Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 887

How to Become a Hopeless Loser at Blackjack

Blackjack is an unusual casino game. What makes it unusual is that it can actually be beaten by a skilled player. You can read how to beat it on the internet, in various magazine articles and books on the subject. But for most players, somehow all that just doesn't seem to sink in...read more

My Wife Confesses

My wife, the beautiful AP, is an accomplished woman in every way. I say this not just because she is my wife but because the truth is the truth. She is an avid reader and she loves to write articles on the contemporary scene, and on the religious and philosophical issues of today and of "all our yesterdays," as Shakespeare had Macbeth so aptly put it...read more

Craps from A to Z: "E" is For Edge

© 2002 by Larry Edell A casino is a profit-making enterprise, so it takes a small percentage out of almost every bet you make - whether you win or lose. This is called the "casino edge." For example, on the "Any Seven" it takes 16%, but on the pass line with double odds, it only takes about 1%...read more

More Cutting Edge Games from Leading Edge Design

During my recent visit to Leading Edge Design headquarters in Wheeling, I checked out three new video slot games at the invitation of company president Larry DeMar. Last week, we examined the skill-based Cash King Checkers. This week, let's take a look at two pure games of chance, Bunco Night and Othello...read more

Casinos Will Play A 'Super' Role

The National Football League has just wrapped up another season with its annual championship game, the Super Bowl, held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2006 the world's biggest sporting event will make its way to Detroit and the soon-to-be home of the Lions, Ford Field...read more

Status of Gambling Laws - Part 3: Maryland - New Hampshire

The following are American jurisdictions having recent activity concerning legal gambling. * States and territories with gaming devices are marked with an asterisk: * ! States with at least one casino (defined as having both banking card games and slot-like machines) are marked with an exclamation point: ! MARYLAND - Senate President Thomas V...read more

Bonus Slots Update: Power Slotto, Hula Hula, Double Diamond Run

Brrrr--it's cold out there. How about some warmer climes with a lei greeting and money to be made? Hula Hula is the slot for you. You will find that there is no need to visit your local lottery ticket outlet when Slotto will scratch that bonus ticket for you.Also, twice the fun is spun with Rapid Double Jackpot plus you can 'hit the ground running' on a Double Diamond Run...read more

After You Quit, You Can't Tell How You Would Have Done

Isn't it annoying? You abandon a casino machine or table disgusted at (or broke from) the game being colder than Fido's nose on a rainy midnight. Then you watch someone take your seat, play no differently than you did, and rake in the dough...read more

Choppy Seas for Cruise Line Gamblers

In today's third installment in my series dealing with casino gambling aboard cruise ships in international waters, I will investigate the gambling guidelines of the International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) that were enacted by the organization in December of 1999 to establish specific procedures for onboard casino operations...read more

Readers Write

Dear Frank, Recently, the Indian Gaming Casinos have implemented automatic shufflers on their blackjack tables. What impact does this have on the player, and is there a basic strategy change? Ron Dear Ron: Don Catlin, the math whiz of our website, showed that continuous automatic shufflers actually reduce the house edge against basic strategy players...read more