Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 90

A Roulette Question and Answer

QUESTION: Every time I look at a roulette scoreboard it seems as if there are always numbers repeating in the twenty numbers shown. Why is that? Does it mean the scoreboard is proving that the casino is cheating the customers? Could that be it? I can’t think of another answer...read more

Big Money, Little Money

QUESTION: On our last casino trip, it was impossible to find a $5 table. What we did notice was that most of the tables at $10-plus were empty. I found this at my preferred casino. So I checked the table at least daily for a week and rarely saw more than one person at the tables, often none...read more

Question About Jacks or Better Video Poker

Question from John about a Jacks or Better video poker hand.Hi Stickman,I was just was dealt this interesting JOB video poker hand that has me scratching my head: Dealt 5s, 4s, 3s, 2s, Ac.You could hold all five cards and play the pat straight (pays 20 credits) or draw one and go for the straight flush (pays 250 credits)...read more

China has plans for Macau

All six casino concessions in Macau are about to expire. The big question is whether the U.S.-based companies – MGM, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands – will be able to continue operating some of the most successful casinos in the world.Of much less importance is whether Macau will let other operators come in.A concession is not a license: Each of the three concessionaires and three sub-concessionaires already has the right to open as many casinos as they want...read more

Digging Out of a Hole

CINDY: The worst experience, aside from having a horrible losing trip, is to get into a hole right off the bat. You go to a table or a machine and suddenly find yourself losing decision after decision and before you know it, you take a break and realize that you have lost so much that coming back will be hard if not impossible...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: More adventures in cashless gaming at the slots

Last week I received an email from the STN Cash (Station Casinos' system for cashless gaming at slot machines) support team. The email said that they were making some changes based on feedback from players. The biggest change is in how cashing out is handled...read more

Oh, No, Don't Do That

These fellows are making what I believe is a big mistake. They are artistically posting their wins on Facebook. They show chips they have won sitting in their hands. They show great meals they have ordered. Yes, they are joyous. No doubt about that. I can see that they are proud of their luck and want to share their happiness with their friends on Facebook...read more

Surprises Can Be Good!

QUESTION: I've never been lucky on progressive slots, so I've mostly avoided them. I've been a three-reel player since the '90s and I've never won a progressive. For the last 10 years or so, I've gone to casinos with my daughter and she likes the video...read more

Doing It Right: Roulette

CINDY: Roulette is one of the oldest casino games in the world. Even before casinos existed, people bet on the spin of various things; they could be shields, wheels, circles of any kind. It seems that spinning things attract us.ABBY: Roulette means “little wheel.” It developed over about a hundred years in Europe and became a big game for noblemen to play...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Bonus Roundus Interruptus

About 11am, Tuesday morning, Suncoast Casino. I had just played 2000 hands of NSU. Another loss. At least it wasn't a shellacking like some recent sessions. Even though I had to feed the machine more times than I think I should have, at least I got some play for my money. Next stops: my preferred Quick Hit machines...read more