Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 850

Caribbean Stud Players Pay the Price when Dealers Don't Qualify

What could exasperate a Caribbean Stud stalwart more than playing for hours without ever seeing a respectable hand? How about finally receiving a lollapaloosa, only to have the dealer not qualify? Or, perish the thought, to qualify with better cards? Picture the predicament...read more

Keno — no beano

Dear Mark,I am a bit leery of these new computerized games you see everywhere, especially computerized keno. You yourself once said that no one to your knowledge have ever hit a 15 spot. I was wondering if there would be any correlation between no one ever hitting a long shot keno ticket, and the computer knowing in advance what numbers that you are playing? Skip T...read more

The Casino Answer Man

You walk up to a roulette table and see on the board that the ball has landed on number 17 three times in the last 12 spins. What do you do? Do you jump on board, betting on 17 or on combinations that include 17, figuring it's a hot number? Or do you avoid 17 altogether, thinking that it's due to go cold? I've had people send me betting systems based on both scenarios...read more

Weird and Wonderful Forms of Gambling

People bet on some funny things. Here are some of the strangest: Australia The Australians favourite gambling pastime is called "two-up". The game has all pretentious qualities we associate with Australians, involving betting on the throw of a coin or, for the daring, betting on two or more throws of a coin...read more

Odds Only

©2002 by Larry Edell Pssst... Wanna know a secret? How about the secret of making odds only bets? As you may know, the best bet on the craps table is, of course, the unadvertised free odds bet...read more

One Hundred Times

If my count is right, this is the one hundredth column I have written here. I had to think back, remembering all the ups, and all the major downs.... sometimes shuddering.... that have occurred during that time. When I started writing, I was new to the business, having just started the Tahoe Gaming Guide.......read more

Top Slot Reviews #3

I'm back with more bonus slot reviews and descriptions from the Top 200 Slots List. The slots reviewed below are offered by slot manufacturers with a high payout of less than 98%. While this upper range percentage is lower than the slots reviewed in the previous two articles, they are still worth 'hunting down' at your favorite casino...read more

Three Small Misperceptions with Big Impacts - Part 3

Misconception # 3: "Big players are smarter than small players." In the casino players' hierarchy a special place of awe and envy is reserved for players who bet big. I've seen players betting the equivalent of what many people make in a single year -- betting all this on a single hand of baccarat! Kerry Packer, the Australian billionaire, is said to wager anywhere from 100 thousand dollars to one million per decision at baccarat...read more

Ask The Slot Expert (Las Vegas Slot Clubs)

I have a trip planned for this coming weekend at the Stratosphere. We have never stayed there before, but hear good things about their slot club. We usually play quarter and dollar slots and quarter video poker...read more

Governor Appoints New Executive Director of Gaming Control Board

Yesterday afternoon, Nelson Westrin submitted his resignation as Executive Director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board. Mr. Westrin has been named by the Secretary of Interior as a candidate for appointment to the National Indian Gaming Commission in Washington, D.C...read more