Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 860

Just Ask Scobe and AP

Dear Scobe and AP: Some of these video poker machines give you a chance to double your money if you happen to win on a hand. Sometimes it's a "Pick the High Card" bet and then, sometimes, it's a choice of picking either red or black. From my experience, I lose most of the time by either ending up with the low card, or, when it's choose from Red or Black, I usually pick one color and the machine comes up with the other color as the winner...read more

Somebody Won a Big One

I was surprised to see the progressive jackpot on Wheel of Fortune (quarter) get so high this past week. It was climbing over a record $8 million, and those meters were really flying. I admit that even though I firmly believe that people like me don't win that kind of money, I had to get some quarters and take a shot at that one...read more

Readers Write

Dear Frank: Re: Baccarat Battle Book Based on your calculations of an average of 150 hands an hour of mini play (which is certainly reasonable), how can the 72 Hours at the Baccarat Table manage 600 mini shoes in that amount of time? Charger Dear Charger: Good question...read more

Ask Barney

I like to play good old-fashioned poker. Where can I find a good poker game? I wouldn't suggest playing in a casino poker room, mainly because you don't know who you're playing against. A lot of people make a living at this game, and in fact one professional player told me that the poker room in one particular casino was his own little "cherry patch." Not only do you need to know the intricacies of the game (when to bet, when to raise, when to bluff), but you also need to know how to read the hands and intentions of your opponents, how to exact the maximum amount of money from them, how to lure them into following their emotions, how to make them lose control of themselves, how to disorient their psyches, how to bankrupt them, and how to destroy them...read more

Readers Write

I think one of the things that makes money management in a casino so difficult for even the experienced gambler is the uncertain relationship between playing time and bankroll. When making other purchases one typically has a good idea of what one is going to get in return...read more

Two New Tracks Proposed for Racing Fans

In the past two weeks, two major proposed racetrack developments have been announced, one in mid-Michigan and the other in Romulus. Both track proposals could have a significant impact on growth of the racing market and could make the overall gaming market in the southern half of Michigan far more competitive. A company named EQTAH Group, headed by Andy Stronach, submitted an application for a new track in Webberville near Lansing...read more

Money Management Theories Don't Work

Last week I promised that this week's column would be the most important one ever and as a bettor, I think it is. Money management theories abound but I have yet to see any proof that any of them really work. What I do know is there are a lot of bad money management strategies to avoid and that is what I will cover today...read more

A Roulette Story

It was a Friday morning, and I was wandering through the new barge at Hollywood Casino in Aurora, Illinois, checking out the games. A white-haired gentleman introduced himself as Phil, and said we'd met before. "I learned to play roulette at a seminar you gave a few years ago," he said...read more

Survey Says "Crown the Queen!"

This columnist usually takes "best of" surveys with a grain of salt. There's always the danger of ballot stuffing. When concerted efforts are organized on behalf of special interests to take advantage of some free publicity, it's often difficult to separate fact from fiction...read more

Just Ask Scobe and AP

Dear Scobe and AP: Have you seen any of this new software for PCs that lets you play upwards of 20 or more of the casino slot machines on your home computer? I paid $20 for a program that allows me to play Hay Wire, Five Times Pay, Hot Peppers, Ten Times Pay, Double Cherry, Double Diamond, Double Double Diamond, and Triple Diamond just like all of the slot machines I would see at Tunica...read more