Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 855

Red Dog

The game of red dog is a simple affair; it is actually based on a child's game. In the casino version, each player puts up a wager. Two cards are dealt. If they are consecutive, the hand is a tie and no money changes hands. If they are of the same value, a third card is dealt...read more

The Numbers of Craps: 2, 3 and 4

Craps is a game of numbers, eleven of them to be precise: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. These numbers can be wagered upon in different ways and, depending on the wager, you can face house edges that are reasonable, about 1.5 percent, or nuts, about 16.67 percent...read more

Touring Reno Casinos

Tuesday seemed like the perfect day to get out and about in Reno... a warm 80 degree day, sunshine, and all those glistening casinos to look at, luring gamblers in their doors, with offerings of food and parties and jackpots galore...read more

Why Splitting Eights against a 10 in Blackjack is so Perplexing

To most folks, the ugliest possible blackjack scenario is a pair of eights against a dealer's 10-up. It's not merely that 16 is so weak in this situation. But Basic Strategy says to split the pair, and many solid citizens hesitate to put up twice as much money to buy two obvious underdogs instead of one...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

John, Just read your column regarding gambling taxes. Could you elaborate on the situation of using the standard deduction? From what I have read it is a mess. Some say to just add your W2-G's to your other income and take your standard deduction...read more

Something for Slot Players to Think About

It's no secret that the most popular slot machines at casino destinations throughout the state of Illinois are the nickel, quarter, and dollar denominations. Reports issued by the Illinois Gaming Board for the last five months illustrate this fact: Month   # of Units     Hold Percentage     Adjusted Gross Receipts   Nickel Slots Feb 2002 2053 9.66 $23,535,657 March 2002    2062 9.66 $26,326,039 April 2002 2109 9.71 $25,411,720 May 2002 2125 9.80 $26,525,934 June 2002 2199 9.85 $25,966,353 Quarter Slots Feb 2002 3250 6.98 $37,011,839 March 2002 3218 7.08 $40,759,011 April 2002 3214 7.12 $38,530,193 May 2002 3219 6.97 $39,086,964 June 2002 3233 7.03 $37,532,272 Dollar Slots Feb 2002 3066 5.36 $46,453,894 March 2002 3085 5.39 $51,548,046 April 2002 3064 5.46 $49,383,587 May 2002 3069 5.23 $49,118,175 June 2002 3029 5.28 $46,208,502 "O.K.", you may ask...read more

Top Slot Reviews #2

We have six more 'chart toppers' up for review here. These are slot versions that made the Top 200 list. After each slot version, there are three numbers published: the highest payout % in the range, the average hit frequency and the lowest payout % offered by the slot manufacturers to casinos...read more

Short Pay Machines Short-Change Players

She plays every week, and she knows that in the long run, a fullpay Double Bonus Poker machine that pays 10-for-1 on full houses, 7-for-1 on flushes and 5-for-1 on straights will give more back to players than a Double Bonus machine that pays less on any of those hands...read more

Pushing The House

© 2002 by Larry Edell Pssst...! Wanna know a secret? How about learning the secret of getting a better deal on a bet than the one that is advertised? Let's find out! One simple example of "pushing the house" occurs when you are betting the pass line and 6 or 8 is the point, and you are at a double odds table...read more

Where Are Those Straight Flushes?

I have a friend who is an avid 9/6 Jacks player. She knows how to play the game and I recently purchased Bob Dancer Presents WinPoker for her so that she could practice. In one of our conversations she remarked to me that she expected to see more Straight Flushes than actually occur and wanted my take on this...read more