At this year’s G2E gaming show, I published a discussion of new video poker games — written for casino managers. You can see that here. Today’s article is addressed to players — but it assumes you have read the previous article. Any phrasing that is exactly the same in the two articles is listed in […]
Posts in category Advantage Play
Winning the lottery too much
Some NC lottery players win so often, their good fortune defies logic. Are they gaming the system? The Charlotte Observer found N.C. lottery players who beat terrible odds so consistently that statisticians said the chance of someone being that lucky was… CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM Interesting article asking how the same people can keep winning scratch off lottery […]
I Lied to a Little Girl
I was at the elevators which connect the parking garage to the casino at South Point. I held the door open for a family of two adults and three children, the oldest being a girl who was maybe eight years old. The kids got to the elevators before the adults and the oldest girl was […]
Wasting an Ace
I was playing $10 Bonus Poker at the M Resort in Las Vegas at 5 a.m. one morning. I know it’s too early for most players to be at a casino but there was a method to my madness. The machines I want to play are at a bar in a room that is frequently […]
A Mistake That Didn’t Cost Me
I happen to believe that mistakes cost you — even when they don’t. Say you were playing 9/6 Double Double Bonus for single line dollars, five coins bet, and were dealt 3♦ K♠ K♥ 3♣ 8♦. Assume you’re knowledgeable enough and disciplined enough to know that holding KK33 is correct — but you were playing […]
Not Very Well Thought Out
In a recent online blog, Jean Scott wrote how she’d run a slot club. Among other things, she said: “I’d never run an unfair promotion, like a slot-point marathon where quarter players are competing with $5 players. People like a promotion where everyone has at least a chance to win.” If she owned a casino […]
MGM Did What?
MGM is one of the three main flagship conglomerates that make up Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment and Station Casinos are the other two. The recent acquisition of the two Cannery properties and, the Aliante in North Las Vegas by Boyd Gaming , also puts them squarely in competition for the most expansive corporation in Las […]
What Are You Trying to Get?
My niece Jessica, in her late 20s, recently married Blake. They live in Southern California. I asked them beforehand to choose their wedding present from me — either a check or a Vegas weekend. They chose the latter and then asked if it could include some video poker lessons. Sure, no problem. In mid-August they […]
Does it Matter?
You’re at your favorite casino. You’ve played a lot all month and are now there for the big drawing. Here’s the way it works: Ten winners get called — they have a minute and a half to show up and identify themselves. If one or more spots are unclaimed after 90 seconds, more names are […]
Expanding Your EV
Even the novice advantage player is familiar with the concept of EV. For the player unfamiliar with the jargon; EV stands for expected value. It is the set of equations that gives a player a way to determine what amount of money they expect to win by engaging in a particular advantage play. And more […]
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