Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 884

Canadian Slots

As promised in the last issue of the Slots Report, the spotlight for this column shines north of the border. Since the end of the Olympic Games, Canada's men and women hockey players have also basked in the spotlight, relieved to finally put an end to a 50 year hunger for Gold...read more

Word of Warning for Video Poker Players

There is one very important aspect of video poker that players tend to take for granted: The correct and accurate operation of the "hold" buttons. They are the means by which players hold cards they wish to keep prior to pressing the play button and activating the discard feature...read more

The Integrated Gambler: How to Enjoy the Total Casino Experience - Part 4

The Captain of craps, that legendary Atlantic City craps player about whom I've written many books, tapes and articles, stresses that casino players "must maintain their normal rhythms" to enjoy the casino experience "to its fullest." "In a casino [town]," states the Captain, "you have the best games, the best food, the best entertainment, the best of everything, and you have much of this around the clock...read more

Intuition Led Astray

.reg { text-indent: 2em; } .eq { font-size: smaller; text-align: center; } .no { font-size: smaller; text-align: right; } The American Heritage Dictionary defines intuition as "the act or faculty of knowing without the use of rational processes; immediate cognition." Webster's Unabridged Dictionary has a similar definition: "the immediate knowing or learning of something without the conscious use of reasoning; instantaneous apprehension." Of the two I like the Webster definition because of the last two words...read more

The Integrated Gambler: How to Enjoy the Total Casino Experience - Part 3

On casino vacations gambling can so dominate the days, the nights, the mind and the heart, that we become mentally, emotionally and physically lopsided; in short, we become unstable. We eat far too much, sleep far too little, and stand, sit, slouch or slump at table or machine for far too long...read more

Bet with your Head

There is an old gambling quote that many people have claimed to be theirs. I'm not sure who said it first. The quote is, "Bet with your head, not over it". Sure sounds good and it makes a lot of sense. Trouble with it is that when you are in the heat of battle with your favorite casino or sportsbook it can be very difficult to let your common sense be your guiding light...read more

Barney Vinson's World

What makes Las Vegas run? Is it greed? Everybody wants something for nothing, and gambling is a good way to get it. Or is it something else, something called juice. We secretly put a tap on the telephone of one casino boss, and here's a transcript of his conversations: Rrring! "Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department." "Robbery detail, please." "One moment, I'll connect you." "Robbery...read more

Prime Table Games' Table Games Are Ready for Prime Time

Most of the excitement on the display floors at the gaming industry's fall trade shows centers on the major slot machine manufacturers. Players have shown a voracious appetite for new games, and at the Global Gaming Expo the first week in October and the World Gaming Congress two weeks later, each slotmaker was out to convince casino operators that its new products were the must-have games...read more

California Bill Would Bring Back Prohibition

The California State Assembly has voted 61-2 to reinstate Prohibition. The last time we had Prohibition, 1919 to 1930, it was prohibiting "intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes." This time, California is going after gambling on the Internet. The California law would actually go further than the old Prohibition...read more

Before Taking Advice, Consider What's in it for the Advisor

A month or so ago, two gents joined me at a blackjack table. One bought in from a thick stash of cash. The other didn't play. He seemed to be there to help his comrade. For instance, saying whether to hit or stand on close calls such as A-7 versus 10-up or 4-8 versus 2-up...read more