play and Beat Online Poker Games), (200 pages, paperbound, $14.95), and Al O'Donnell has made it ahead of the tidal wave of new football betting books, with his timely Point Spread Playbook (100 pages, paperbound, $19.95)...read more

Winds of Change in Chicago-Area Gaming

Of the eight casino destinations in the Chicago-area (including Northwest Indiana), the one which has been the least aggressive in direct mail offers and promotions has long been the Grand Victoria in Elgin, Ill...read more

Who Cares If Numbers Have to Roll Twice to Pay on Come Bets?

Craps players have lots of reasons for making Place rather than Come bets. They want chips all over the layout as soon as a shooter establishes a point, for fear of missing the start of a hot roll. Their daughter was born at 5:55 on 5/5/55 so five is their lucky number...read more

Play Four Eases Woes of Almost Hands

In any stud poker-based casino game, the "almosts" will drive you crazy. Hands that are almost a flush or almost a straight will have you forfeiting antes on Caribbean Stud and depleting your bankroll with final-bet losses in Let It Ride. That's something Larry Kekempanos and Jim Kenny had in mind when they devised Play Four Poker, which made its debut with a single table at Jack Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Hammond. Kekampos, of Kings Gaming, Inc., in Oak Lawn, and Kenny, a pit manager at Horseshoe, have moved to ease the woes of "almost" by dealing five-card hands, but designating one as a discard...read more

You Can Bet On It!

As long as humans roam the Earth there will always be two kinds of people. Those that take advantage of others, and suckers that allow themselves to be taken advantage of. The ones' that take advantage are always looking for an edge and pouncing unmercifully on their victim's weakness...read more

Wild West Lives on in Reno...YEE HAH!

It’s that time of year again, when Reno fills up with the cowboys, and the spirit of the cowboy rises... yep...it is nearly time for the Reno Rodeo, which runs from June 21-29 and if you haven’t been to a good old-fashioned rodeo for a long time, I’d be heading to Reno...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - May 2003

Not all is peaches and cream in Indian gaming.  Most of the month of May the federal government and a portion of the Meskwaki tribe have debated the rules of government.  The Meskwaki tribe, officially known as the Sac and Fox Tribe of Mississippi in Iowa, is the only federally recognized Indian tribe in Iowa; there are 1,293 enrolled members.  In March after the tribal council failed to acknowledge a recall petition, the traditional tribal leader appointed a new council.  The newly appointed council took possession of tribal headquarters and the casino operation. The casino issue is simple: who has a right to operate an Indian casino?  The easy answer is a federally recognized tribe with a tribal/state gaming compact.  So what happens if another government replaces the elected government with a separate claim to rule?  The National Indian Gaming Commission says the casino has to close, or can only be operated by the duly elected tribal government.  That is where it stands; the casino is closed, as the case begins to meander through the federal courts. Under a judge's order, U.S...read more