Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 903

Renzey's Rule of Nine

My friend, slot expert John Robison, has decided to learn how to play blackjack. He's a serious-minded gambler and he wants to play the best possible game he can against the casinos. So he's learning basic strategy. Basic strategy is the uncreative name for the computer-derived play of every player hand against every dealer upcard...read more

Don't Gamble in the Air: Militarize the Air Industry Now!

President Bush is promising more "sky marshals" on airplanes; he's marshalled the national guard to guard the airports, and he wants to reinforce the cabin doors of the cockpit. All these measures are just fine -- for the next few months -- but they will not solve the fundamental problem with the nation's airlines and airports...read more

Hard Hits

Gaming was already suffering in August. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released the figures and my own area, Northern Nevada, was down 18% over the past year's figures. I still haven't figured out the best way to look at it... Let's see.....read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Now that your Saturday morning radio show moved to WMC790AM, is it on the internet and if it is, what is the address? I used to listen to all of you when the show was on WHBQ. Thanks, Jim Dear Jim, Even though you might come across WMC in some streaming radio listings, I believe Infinity stopped streaming the station when they bought it last year...read more

Unusual Lawsuit Sends a Message

I read with interest the news of the woman who filed a $10 million class-action lawsuit against Detroit casinos claiming that the bonus spin feature on Wheel of Fortune slot machines is programmed to pay off an abundance of lower awards...read more

The Casino Answer Man

Q. Why do people play two slot machines at once when the casino is very busy, like on a Friday or Saturday night? I have experienced this many times, especially on the popular 25-cent machines. Can't people be a little more courteous? Then if you ask them if they are playing both, they answer like they are ready to rip off your head...read more

Are You Ready for the Next Step in Casino Cuisine?

Not everybody's old enough to remember, let alone have been to, an Automat. If you're picturing a display at the 1939 World's Fair showing robots that wandered around the house vacuuming the rugs, or a seance at which a psychic summons spirits from beyond to speak to participants' minds from within, you're off track...read more

Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Card Counters?

Twelve years ago when Merik learned to count cards, he unknowingly played in a casino that had a reputation for precipitously barring card counters. "I was playing one hand of $10 but when the count warranted it, I bet two hands of $25. I had been playing for about 15 minutes on the first day of a five-day trip." At the table with Merik was another player, Chou, who bet $1,000 per hand...read more

The Slot Expert's Guide to Winning at Slots and Video Poker

You can hear me give my slot and video poker tips live on The Good Times Show, hosted by Rudi Schiffer with Frank Scoblete, which is broadcast from Memphis on WMC 790AM Saturday morning from 10-12 CT. For the past few weeks, we've talked about how you can stretch your bankroll by playing one coin at a time on some machines...read more

Why Can't I Make Hands Like the Blackjack Dealer Does?

Three of us were sitting at the blackjack table. The dealer had a 4 up. First base stood with 13. Center field doubled down with A/6 and caught a deuce to make 19, then I stayed pat with my crummy 16. The dealer turned over a deuce in the hole for a starting total of 6, hit a 7 to make 13 -- caught an Ace to make 14 -- then another deuce to make 16 -- and finally a 5 to make 21! As she swept the board first base moaned, "What I wanna know is, how come I can't hit cards like that?" The dealer immediately chimed in, "It's easy from this side of the table...read more