Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 922

Refreshingly Cool in Tahoe

If you hadn't heard... while Las Vegas was literally broiling under 120 degree heat just a few days ago... thundershower activity in the Sierra's cooled Lake Tahoe down to a reasonable 68 degrees... small difference, one would have to agree......read more

Reno's Calendar Packed for July

The summer sizzles in Reno.... in fact... events sizzle year-round in Reno... The new Siena Spa Hotel and Casino... actually an upscale boutique hotel along the Truckee River is scheduled to open at the end of this month... A new concept in hotels.....read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Dear John, We went to Mohegan Sun recently and found a video poker game we never played before. You complete your hand by selecting one of two cards exposed five times until your hand is complete. What is the payback %? What pay schedule should I look for? Also, are the multi-pay machines worth playing? I hit a royal and received $4295, $4000 for the royal, $250 for the straight flush, $25 for the flush and $20 for the straight...read more

How Hopeful Are Four-Card Straights and Flushes at Video Poker?

Video poker aficionados know the agony and the ecstasy of starting hands comprising four-card straights, flushes, and straight flushes. Agony when the cards you need prove elusive. Ecstasy when they chunk neatly into place. These emotions are understandable...read more

The Mechanics of Betting from the "Dark Side"

Last week I explored the possibility of delving into the "dark side" of craps, or betting from the "wrong" side of the game instead of the more popular "right" side. When you bet "wrong," you're known as a "Don't" bettor. You silently root for the seven to be rolled before the point is made...read more

The Future of Video Slots: Skill

When I visit a casino, I make it a point to try out anything that's new and different. A trip to Trump Casino in Gary, Indiana, was my first in a few months, and that meant I had to try out the new two-cent slot machines. No one else in the Chicago area has two-centers, and Trump's have proven to be a big draw...read more

Playing Slots Requires Decisions, Decisions

There are very few slot players who are so foolish as to think they will make a living from the one-armed bandits, or even that, in the long run, they will come out ahead. Yet, if many of the advertisements in popular gaming magazines and newspapers are any indication, there are some people out there in slotland who think they will be able to make "significant money" by learning some "secret" known only to the system seller whose advertised product they are about to fork over some serious money for...read more

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

I spent a long weekend in Tunica a few weeks ago and I noticed that the casinos had installed a number of multi-denomination machines. This week's tip deals with multi-denomination machines. A multi-denomination machine is the ultimate Game Maker...read more

Remembering John Gwynn

Approximately a year ago I wrote a piece on this site entitled Remembering Peter Griffin. Little did I realize that a year later I would be writing a similar article about Peter's friend and colleague John Gwynn. John Gwynn died on June 5th of this year...read more

Let It Ride: What Goes Down Better Go UP!

The table game that has cornered a significant share of the "other table-games market" (meaning those games not, or not related to, blackjack, craps, or roulette) is Let It Ride. The game itself was created in order to sell Shuffle Master card-shuffling machines, but it has stayed around and gained many loyal fans...read more