Pulling
The Slot Card
A player pulls the
slot card from the
reader before hitting
the Draw button on
a hand that has potential
for a big payoff.
Roulette
Odds
How the house does
get its edge in
roulette.
The
Smarter You Play,
the Luckier You'll
Be
Unless you're making
wagers that have a
casino advantage of
two percent or less,
you're like a greyhound
at the track, chasing
Rusty, the fake rabbit
of gambling riches.
Marked
Cards Juicing A Deck
Do the casinos check
for marked cards after
they are taken from
the table.
Quirky
Quickies From The
Mailbag
What happens at
a blackjack table
if every player refuses
to cut the deck? How
do they determine
the house edge in
roulette? Do blackjack
machines use a random
number generator just
like a video poker
machine does? And
More..
The
Art Of A Card Mechanic
In a poker game with
a card mechanic here
are a few things to
look out for.
Some
Worthy Wagers
I'm new to casino
gambling and would
like to find something
in the casino that
is very easy to play
(where no brains are
needed), and the house
edge isn't sky-high.
Is it slots, or is
there something else?
Breaking
The Bank
Joseph Jagger was
the first famous gambler
to get some publicity
in 1873 for breaking
the bank, but, it
was a con artist,
a public relations-thirsty
casino owner, a song,
and a music hall star
that made the term
"Break the Bank"
most memorable.
A
slot I had just left
hits jackpot.
If I had played just
three more quarters,
that $10,000 jackpot
would have been mine.
No even gluing your
hopeful fanny to that
same machine's stool
would not have given
you that $10,000 jackpot.
Why?
Those
near misses in slots
We've all been there
seeing the winning
combinations on a
slot appearing more
often than would occur
randomly coincidence
or not?
Money
Management And Casino
Gambling
To truly
become a winning player
you have to first
know when to get up
and walk.
Slots
Playing Max Coins
Next time you're front
and center of a one-armed
bandit, give the paytable
a once-over.
Baccarat
Counting Cards
Baccarat
is a card game with
one major similarity
to blackjack, Once
the cards are dealt,
they are then placed
in a discard rack
and do not reappear
until the shuffle.
Don't
Confuse The House
Edge And Casino Hold
Casino operators know
all too well that
such cautious behavior
has negative implications
on the casino's hold.
Max
Coins Advice
For almost all multiple-pay
and multiple-play
machines, the maximum
coin line tends to
yield a better percentage
payback.
Why
The Casinos Charge
Tax On Baccarat
The
banker and the noncommissioned
player hand are two
of the best bets on
the casino floor.
Deal
or No Deal Game Show
Your Odds Of Winning
Deal or No Deal taps
into the most basic
human emotions: greed,
a desire to improve
one's situation.It's
something we can all
relate to, and one
we all play in life
differently.
Roulette
Placing A Split Bet
Placing
a split bet on the
0 and 00 in roulette
makes zero difference
to the house edge.
The casino advantage
of 5.26% applies when
splitting the 0 and
00,
Hooked
on Winning tapes
You were just
checking on your readers
to see if we are alert
enough to gamble,
right?
Roulette
Adding Chips To A
Winning Number
One time Yours
Truly had such a hustler
on a game that was
graced with the hands
of a magician. He
could get chips on
or off a table without
me even noticing.
How
To Determine Your
Eligibility For Casino
Comps
This is but one criterion
a casino would use
to assess your rating
and eligibility for
comps.
Payback
Rate of Slot Machines
Is It Fixed?
Today’s
slot machines contain
a random number generator
(RNG) that controls
the payback.
Coinless
Slot Machines Casino
Advantage?
Far
too many undisciplined
players just won’t
free themselves from
this ball and chain
scenario.
Odds
Luck And Slot Machines
May
I share two stories
with you? One deals
with arrogance and
the other with the
incessant craving
for more.
Mark
Pilarski Covert Casino
Spy
If
Pilarski was a spy,
would it be feasible
for him to write all
of the columns he
does.
Las
Vegas legendary lore
Binion's Horseshoe
Casino
Las
Vegas legendary lore
was Binion's Horseshoe
Casino, a favorite
amongst gamblers why
the best odds?
Payouts
For Pushes On Parlay
Bets
When
to push and not to
push on parlay bets.
Changing
progressive slot percentages
Since
slots are paid International
Gaming Technologies
(IGT), there are no
changes due to that
machine, only factory
changes.
Safeguarding
Your pacemaker In
A Casino
If
you have a pacemaker
and you are worried,
no need to worry.
Go play and have fun.
Points
on Poker Etiquette
and Prison
If
all players have not
bet on the final round
then the first person
who bet would be the
one to lay cards down
first. If bets are
made on the final
round, there is a
different scenario.
Casino
Chips In The Collection
Basket
Some
people may think that
the Catholic churches
lose out when the
casino chips are put
into the collection
basket, that may not
be the case.
State
Regulations On Indian
Casinos
There are
3 types of classes
that determine what
kind of games or machines
in the Indian Casino.
Pips,
Paint and Pushka
Paint
is a face card and
pips are suits spots,
don't know about Pushka.
Money
Management And Casino
Gambling
Knowing
when to get up and
walk away will be
the hardest thing
that is ever done.
Progressive
Slots, How High and
Why
The
rising of the meter
is different from
machine to machine
and casino to casino.
Chip
Denomination And Casino
Strategy
Just
because pit employees
change chips or upgrade
your chips, doesn't
mean that they want
you to cash out, they
want you to play longer.
Government
Promotion Of Gambling
And Loss Limits
What
does the government
think of gambling.
Will it ever betaken
away.
Who
Watches For Dishonest
Dealers
There
may be dishonest dealers
but there are many
people watching to
make sure that no
dealer cheats. Who
are they?
Gambling
Addiction Statistics
And Solutions
Although
gambling is an addiction
just as many drugs
are. There are consequences
just like any other
addiction. If addiction
takes over, not good.
Find out what happens
statistically.
Using
Real Money Or Chips
In The Casino
In
order to keep track
of what you have earned,
play with cash because
at least you know
what you have left
or what you have lost.
Strategy
Tips For Casino Gambling
You
want to take that
first step toward
Vegas, learn some
basic info before
you go.
Gambling
Table Manners
Just
as you have manners
at the dinner table,
you must possess the
same manners at gambling.
Someone that is abusive
or annoying is bad
business for the casino.
The
Martingale Gambling
System
Something
that could kill your
bank account, The
Martingale Gambling
system. If you don't
want to lose, don't
choose to double up.
Gaming/Gambling-Correct
Term?
Gaming
could be used in many
different sports,
is it true for gambling?
Best
Games To Gamble With
a 2% House Advantage
If
you want to keep your
wallet full, there
are games with a 2
percent house edge
to make that happen.
A
Casinos Hard Comps
and Soft Comps
What
would you rather have
soft or hard comps?
Bankroll
Size and Your Odds
of Winning
Just
when you think that
you are on a winning
streak in craps, will
it last? Certainly
depends on how money
you have.
The
House Edge And Casino
Odds
Odds
in gambling is very
basic, you go into
a game no matter what
it is, and the odds
are against you 2
to 1 but there are
house edges that could
bring that to a better
odd.
Best
Gambling Advice In
Vegas
The
best bet in craps
is pass line because
it lowers the house
edge to .018 percent.
Who wins here? I think
you can figure it
out.
Navajo
Indians And Casino
Gambling
There
are several reasons
on why the Navajo
votes against casino
gambling, one being
the overindulging
of onself.
Nevada Gaming History
Thanks
to Phil Tobin there
is legalized gambling
in Nevada since 1931.
Atlantic
City Nickel Machines
And Gambling Comps.
Can
the casinos get any
tighter?
Las
Vegas Gambling Comps.
Are
the comps that you
are or aren't getting
really worth losing
money over?
Progressive
Slot Jackpots Are
Statewide?
There
are no differences
in jackpot value from
state to state. All
have the big jackpot.
Slot
Machine Terms Handle
And Hold
Do
you really have the
handle on the hold?
Video
Slot Machine Pay Cycle
Because
each and every spin
is a random event,
a machine won't hit
all the possible combinations
through any one specific
cycle.
Claiming
Slot Losses With The
IRS
When
claiming winnings
with the IRS when
it comes to gambling.
Video
Gambling Machines
Computer Chips
Instead
of staying with slots
and have a higher
house edge percentage
go with video poker
to hack at the house
edge.
Payout
Rate Of Slot Machines
Explained
Learning
the house edge and
percentages that will
be returned back if
hit.
Slot
Payout Explained By
Denomination
Why
gamble more on slots,
just to lose more.
Salt
Superstition And Slot
Machines
Just
as any other superstition,
it's not true. All
you might get is a
stinging in your eye
as well as your wallet.
Altering
A Slots Payout Rate
for The Weekend?
There
is not enough money
nor time for the casino
to cheat its way and
changing the payout
just for the weekend.
Slot
Machine Return Percentage
Pay back
Just
because 98.5 percent
may seem a good advantage
over the casino, just
think what it will
do your money in the
long run.
Slot
Coin Amount And Tray
Sound
Since
all slot machines
are random, it doesn't
matter if you play
one coin at a time
or you put all in
to full the meter.
Megabucks
Progressive Record
Jackpots
There
is no guarantee that
when jackpots go up
that you have a better
chance. Actually just
the opposite because
more people play,
less chances, just
like the lottery.
The
Casinos Edge- What
Is It?
To
the lower the casinos
edge, find out the
bets that have the
lower house percentage,
better chances of
winning.
Casino
Gambling, Setting
Win-Loss Limits
When
greed sets in, you
will lose everything.
Gambling
Composure and a Gamblers
Money
Topics
covered are gambling
while drinking, gambling
in a panic because
of financial shortfalls.
And gambling because
of a special feeling
of luck and the resultant
hit on your bankroll.
Do
Casinos Cheat?
Why
would casinos cheat
if they have all of
these players spending
and losing their money.
Progressive
Slots Maximum Bet
Bigger Payoff
Due to slots
being random, if you
play one coin and
hit center 7's, you
were not likely to
hit when inserting
maximum because of
random number generator
(RNG).
Progressive
Slots Maximum Bet
Just
putting one coin is
a smaller payout but
understand probably
wouldn't of hit jackpot
because of plays being
random.
Slot
Machine Runaway Hopper
As
you would think all
of money is yours,
why wouldn't it be?
Slot
Club Rewards
Are
slot club rewards
really worth what
they say?
Slot
Machine 98% Payback
When
a slot machine states
98 percent payback,
do you really get
that?
Gambling
Bets Players Should
Avoid
The gambling
bets not to make,
don't make the mistake.
Casino
House Drop 15% Advantage
The
casino "advantage"
in all games is correctly
called the house percentage.
Gambling
Money Management
Money
management is your
life-line to getting
to that second day.
Playing
Cards Joker True Origin
Cards
were used first for
divination and later
for gambling. Playing
cards were common
in the Orient and
in Arabic lands.
Gambling
Smart Wagers
What
are the best wagers
to choose in gambling?
Walk
Away After Jackpot
Why
greed will get the
best of any gambler,
who doesn't love the
green!
Players
Gambling For Money
Not Fun
Americans
gamble for fun, don't
bet on it. There is
no fun losing money,
no matter who you
are.
Gambling
Hit And Run Method
The
reason I highly recommend
hit-and-run gambling
is that short-term
play is the breeding
ground for unusual
fluctuations, where-briefly-results
seem to defy the dictates
of probability.
Sic
Bo Dice Game
Sic
Bo also called Hi-Lo,
Tai Sai ("big-small"),
and Cu Sic uses three
dice loosely imprisoned
in a wire cage called
the "shaker".
Roulette
Table Tips For Beginners
A
guide for beginners
on the names of wagers
offered, payoffs,
and their casino advantage.
Mini
Baccarat Players Hand
The
best hands at Mini
Baccarat.
Online
Keno Jackpot Odds
The
casino figures out
the true odds of the
game, then pay you
less than those true
odds.
Online
Keno 15 Spot Odds
Online
Kenos odds are 428
billion to one, why
is that. Find out
why.
Jackpots
And The IRS
No
matter what, if won
over $1000.00 you
will have to claim
with IRS, what are
the reasons why?
Getting
Casino Comps How Much
Play
Why does comps
matter on what you
spend and play? Does
the casino want to
spend more than they
should?
Baccarat
Banker Bet The House
Edge
Banker
hand is a bit more
likely to win than
the player hand, and
for that reason the
house takes a 5% commission
on winning Banker
wagers, but what are
the cirsumstances?
Dice
and the Devil
While numerology
has different meanings
to different people
and situations, it
is my impression that
people tend to find
magical properties
and
wisdom in things they
really don’t
understand very well.
Gambling
Winning Streaks
With
finding the winning
streaks you will also
find the losing streaks
as well.
True
Odds The House Edge
When
it comes to odds in
the house edge, 2
to 1. Is that a chance
you are willing to
take?
Are
Winning Slot Systems
Really Out There
Can
you actually win at
slots? You certainly
can find out here.
Wheel
Of Fortune House Edge
Although
the most popular slot
mashine, the payback
may not be beneficial.
Slots
Overdue For A Jackpot
A jackpot
is just as likely
to hit right after
the last one, or a
million pulls after
the last jackpot hit.
A
foul hand is a losing
hand
To win at
Pai Gow poker, you
have to beat both
of the banker's hands
with both of your
hands.
Do
Way Tickets Improve
Keno Odds
Betting way
tickets doesn't improve
the house edge. Why
wouldn't it?
Dice
Size Standards
Standards
of dice size. Where
size does matter.
Wheel
of Fortune Payback
Percentage
By far the
bread and butter machine,
the most popular.
Historical
Background On Cards
Just as the
Statue of Liberty,
France has a big part
on the historical
background of cards.
Playing
Tic-Tac-Toe Against
A Chicken?
Since when
is a chicken smart
enough to play tic-tac-toe?
Do you have to win
just to have dinner?
All
or nothing is a bad
bet
Is betting
through a wire connection
facility legal, I
would assume not.
Find out what happened.
Keno
The Odds Of Winning
Who would
want to bet against
a 25 percent house
edge, is it the correct
bet?
Faro / Lotto Taxes
/ Land based casinos
Faro not played
in the United States
any longer, but is
derived from the name
pharoh. Another French
invention.
Multiple
Payline Slot Machines
Explained
A multiplier
is a machine that
has a given payout
for a certain symbol,
and the number of
coins you play multiplies
it.
Playing
Slots In Airports
Why shouldn't
you play slots in
the airport, you are
too drunk from the
plane ride to understand.
Breaking
into the card dealing
business
Becoming a
dealer not as easy
as you think it would
be. What you have
to go through to become
one.
Betting Systems Martingale
Vs Winning Progressive
A winning
progressive method
of betting, will minimize
your losses and usually
protect your winnings.
Wheras Martingale,
bad choice.
With
one lonely Ben Franklin
left,I would...
If you
had $100 dollars left
to bet, choose the
correct table or game.
The payout could be
great. If chosen wrong
good bye Ben.
Explanation of Casino
Payback Percentages
The "payback
percentage" is
the portion of the
money that is put
into the slot that
is eventually paid
out to the player.
Progressive Networked
Slot Machines How
they work
No
matter player A or
B, still playing for
the same jackpot.
