Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 918

Setting the Dice is One Thing; Achieving Results Is Another

When I'm asked about "setting dice" at craps, an aphorism and an allegory leap to mind. The aphorism is there's more than one way to skin a cat. The allegory involves a king sending for a seer who professed ability to summon the spirits...read more

The Oracle at Odds - Part 5

This is the age of lists -- the top 100 movies of all time, the top 100 books of the 20th Century, the top 100 colleges for academic excellence or bargains or partying, and the top 100 women former President Bill Clinton scored with; plus all those weekly top 10 this list, and top 10 that list and top 10 those other things list...read more

Barney Vinson's World

Planning a trip to Las Vegas in the near future? Each month we'll spotlight a different casino so you'll get a better idea of what each resort has to offer. This month, it's the Aladdin. There's a story passed down through the ages of an ancient king so betrayed by his wife that he put her to death and swore vengeance on all women...read more

The Oracle at Odds - Part 4

This is the age of lists -- the top 100 movies of all time, the top 100 books of the 20th Century, the top 100 colleges for academic excellence or bargains or partying, and the top 100 women former President Bill Clinton scored with; plus all those weekly top 10 this list, and top 10 that list and top 10 those other things list...read more

The End of an Era in Gaming

Tuesday, July 31, marked the end of an era in gambling history... the merger between Harrah's and Harveys became complete. It was a bittersweet day for many "Tahoans", as locals are referred to, when over 50 years of history came to a close...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Hey John, When I lived in Missouri, the river boats would advertise their payout percentages on slots. Now I live in Colorado, where there's limited stakes gaming, and not one casino will disclose their payout percentages! Fitzgeralds says they are 11% looser than the others, but they don't say what the figure is based upon...read more

Football is Back!

Football is back, and in a big way. There will be betting opportunities this year on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and that good old get out game on Monday night. All they have to do is throw in a college game or two on Tuesday and Wednesday and we'd have a full week of action to bet on and follow on television...read more

My Top Ten List of Good Gambling Tips

With apologies to David Letterman, today I'd like to present my Top Ten list of good gambling tips that hopefully will prove helpful to you on your casino gambling adventures: 10. Learn to play the game of casino craps. You'll have the advantage of making wagers known as "free odds" which carry no house edge...read more

Why Different Flavors of Pai Gow Taste the Same

Pai gow class table games involve a Banker and one or more Players. Each receives a hand, and splits it into a high and a low set. To win, both sets must exceed their counterparts in the opposing hand. Topping one and being toppled on the other pushes...read more

Confessions of a Beginning Roulette Player

Everyone has to be a beginner sometime. And just about every beginner will sometimes run afoul of table rules and etiquette out of pure ignorance. For me, it happened many years ago at the now-defunct Silver City casino toward the north end of the Las Vegas Strip...read more