Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 929

Readers Write

Hey guys. I'm an avid poker player (more getting together with the boys and knocking back a few than anything else) and I enjoy casino blackjack. I just recently tried craps for the first time. I had a pretty good time just placing small wagers on pass and don't pass and that sort of thing...read more

The Craps Gizmo

The Crapshooter © 2001 by Larry Edell It all started with my wife. Last Christmas she bought a small device that, when plugged into an outlet, was supposed to keep mosquitoes, flies, ants, and other pests from invading our home...read more

ESP and Gambling

I am not a disbeliever in ESP (extrasensory perception). I put that opening sentence in the double negative because I'm not very gullible either. I have read about people who can move objects with their minds (psychokinesis or telekinesis), but usually it's little objects such as match sticks and the like, and it takes an awful lot of effort on the part of the telekine...read more

Pine-Scented Air and Sizzling Slots

Pine-scented air and sizzling slots are just part of what you will find if you come up to Lake Tahoe. The weather has been unseasonable.... warm.... my trees are getting leaves earlier than usual. The heat wave in California has led to more rolling black-outs as the power crunch continues.....read more

Court Rules Internet Gambling Is Not Illegal

A federal judge has ruled in a major decision that Internet gambling is not a crime -- sometimes. Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr., of the U.S. District Court in New Orleans, issued the ruling in late February 2001...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Dear John, I was wondering if video poker is legal in the state of Alabama? For instance, if a bar owner were to put a video poker machine in the bar, when someone won would he be able to give cash payouts? Thanks, Genny Dear Genny, I'm not familiar with Alabama's regulations...read more

Caribbean Stud/Let It Ride/Three Card Poker Quiz

One of the leading casino trends of the last decade has been toward trying new table games, loosening the hold that blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat long have held on table players. Given enough floor space, there's ample reason for table games managers to try new games...read more

Fewer Decks at Blackjack Offer Players More

Casinos deal blackjack from caches of cards comprising various numbers of decks. Games utilizing eight decks are most often encountered, six are also relatively common, and four or fewer are rare and on the endangered species list but not yet extinct...read more

Do Your Homework When Gambling on the Internet

Last week I discussed why online gambling can be such a risky proposition. Today I continue this 3-part series by explaining why learning everything you can about Internet casinos is the best way to prepare yourself for venturing into this uncharted and unregulated region of cyberspace...read more

Readers Write

Dear Mr. Scoblete, I know you have a fascination with dice control in craps,and have chosen to focus mostly on right betting (though I know you touch on wrong betting a bit in Forever Craps). I would think that being that the odds favor a seven roll, it would behoove aspiring dice controllers to work at having a seven come up more often than usual...read more