Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 909

10 Myths of Slots Play

No slots education would be complete without the 10 most oft-repeated myths about the game. There have always been theories/myths about sure-win slot playing. I'm listing the most common of these incorrect myths here with explanations. Myth #1: Someone hits a jackpot at the machine you were just playing: that could have been your jackpot! This is not true, because of that programmed random number generator (RNG) in the slot machine...read more

Bonus Video Slots

Bonus slots: the latest gaming trend are the most fun, graphically loaded, glitziest slots to come along in a long time. When I think how I laughed at my video arcade friends back then; but guess who's playing these arcade party machines now? Bonus slots are described as "branded machines", entertainment-content", "brand recognition", "participation" games, "interactive" & "banking" slots...read more

The Slots Wager

"Slots", he scoffed, but then I had heard it all before. "You call yourself a gambling expert yet you suggest, in your books, that slots is one of the better bets in the casino?" "Sam" is a blackjack player, an educated card counter and 'grind' player extraordinaire...read more

Play the Comps Game

A casino comp (short for complimentary) is a redeemable rebate casinos return to member players for their loyalty and patronage. In return for free or discounted meals, drinks, rooms, shows and, in some cases, cash or merchandise, the casinos want players to stay in their 'house' or casino and continue playing. Important: Casinos give out comps to players whether they win or lose...read more

Progressive Slots

Progressive Slots, in my opinion, should only be played with winnings from other games because a larger bankroll is required for these versions. Most slots players are not aware that there are two levels of progressive jackpots - primary and secondary...read more

Basic Slots

Basic Slots or "flat tops" have a constant top jackpot payout that does not change no matter how much the machine is played. Basic slots tend to give smaller wins to keep you in business, extending your playing time. Basics come in several different paying versions, most of which require maximum coins to hit the top jackpot...read more

Slots Introduction and Welcome

Remember when the only slots available were clunky, tiny, fruits-bell reels and Vegas, the city that grew from a vast desert landscape, was the only place to play? Computer technology has taken slot players down a long paved neon, graphically rich and audibly-enhanced road to the latest treat for the senses: bonus video slots...read more

Slot Terms: Slots 101

As an intelligent slots player, you should never choose and play any slot machine at random or by chance. Let's begin our slots educational journey with some slot terms: RNG - Random Number Generator, a computer chip placed inside the slot machine by the manufacturer which randomly selects hundreds of numbers and symbols every second, faster than you can pull that handle or push that spin button; working even when the machine is idle...read more

Rants and Raves

If you don't play the maximum amount of coins that your machine calls for, you won't have the opportunity to cash in on the jackpot. It's happened more than a few times on the Megabucks machine, and literally thousands of times on the video poker machines...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. Last time we talked about why there was no benefit in playing more than one coin at a time on straight multipliers...read more