Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 856

Just Ask Scobe and AP

Dear Scobe and AP: Here's a foolproof way to win! And I'm sharing it with you and all the rest of the gaming world free of charge because we can all become rich by playing this way! When you lose a bet, just double the bet the next time...read more

Snowy October!

I had to go to the dentist on the first, and on my way across town, I passed many cars coming from the higher points around the lake with several inches of snow on the hoods. The roads weren't covered, but the rooftops around the lake were sugar coated...read more

Doubling at Blackjack: The Pros and Cons of too Little or too Much

Winning or losing doubled-down blackjack hands can make or break a session. Basic Strategy dictates doubling when doing so has higher "expectation" or theoretical profit than other options. Some players, however - veterans who prize their wallet-sized gospel tracts as well as greenhorns who think it's all luck - hit or stand when "D" is indicated, while others do the opposite...read more

The Slot Expert's Guide to Winning at Slots and Video Poker

For the past few weeks, we've been talking about money management. Money management to me is a way to ensure that you don't run out of money before you run out of casino time and to ensure that you don't lose more than you can afford...read more

Tom Nelson Left His Mark

The task seemed overwhelming at first. In what can only be described as a surprise, voters in a statewide referendum voted to allow three casinos in the City of Detroit in 1996. The voter-initiated law was a bare bones statute. It contemplated a Gaming Control Board being appointed to license and regulate the industry...read more

A Shuffle through the Gaming Mailbag

Q. I know that making a living as a professional gambler is risky and probably foolish. Assuming that I wanted to do it, however, please let me know if this makes sense: I have set a pre-tax yearly salary objective (I will pay taxes, of course)...read more

Top Slot Reviews #1

Since the release of the exclusive Top 200 Slots Guide, I noticed some slot versions on the list that have not been reviewed yet, but they are now! Since the release of the exclusive Top 200 Slots Guide, I noticed some slot versions on the list that have not been reviewed yet, but they are now! Below you will find descriptions and the bonus round explained for these slots.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

Football: October 2002

Football season is here and thus far there have been a bunch of surprises coming out of the gate. In the early part of the season the St. Louis Rams have all but eliminated themselves from the playoffs. The Rams were the favorite to win it all this year and the collapse of this dynasty that never was has put more than a few believers in shock...read more

Illinois Gamblers Protected in "Chip Glitch"

Perhaps many of you were as curious as I was a couple of weeks ago when the news story broke about faulty computer chips in certain slot machines located in Illinois casinos. The Illinois Gaming Board ordered the casinos to shut down the machines because the manufacturers failed to meet a 30-day deadline to correct the problem...read more

Jest For Fun

I took my wife to the Paris-Las Vegas Casino where she tried out her Pigeon French. She had trouble with the waiters, but she got along great with the little French pigeons. * * * * * No place offers a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hope than a casino...read more