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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 86
Ask the Slot Expert: More adventures in cashless gaming at the slots17 November 2021 Last week I received an email from the STN Cash (Station Casinos' system for cashless gaming at slot machines) support team. The email said that they were making some changes based on feedback from players.
The biggest change is in how cashing out is handled...read moreOh, No, Don't Do That16 November 2021 These fellows are making what I believe is a big mistake. They are artistically posting their wins on Facebook. They show chips they have won sitting in their hands. They show great meals they have ordered. Yes, they are joyous. No doubt about that.
I can see that they are proud of their luck and want to share their happiness with their friends on Facebook...read moreSurprises Can Be Good!14 November 2021 QUESTION: I've never been lucky on progressive slots, so I've mostly avoided them. I've been a three-reel player since the '90s and I've never won a progressive. For the last 10 years or so, I've gone to casinos with my daughter and she likes the video...read moreDoing It Right: Roulette11 November 2021 CINDY: Roulette is one of the oldest casino games in the world. Even before casinos existed, people bet on the spin of various things; they could be shields, wheels, circles of any kind. It seems that spinning things attract us.ABBY: Roulette means “little wheel.” It developed over about a hundred years in Europe and became a big game for noblemen to play...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Bonus Roundus Interruptus10 November 2021 About 11am, Tuesday morning, Suncoast Casino. I had just played 2000 hands of NSU. Another loss. At least it wasn't a shellacking like some recent sessions. Even though I had to feed the machine more times than I think I should have, at least I got some play for my money.
Next stops: my preferred Quick Hit machines...read moreWho Cares?9 November 2021 I’m in the elevator waiting to go up to my room. An older couple step in and up we go. My room is all the way at the top of the hotel. So is the older couple’s. They seem like pleasant people. When they stepped into the elevator they smiled and nodded an “hello” and I nodded and smiled back.On the way up the gentleman said to me, “So how are you doing?”Oh for crying out loud...read moreNew York's unforced error8 November 2021 Last week I wrote a blog explaining why the plan to issue online sports betting licenses in New York will be a disaster. Not only will the tax rate be the highest in the nation – possibly a ridiculous 71% – but the entire law is on its face unconstitutional.In a case involving fantasy sports, trial court judge Gerald Connolly forcefully concluded that the New York Constitution prevents the State Legislature from legalizing any form of sports betting...read moreWhy Draw Poker?7 November 2021 QUESTION: Why do you think draw poker is used for video poker? If you play live poker, they're all stud games like Hold'em, Omaha, Razz and seven-card stud. Wouldn't it make sense that the most popular games in poker rooms would be the most popular in video poker, too?ANSWER: The short answer is that five-card draw games dominate video poker because they are popular...read moreBest Baccarat6 November 2021 This is the fifth article in a series that examines several aspects of popular casino games. Each article briefly explains how the game is played as well as highlighting some of the positive and negative features of that casino game.This article examines baccarat.Game Description:There are three variations of baccarat: punto banco, baccarat chemin de fer (or "chemmy"), and baccarat banque (or à deux tableaux)...read morePseudo Random Isn't Random4 November 2021 ABBY: Are casino games really random? Or are we being fooled into thinking this is so?CINDY: Well, that’s a big question, isn’t it? If the casino games are not random doesn’t that open the door to players exploiting the games?ABBY: I use as my first example the idea that the slot machines are actually run by the Random Number Generator...read more |
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