Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 932

The Casino Answer Man

Q. Whenever I play Let It Ride or Caribbean Stud, I notice that the cards are dealt from an automatic shuffler. Cards are not dealt in sequence around the table, one at a time, as in a card game where a human shuffles. Instead, the machine spits out all the cards for one player at a time, then moves to the next player...read more

How Honest Are One-Armed Bandits?

There is very little room for the chance of dishonesty and corruption in modern casino life. State regulatory boards and strict licensing procedures ensure the integrity of the manner in which casinos conduct business. When irregularities are detected, severe fines are imposed...read more

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Readers Write

Dear Frank, I finally found the time to study Forever Craps. It got me thinking that indeed a majority of my losing sessions are attributable to the poor results of betting on other shooters. Hence, I am stongly considering trying one of the strategies in your book, specifically going up on three numbers with Come bets...read more

Evil Aliens in the Gaming Area

As anyone who plays casino table games can tell you, one has to expect the unexpected while at the tables, because anything can happen. So, let's say you're playing roulette at the Luxor in Las Vegas, and suddenly, a large gathering of hostile aliens busts in and starts zapping the players with laser beams coming out of their eyes...read more

A Sporting Proposition at the Card Counter's Cafe

"Excuse me, Sir. When you choose to leave this table, I'd appreciate a few minutes of your time." The distinguished-looking gentleman handed me a business card. "I'll be in the coffee shop." I read the card: "John Beardsford Tipton, Casino Manager, Card-Counter's Casino." I'd been playing blackjack for three days, suffering extreme hassling by pit bosses, and experiencing a negative fluctuation that wouldn't end...read more

The 100 Most Significant Events of the 20th Century in Casino Gambling (91 to 95)

What is the leisure time activity that more adult Americans participate in than any other? Going to movies? No. Playing softball? No. Golf? No. Bowling? Come on! Tennis? Oh, my aching elbow! Stamp collecting? No. Coin collecting? You're getting colder...read more

Spring, Winter, Spring

Lake Tahoe has one guarantee... and that is winter ain't over until it's over... Today while watching the snow melt virtually in front of my eyes, and as the dreaded pine needles resurfaced to beg for raking, the weather report calls for more snow by tomorrow...read more

State Can Bar Some Adults From Gambling

The Supreme Court of Louisiana has just upheld a statute which prevents some, but not all, adults from gambling. In fact, the Court ruled that the State Legislature has the power to make it a crime to sell a lottery ticket to certain, selected adults, or to allow those same citizens to make a bet on a video poker machine. The adults in question are everyone over the age of 18 and under the age of 21. It is important to understand that the case does not involve children...read more

Slot Machine Hit Frequency and RNG

Dear John, Is there any way to determine the hit frequency of a particular machine without playing the machine? Are the newer video - electronic machines programmed any differently or is the functioning of the RNG the same as in an older one-line mechanical slot? Thanks in advance, SJ Dear SJ: No...read more