Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 938

The 100 Most Significant Events of the 20th Century in Casino Gambling (61 to 65)

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

More New Toys for Gamblers

I walked into the Horizon Casino and stopped dead in my tracks, taking in the changes in the scenery... these people never cease to amaze me. It seems like every time I turn around they have added yet more toys for gamblers to tinker with...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

John, I usually take 200 times my bet for video poker and still usually go home broke. Also I usually put my money through the video poker machine about 10 times based on the number of player club points earned per hand played. What do you think of these numbers? Dick Dear Dick, It seems like the numbers are working out just right...read more

DetroitWindsor Casino Management Association Kicks Off Educational Events

The Detroit casinos currently employ 7,000-7,500 people, Casino Windsor employs another 2,800 and more than 1,200 companies supply the Detroit/Windsor gaming jurisdictions with goods and services. Recently, a new management association has been formed to provide networking and educational opportunities to this new and enormous industry...read more

Do You Sweat the Odds in Shooting for Big Jackpots?

I recently discussed table games with jackpots. And, yes, it happens, I goofed in deriving the figures. I said, at "Pai Gow poker, the odds of forming a royal from five out of seven cards, irrespective of the other two, is one out of 30,939.....read more

The Casino Answer Man

Q. I like to play roulette, especially in Las Vegas where I can buy quarter chips and spread them all over the layout. I prefer to make the single-number bets rather than bet the reds or the blacks. I like the thrill of a big win when one of my numbers comes up...read more

No Way to Treat a Gaming Legend

I was happy to see Jack Binion come to Illinois. I was sad to see him go. He doesn't know me from Adam. All I know about him is what I've read in the papers. But not long ago I did have a chance encounter with the man, and it told me a lot about what kind of gambling entrepreneur he is, why he has been so successful, and why it's the gambling world's loss that he was forced out of Illinois...read more

Nevada A.G. Finds Free Internet Gambling is Still Gambling

Nevada is the only state in the United States, and probably the only government in the world, to conclude that players are making wagers -- when they are not making wagers. Everyone knows what gambling is...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

Four Card Poker? I Don't Think So

.reg { text-indent: 2em; } .eq { font-size: smaller; text-align: center; } .no { font-size: smaller; text-align: right; } The 2000 World Gaming Congress and Expo was held in Las Vegas this past October and was bigger than ever...read more