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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 87
Best 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 moreAsk the Slot Expert: Why I sometimes don't report a problem with a slot machine3 November 2021 I used to have a blanket recommendation that players alert slot floor staff to problems with machines. I still recommend that players alert the casino when a machine malfunctions. If there's only a minor problem, like a sticky button or a poorly aligned touch screen, I'm more likely to work around the problem than tell the staff on some machines.
I used to play one of the two 3-coin $5 video poker machines that Red Rock had in one of its high limit rooms...read moreDumb Moves by Smart Players2 November 2021 Are there any casino players who have not made some dumb moves in their playing careers? I know I have been guilty of some. For example, when I first played at the Sands Casino in Atlantic City over 30 years ago, I actually used the dreaded Martingale system of doubling up after a loss while playing the red/black wager at roulette.I thought it was a brilliant idea, logical, unassailable, and I mistakenly thought I had invented it...read moreThe 3/2 Roulette System31 October 2021 Roulette players love systems play. That shows up in my inbox, where I see half a dozen or more systems from readers each year.I try to send a consistent message: If a system causes you to raise wagers outside your comfort zone, it increases losses and should be avoided...read moreInside Pai Gow Poker30 October 2021 This is the fourth 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 explores Pai Gow poker.Pai Gow poker is played with one 52-card deck plus one joker...read moreMy Money or Their Money?28 October 2021 ABBY: Do you remember poor, old Mister Dobbs?CINDY: Oh, yes, a sad case. I think he was close to 90 or so when he died. And he never had any of those nights at the casino that he could put in his memory book. It was a book full of blank pages.ABBY: The guy played in casinos for almost 60 years! Think of that; 60 years and he really didn’t have one trip where he came home a big winner...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Cashless Gaming at Slot Machines, Part Deux27 October 2021 I took my relationship with cashless gaming at slot machines to the next level. Last week I had created my STN Cash (Stations Cash) account and discovered that once you had a cashless account linked to your player card, anytime you cashed out with your player card in the reader, your credits go to your cashless account -- even if you didn't use the STN Cash app to put money on the machine...read moreSlow Down, You Move Too Fast26 October 2021 You are driving your brand-new car; the car you have always wanted to drive. Now you own it! All that hard work you have done got you the necessary money to pay for that beautiful car.Life’s been good.Why not test out some speed on this baby? You press down on the accelerator...read moreWinning Big26 October 2021 All casino players want to win. They do know that the casino has an edge over them and many will know how those edges are achieved. Still, they want to win; otherwise what’s the real point of playing? A part of the fun comes in the anticipation of just such winning.Craps, blackjack, roulette, baccarat and carnival-game players all play to beat the casino out of the money...read more |
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