Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 879

Craps Crap and Craps Gold - Part 1

What do the following sayings have in common? "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." "Better late than never." "High fences make good neighbors." "Always play the Pass/Come and take full odds." Answer: The above statements are true...read more

Get Your Blackjack Priorities Straight, or Stay a Loser

While walking down the aisle at one of the local riverboats, I paused to watch the action at a $50 table. It was early in the shoe with three players, all having tall stacks of green and black chips. What was so interesting? Every player had doubled down against the dealer's 5 up and caught a bad, small card...read more

The Casino Answer Man

A shuffle through the Gaming mailbag, with a little shift in focus from our usual games of chance: Q. On your recommendation, I read Michael Konik's Telling Lies and Getting Paid ($22.05, Huntington Press). I wasn't disappointed. It's a marvelous, witty book with some terrific stories...read more

Which Blackjack Hands Are Strong, and Which Weak?

Blackjack buffs undergo an epiphany when they realize that the goal of the game isn't to get close to - without exceeding - 21, but to beat the dealer. Most come to this revelation understanding that success lies in accounting both for their own total and the dealer's upcard in deciding how to play a hand...read more

Slot Review: Diamond Destiny

Name: Diamond Destiny Manufacturer: Aristocrat Symbols Symbols on this video slot from Aristocrat, the slot manufacturer from down under, include eight symbols reminiscent of playing cards (7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A), a ring, a watch, flowers, a car, and a bottle of Champagne with two glasses...read more

Hollywood Casino Aurora Goes Dockside

Hollywood Casino Aurora became the second Chicago-area riverboat gambling property to go dockside with the grand opening on Feb. 15 of the first phase of its $78.2 million permanent single-level casino project. The attractive new casino replaces the smaller of Hollywood's sister gaming vessels, the City of Lights II...read more

The Slot Expert's Guide to Winning at Slots and Video Poker

You can hear me give my slot and video poker tips live on The Good Times Show, hosted by Rudi Schiffer with Frank Scoblete, which is broadcast from Memphis on WMC 790AM Saturday morning from 10-12 CT. As you know, Frank and I (and the beautiful A.P.) were at Treasure Island in Las Vegas for the Easter weekend...read more

Playing the Soft 18

.reg { text-indent: 2em; } .eq { font-size: smaller; text-align: center; } .no { font-size: smaller; text-align: right; } One of the hands that is frequently misplayed in the game of Blackjack is the soft 18 (such as Ace-Seven).  In fact I have had dealers go right by me when I held this hand, assuming I was going to stand and not waiting for a hand signal from me.  It turns out that one should hit this hand against a dealer's up card of 9 or 10.  For multiple decks one should also hit this hand against the Ace, although in one and two decks this rule has to be modified depending upon whether or not the dealer stands on the soft 17...read more

Rating the Casino Venues

The top three gambling venues in the country are Las Vegas, Nevada (including downtown, the Strip, Off-Strip, and suburban sprawl areas); Atlantic City, New Jersey, and, hold onto your hats, Tunica, Mississippi. These are followed in no particular order by Biloxi, Mississippi, Reno, Nevada, and clusters of Midwest casinos here and there...read more

On the Road from Reno

In the quest to reach that point where there is enough income to continue, I found that I had a need to be closer to Reno for a while... so last Tuesday, I packed up the motor home, and headed to a place just outside of Reno...in Verdi.... there is a super new RV park at the Gold Ranch Casino.....read more