Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 877

Jest For Fun

Luck, like a ghost, eludes touching. It's always somewhere else, not where you are. * * * * * I found out why casino credit managers consider a line of credit a personal loan. I missed three payments and, boy, did they get personal. * * * * * Overheard in the Luxor casino in Las Vegas: "What is the definition of a mummy? An Egyptian who was pressed for time." * * * * * A truck driver stops at a Las Vegas diner for lunch...read more

Craps Crap and Craps Gold - Part 3

The Sublime Systems Some gaming experts who write books and articles are convinced that there is a mathematical way to overcome the house edge at craps. They believe that by hedging this bet with that bet they can overcome the edge on both bets and beat the game...read more

Unreal...Snow...Again

Well, I got out of Tahoe, and headed down to Reno... so what happens? It snows in Reno.... go figure. I woke up this morning, looked outside of the RV at the car, and shivered. Four inches of snow buried the car, and it was still ricocheting snow flakes...read more

Splitting 10s

There are two types of blackjack players that split a pair of 10s. One type is the casual player that has no idea what the right playing strategies are for blackjack. The other is the pro that knows the game inside and out. How can splitting 10s be bad for the casual player and good for the pro? Read on and I'll explain...read more

Casino Etiquette

Where there are crowds, there will be conflicts. Casinos are no exception. In crowded periods, the customer who wants to play two machines at a time is at odds with others just looking for a place to play. Some blackjack players snap at others over playing decisions...read more

Although Anything Can Happen, Something Else Usually Does

Someone gives you and three friends each a coin and asks you to do 10 flips, jotting down the outcomes with "0" for tails and "1" for heads. You get 0110001011, Elvira's flips are 1000110110, Flossie's are 1010101010, and Roscoe ends up with 1111111111...read more

Do You Get Mad When You Lose?

Anybody who has ever been to a casino knows the feeling. You walk through the doors with euphoric feelings of optimism. You're going to hit the jackpot on that Double Diamond slot machine in the corner. You're going to sit down at that blackjack table and beat the dealer on every hand...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Hi John, I have quite often seen it stated that if a slot machine has been paying out less than it has been programmed to do, then it will start improving its payout rate until it gets back to that "average setting." For example, if a machine has been set to pay 95% over a prolonged period and it has only been paying out, say, 90% in the short to medium term, then it will start paying out at a better rate until the "average" payout rate of 95% is once again achieved...read more

Certain Profits from Sports Bets?

If you know a little about sports, you know that sometimes strange things can happen with different books when oddsmakers disagree about a certain event. If you can get 3.00 on team A with one bookmaker and 3.00 with team B, you can bet equal amounts on both and profit whatever happens...read more

Craps Crap and Craps Gold - Part 2

False-Truths: Systems, Systems, Get Your Systems Here! When someone creates or buys a "system," he is looking to overcome the math of the game by utilizing some kind of betting scheme that outwits the game's probabilistic theoretical underpinnings...read more