Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 861

Football 2002 Part II

Football season is just around the corner and the Las Vegas sportsbooks are gearing up for action. There will be plenty of opportunities to wager before the season begins. I know more than a few people that swear they do very well during the pre-season...read more

Here's a Simple Rule to Estimate your Chances of Success

Your chances of gambling success during a casino session or visit are strongly influenced by the exit criteria you set for yourself. How far you'll go into the hole, and the earnings level at which you'll be content before you withdraw, put bounds on the likelihood of reaching either of these points before the other...read more

Dealing Out Advice

My favorite casino game is Blackjack. You might think that it is my favorite because I can count cards and win lots of money. Not so. I seldom count cards; most of the time I just play Basic strategy. Oh sure, I watch the cards and if a lot of little cards go by I bump up my bet and may not hit that 16 versus the dealer's 10 or that 12 versus the dealer's 3...read more

The World's Greatest Language

Most people in America speak English. Many speak Spanish. Still others speak French or German or Italian or Hindi or Mandarin or Japanese or any one of over 100 languages and dialects that can be found in the home of the brave and the land of the free...read more

Slot Review: Yukon Gold from WMS Gaming

The symbols on this machine include a gold nugget, a dog in a miner's helmet, Bandit! the burro, a jackass, TNT, a pick axe and shovel, gold bars, and a 7. There's also a wild symbol that substitutes for these symbols. You win the Chuck Wagon bonus when two or more chuck wagon symbols are scattered on a payline...read more

Big Win at Gold Ranch (Reno)

Luck arrived about 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 22 for a man who is reportedly a resident of Verdi, Nevada when he took over a $1 Wheel of Fortune slot machine recently abandoned by another gambler, and in less than $20 lined up the winning symbols for a $3.9 million hit...read more

Jest For Fun

A kindergarten teacher was giving her class a lesson on coins. Slapping a silver dollar on her desk, she asked a gambler's son, "What was that?" Without a pause, he said, "Tails." * * * * * Positive thinking is the first victim of losing...read more

How other Players at a Blackjack Table Affect Your Game

Enlightened blackjack enthusiasts seem willing to accept what the gurus assert about hands on which to hit, stand, double down, split, and surrender. Usually on faith, without questioning the math behind Basic Strategy. This, despite the counterintuitive nature of edicts such as "always split eights, even against 10s" or "hit 12s against twos." But many of the same solid citizens reject, or at least seriously doubt, the experts' contention that their chances aren't affected by how others at the table play...read more

Jackpot Stories

Each time I write about players who have hit jackpots under unusual circumstances--back-to-back jackpots, early jackpots that made a trip successful from the start, late jackpots that made up for days of losses--I get a flurry of e-mail from readers wanting to share their stories...read more

Video Poker Fans Will Love New Hollywood

The brand new bright and airy Las Vegas-style atmosphere at the Hollywood Casino in Aurora isn't all that's making news in the Chicago-area gaming market. An upgraded and expanded video poker product that's been introduced there is certain to put smiles on the faces of devotees of the game...read more