Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 882

Politics and the Law of Gambling

Politics has always played an important role in the making of gaming law. But one of the most blatant attempts to use, or rather to misuse, the political system in the name of controlling gambling took place following the atrocities of September 11th. Representative James Leach (Iowa-R.) has been trying, unsuccessfully, for years to push his "Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act" through Congress...read more

Gold Coast Upgrades Chop Down Palms

There was quite a bit of hoopla in Las Vegas late last year revolving around the grand opening of the new Palms Hotel & Casino, which was developed on a vacant parcel of land across the street from the Gold Coast and the Rio on Flamingo Boulevard...read more

The Daunting Diversity of Craps May Be Its Greatest Asset

Ask any dozen dice doyens and you're apt to get at least 13 different answers to the question of how best to spread money around a craps table. There's no one right way. And, what pleases some players may pique others. In picking a strategy, it helps to have an intuitive understanding of how and to what extent various alternatives affect the ebb and flow of the game...read more

The Always, Nevers, and Sometimes of Casino Gamblng - Part 2

CRAPS Craps is a game with a kaleidoscope of bets -- most of which will redshift your gambling account if you persist in making them. So, never make any of the Crazy Crapper bets in the middle of the table. Bets such as yo-eleven, a bet that comes to you from the department of redundancy department (after all, yo means eleven!), and 12 and Any Craps and Whirl and World and Horn and Hard 4, 6, 8, and 10, and Big Red are sucker bets of the worst kind at the craps table -- or sucker bets of the best kind if you happen to be the casino...read more

Craps From A to Z: "F" is for FREE!

Crap A to Z © 2002 by Larry Edell When you gamble, wouldn't you like FREE rooms, FREE food, and FREE shows? Well, a lot of gamblers get these things at absolutely no cost! Wouldn't you like to get these things for FREE also? The good thing about these benefits, or "comps," is that they are not reserved for high rollers! You can get comped if you are just a $5 bettor! Want to learn how? Let's find out! The first thing you need to know is that there is a big difference in the way a casino rates you...read more

The Always, Nevers, and Sometimes of Casino Gamblng - Part 1

Some of you reading this article will remember these lyrics, the rest of you will clearly understand their meaning though you won't be able to hum a few bars: I'll be loving you always/With a love that's true always Not for just an hour/ Not for just a day/ Not for just a yearBut always.... The sentiments expressed here are idealistic, wonderful, definitive and wrong...read more

Don't Make Gambling More Complex, or Simple, than It Has to Be

The 14th Century philosopher, William of Occam, is credited for the maxim, "Simpler is better." The quote isn't exact. He really said, "Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate" (plurality should not be posited without necessity)...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. I read the bulletin boards at the Las Vegas Advisor's website as often as I can...read more

A Shuffle Through the Gaming Mailbag

Q. We went through a friend's eight-deck shoe and found 28 aces, 110 10-values (10s, Jacks, Queens and Kings), and extra 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s. Has this given him, as the house, the advantage when we play blackjack? I've heard high cards and Aces favor the player, and low cards favor the house...read more

Gov. Davis Legalizes Gambling, Again

California Gov. Gray Davis keeps professing he is against the expansion of legalized gambling. He may be. But you certainly would not know it by his actions. Gov. Davis is responsible for making the following forms of gambling legal in the nation's largest state: Casino slot machines, from three reel to video poker. Casino banking card games, including blackjack and Carribbean Stud. Off-Track Betting ("OTB") by telephone by Californians on horse races, both thoroughbred and harness. Internet wagering by Californians on horse races. Telephone betting by residents of Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and any other state which allows interstate phone wagers, with OTBs in California. Internet betting by residents of Pennsylvania, Oregon, and any other state which allows interstate online wagers, with OTBs in California. Telephone and online wagering on horse races taking place in California by anyone in any state with any OTB in any state. The most recent bill he signed into law will go into effect on January 1, 2002, or a little later, depending upon how long it takes the California Racing Board to make regulations...read more