Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 851

Casino Promotions Consumer Alert

Casino destinations in the Chicago-area are relying more and more on cash drawings and merchandise promotions of one sort or another to drive in business. They can be a powerful lure for players to plan a casino outing that they hadn’t really intended to make on a day or at a time they normally wouldn’t even think about gambling...read more

How Easy Is It to Win What at Three-Card Poker?

Three-card poker has gained a loyal following in a relatively short time span. In part, because solid citizens think it's easy to win big. The most common way the game is being spread requires equal bets on "pair plus" and "ante." Players each receive three cards, which they grade according to poker value...read more

Ah, those knife-edge distinctions

Dear Mark,I like five-card draw poker, but have not found a game here in Reno. Is Texas Hold'em the same game? Catherine B. Though five-card poker, and several variations of it, is well established on any video poker machine, you will not find your favorite kitchen table game of 5-card draw spread in most casinos or poker rooms...read more

How Important Is Penetration in Blackjack?

It had been kind of a nondescript morning at the blackjack table--up a little, down a little. Won all four hands when the dealer busted after I split a pair of 8s, resplit and resplit again. Lost half of it back on a double down on the next hand...read more

The Mathematics of Moneylines

by Rob Gillespie Last week we talked about which is more important, hitting or pitching, when picking winners in baseball. Based on the your email responses, it seems most of you prefer the pitching route. This week I want to discuss moneylines in baseball and how the mathematics involved should impact your wagering decision...read more

Winter's Coming

That’s the warning coming off my television for Thursday, and Friday and now, Saturday and Sunday too... It looks like Lake Tahoe is going to get some pretty good snow. Plans already call for the opening of Heavenly Ski Resort on the 20th.....read more

Three Small Misperceptions with Big Impacts - Part 2

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Ask The Slot Expert

Dear John: I'll be staying downtown Las Vegas. Could you tell me which downtown casinos offer full pay Deuces Wild video poker? Thank you,Ray Dear Ray, It's been over a year since I've been downtown, so I don't know who has Full Pay Deuces Wild now...read more

Table Games Do Disappearing Act

Does it seem to you as if there are fewer table games at Chicago-area casinos in Illinois than when riverboat gambling in this state began a decade ago? Do you perceive an inflated casino marketing emphasis on slot machines while table games such as blackjack, craps, and roulette are for all intents and purposes ignored? If so, it’s not your imagination...read more

Can a Leopard Change Its Spots? Should a Blackjack Player?

Many blackjack buffs won't start a game without several people already in action at a table. Others prefer to gamble with as few compatriots as possible, even heads-up or one-on-one. Likewise, lots of players always bet on a single spot, but some wager on multiple hands - either regularly, to have an even or odd set of "live" positions (depending on factors including but not limited to the relative transits of Pluto and Uranus), to change the flow of the cards when nobody's doing well, or to get an extra bet on the table when everybody's raking in the dough...read more