Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 871

An Alternative to Place Betting at Craps that Cuts Edge and Exposure

Ask as many experienced slot enthusiasts as you want how best to attack the machines. Most will more or less agree (rationally or not). Pick a game at a bet level you can afford, with a jackpot and other payoffs you'd be happy winning, and go for the maximum number of coins per spin...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Hi John, I just returned from another trip to check on my "investments" in Las Vegas. Both my money and the city are doing well and I've added to my "investments" there. If you're familiar with the Treasure Chest video poker machine (mainly at the Cal and Fremont in downtown LV), can you give me some insight on how it works? Whenever you hit 4 of a kind, 5 treasure chests appear...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Hi John, I just returned from another trip to check on my "investments" in Las Vegas. Both my money and the city are doing well and I've added to my "investments" there. If you're familiar with the Treasure Chest video poker machine (mainly at the Cal and Fremont in downtown LV), can you give me some insight on how it works? Whenever you hit 4 of a kind, 5 treasure chests appear...read more

The Glory of Racing's Triple Crown

Every sport has a championship showdown. In baseball it's the World Series, in football it's the Super Bowl, in hockey it's the Stanley Cup. What are the common denominators among them? Answer: All are team sports and there is a winner every year...read more

Slot Payouts - Iowa, Missouri, and Louisiana - Report #3C

For the third installment of this expanded report, you will find slot payout %·s in Iowa, Missouri and Louisiana as per the Gaming Commissions, along with casino/regional names by slot denominations. This report is for one month only. Includes all slots--video poker, keno and slot versions. IOWA: Note: following slot % payouts are by casino and denomination in descending order...read more

Basic Strategy is Just That -- Basic!

Blackjack is considered by many gaming experts to be the very best table game in the casino, excepting poker. We gaming writers extol its virtues just about every chance we get. Many novice players believe blackjack is a great game as well and, as soon as they head into the casino for their first challenge of Lady Luck, they storm the blackjack tables and...discover that blackjack is deadly! They lose their shirts...read more

Craps A to Z Series - "I" is For Inside!

© 2002 by Larry Edell Inside Bets Betting inside (place bets on the 5, 6, 8 and 9) has always been popular due to the fact that these four numbers roll 18 times compared to only six times for the seven. However, due to this advantage, many crapshooters do not know when to take their bets down...read more

You Can Bet on It!

There is often a fine line between winning and losing. Many times when you gamble you get lucky early. You are winning and all of your moves are paying off. The question is when things start to change when do you quit that session? Fundamentally, it's a very complex question...read more

Non-Random Randomness - Part 1

    With a title like the above oxymoron you may be thinking that "Catlin has finally lost his marbles."  Well, many of my friends and colleagues would probably agree that there is ample evidence to support such a conclusion; however, the present articles are not part of it.  Let me explain...read more

Non-Random Randomness - Part 1

    With a title like the above oxymoron you may be thinking that "Catlin has finally lost his marbles."  Well, many of my friends and colleagues would probably agree that there is ample evidence to support such a conclusion; however, the present articles are not part of it.  Let me explain...read more