Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 9

Losing Streaks

I’ve been playing casino games for a long, long time. Let me repeat; a long, long time.I’ve faced it all. Great winning streaks; good dealers, bad dealers, casinos that were filthy (usually out of the way places); famous people playing right next to me, good players, bad players, and everything in between.And more.But what I have never gotten used to are losing streaks...read more

The Pause that Refreshes

“Take a break,” I’ve told players who are either bleary-eyed, too tired, losing too much, winning a lot, winning loads of money, or they just look like they need a rest. So why don’t they take a rest?Resting is good. It is very good. You will rarely see an athlete who does not require intervals of rest...read more

My Win Streak Is Due

My Winning Streak Is DueQUESTION:I understand that over time (in the long run) random events such as casino games will approach the mathematically calculated percentage. I have been playing video poker for several months. I keep track of the games I play and amount won or lost.So far, I have lost far more than what the math dictates...read more

Best betting at Craps

CINDY: Craps used to be the favorite game in the casino after World War II. Soldiers who had learned the game in the military came home and hungered to continue play.ABBY: The casinos way back when catered to them too. Women were sent off to play the slot machines and the men stood at the table, which by the way looked like a primitive altar where people were sacrificed, and they took part in the most exciting of games.CINDY: It would be rare, almost unheard of, for a woman to play unless she was (as they say) bought and sold.ABBY: Craps is a game with many bets, almost all of them poor to awful...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Is the progress meter on Buffalo Ultimate Stampede "broken"?

Question: You quoted my letter about dream card and ultimate X, I felt so honored! Since then I have come across Powerhouse and Super Times Pay Super Stacks, both of which have done some nice things and frustrated me for not doing anything. My question is about the Buffalo with the green bonus meter, I think it's called Buffalo Ultimate Stampede...read more

Pascal's Wager

Blaise Pascal was a famous scientist, philosopher, and mathematician who invented the casino game of roulette which bankrupted many a nobleman (and woman) in the late 1600’s.He was also the man who figured out how to handle the issue of God’s possible existence...read more

Ins and Outs of Mini-Baccarat

CINDY: Mini-baccarat is played at a blackjack-styled table, usually somewhat bigger than a blackjack table, but nowhere near as big as the original baccarat table which only a few casinos are still using. That original game was a high-rollers’ delight...read more

What Can't I Win at Video Poker

Why Can I Not Win at Video Poker?Dear Stickman,Help!I play video poker almost exclusively. I play Jacks or Better or Bonus Pokerdepending on which game is available and whether or not the game has a goodpay table.I have spent a good deal of time studying, learning and practicing the properstrategy for the games I play.Even with all this work to build my skills, I seem to just keep losing and losing.Should I not have been a little bit successful with a good win here and there?ANSWER:I feel your pain...read more

Are You Right?

CINDY: There are many games in the casino, probably hundreds or so if you count the slot machines. I won’t count them because not one of them fits the basic questions we are going to ask.ABBY: Slot machines usually come in with house edges from 5 percent down to 17 percent – more if you play multiple lines.CINDY: So, let us take five games – five favorite games of ours – and see what the players actually face when playing those games.ABBY: The first will be the most popular table-game in the casino, blackjack...read more

Two Ways to Win

CINDY: There are two ways to beat the casinos.ABBY: Only two?CINDY: Only two.ABBY: Okay show me.CINDY: You play your normal game and good luck is in your corner tonight. You win and win some more and at the end of your session, be it a long session or a relatively short session, you are ahead...read more