Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 927

The Casino Answer Man

Q. I'm confused. I'd always heard that the lowest house edge in Three Card Poker was against the dealer as long as the player bets with a Queen or better and folds other hands. But your quiz answers on March 2 indicate that average losses are lower on Pair Plus than against the dealer...read more

Las Vegas Re-Inventing Itself...Again

In the early 1990s, Las Vegas went all-out to shed its "Sin City" image by promoting itself as a vacation destination for the entire family. Casinos with fantasy themes were built, roller coasters and other thrill rides sprung up on the Strip, and before long moms and dads with toddlers in tow and babies in strollers became a common sight in America's gambling mecca...read more

What You Can Learn in a Casino: #27, Getting Respect and Affection

                     © ¨ PLAYING IT SMART by ALAN KRIGMAN § ª     What You Can Learn in a Casino: #27, Getting Respect and Affection You can learn things in a casino that are useful in real life. Number 27 on my list is how to get respect and be, to quote Willy Loman, "well-liked." I don't mean "money talks," which some think helps achieve this goal but only creates the illusion it does...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 live from Memphis on WHBQ over the air on 560AM and over the Internet on Yahoo! Broadcast on Saturday morning from 8-10 CT...read more

Overheard at the Craps Table

Seven out! Let me have a yo-eleven! Hey, don't push. Shooter on the come out. Can I get you anything, sir? Miss, oh, miss. Point is four. Bet the hard four. Anyone want the hard four? Give me a rum and Coke; soft on the Coke! Coffee, miss...read more

Slotpourri

It's Thanksgiving Day every day in a casino. The players provide the giving, and the casinos provide the thanks. * * * * * Casino: The great cesspool into which people's bankrolls are drained. * * * * * Atlantic City has all kinds of gambling...read more

Playing Within Your Means

The casinos utilize various tactics to make a profit from us. Like any good business, they have refined their sales pitches to the point where everything they do is done with one result in mind -- get the money. Just about all casino games, and just about all bets at all casino games, come with light, medium or heavy house edges...read more

Memorial Day Weekend Official Kick-Off of Tahoe Summer

This year, summer arrives early in the mountains. The Memorial Day weekend is the official start of the summer season on Lake Tahoe's shores... the first of many days spent lollygagging on the beach, appreciating the jewel of the Sierras.....read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Dear John, What are the best slot machines to play? The classic machines (Double Diamond, RWB) or the new ones? Sincerely, Anna Dear Anna, There really is no best machine to play because it depends on what your goals as a slot player are...read more

Readers React to The Taxman Cometh

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the tax problems created by the move toward multiline video slot machines and multihand video poker games. A reader had complained that he was playing 50 Play Poker, and that he'd had 50 hands on one play that added up to a total payout of $1,400...read more