Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 881

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. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, when everyone hopes to have "the luck of the Irish," here are my tips for creating your own luck while playing the slots...read more

Law, Luck, and the Leningrad Elephant

The laws of chance seem similar, but have diverging implications, when applied to the questions of "when," "which," "where," or "who" as opposed to those of "whether" or "if." Casino games, by and large, involve the latter...read more

Old Game with a New Twist

Another variation of the tried and true game of casino blackjack is making the rounds in Las Vegas and it seems to be creating quite a stir even among traditionalists. The game is called "Super Fun 21 Single Deck." I'm wondering that if it continues its popularity how long it will take before a Chicago-area casino destination petitions the Illinois Gaming Board to make it a licensed game around here...read more

The Always, Nevers, and Sometimes of Casino Gamblng - Part 4

LET IT RIDE People love Let It Ride. It just might be the second most popular card game in the casinos, after blackjack. Unfortunately, it's a tough game to beat because it has a somewhat imposing 2.8 percent edge -- if you use the correct strategy...read more

Blackjack side bets revisited

It's been awhile since I reviewed blackjack side bets. Since then there has been a proliferation of new bets, so I decided to take another look at them. Since casinos do not have big margins on their blackjack tables, they often try to offer these side bets to boost profits...read more

The Always, Nevers, and Sometimes of Casino Gamblng - Part 3

BLACKJACK The most popular game in the casino, the game that gives the player the best chance to win, and the game that the majority of players actually play so poorly that the casinos win more money from it than from any game other than slots is blackjack...read more

From the Road to Vegas

We started out for Vegas last Sunday.... only to have the motor home towed back to Minden after a hose left behind by a mechanic fell into all the fresh new belts.... twanging them like over-stretched rubber bands... so after spending a day back at the mechanic's garage....(where they ate the labor and parts and made it right) we found ourselves heading out again on Tuesday morning...read more

An Odd Variation of Bonus Poker at Green Valley

One of my favorite parts of any visit to Las Vegas is checking out the latest and greatest in locals casinos. Slot clubs and meal deals usually are strong, and the gambling has to be better to attract locals who know just what they want...read more

Survey Dispels Many Myths About Casino Patrons

The American Gaming Association released a survey on March 7, 2002, that provides information on the types of people that tend to gamble at casinos. The study was conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., and the Luntz Research Companies...read more

Bonus Slots Update: Scrabble, Big Tippers, Chickendales

Let's explore Scrabble, Big Tippers and Chickendales bonus slot versions in this latest update. Remember the many hours wiled away competing and sometimes even making up words at the Scrabble board game? Well, yearn no more for those happy times because Williams brings you their slot version to once again challenge your mind...read more