Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 889

Cutthroat Craps - Part 4

CUTTHROAT QUESTION: HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE TO KILL? If you are a frequent visitor to casinos, making daily or weekly visits, then you might want to go all out and only bet on the potential Golden Shooters using the outline of what to look for as written above...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

I've been playing the progressive cyberstud poker on an internet casino. The person who gets a straight flush gets 10 per cent of the jackpot. I got the straight flush but only bet 2 and ante 4. The jackpot was $109,000.00. I only got $808...read more

A Shuffle Through the Gaming Mailbag

Q. On the new Double Pay Poker machines, when you draw to complete the Triple Play, are the original cards from the second or third stud hands eliminated from the re-draw? Or are those cards "put back" into their respective decks for the draw? This would obviously affect the percentages and player's decisions, right? Jim, via e-mail A...read more

Focus: The Key to Detroit's Success

These are turbulent times, especially in the gaming industry. The events of September 11th have had a serious impact on travel and tourism throughout the country. As a result of increased security measures, tighter international travel restrictions, and an increased fear of flying, the gaming industry in Las Vegas saw a significant downturn in business last quarter...read more

Know What You Can and Can't Control in the Casino

Other than "live" poker, casinos tender tests of chance, not skill. Good gamblers, of course, master the optimum decisions in card games such as blackjack and video poker. They also show cunning in other situations. For example, at craps they take or lay maximum odds on Pass, Come, Don't Pass, or Don't Come, they make Come rather than Place or Buy bets, and they avoid hedges...read more

Status of Gambling Laws - Part 1: United States, Alabama - Florida

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: ! UNITED STATES - Interior Secretary Gale Norton told Congress she needs time to decide whether to implement regulations proposed by former Secretary Bruce Babbitt that would give this federal official power to approve tribal casinos over a state's objections...read more

Gambling on Cruise Ships - Part 1

Beyond riverboat, land based, race track, and Native American casino gambling, beyond Las Vegas and Atlantic City, there exists a casino option that many of us have experienced at one time or another but about which little has been written or explored...read more

Progressive Slots - An Update. Part 2

We continue to explore progressive slots available at your favorite casino. Below find a list of an additional 10 slots to bring the total to 20 progressive versions. 11) I Dream of Jeannie progressives are found 'all about Atlantic City' and elsewhere with a jackpot reset of $100,000 and the winner is paid immediately.12) Blondie Series from Bally's is now widely available at a progressive jackpot reset value of $25,000...read more

Cutthroat Craps - Part 3

THE GOLDEN SHOOTER Is Shooter B, the shooter who takes deliberate care with his rolls, really a Golden Shooter? Is he really capable of changing the nature of the game so that an astute bettor, such as yourself, can take advantage of his roll? From the above scenario, you could not state definitively one way or the other...read more

Craps A to Z: "D" is for Don't

© 2001 by Larry Edell Have you ever gotten the feeling that the table just isn't going well? Lots of short rolls and seven outs and you see your pass or place bets go down the drain. Rather than leave, why not switch to the Don't side and see if you can recoup some of your losses? But with a now-limited bankroll, which is better, the Don't Come or the Don't Pass? Let's find out! With the Don't Come you are betting flat bets and then adding odds, which will win you less than your bet...read more