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Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

June 19, 2009

CASINO AHEAD: Reduced speed zone. All penalties doubled.

Dear Mark: What is the best approach-method when playing blackjack using the Table Master from Shuffle Master? Table limits are $5-$200 dollars where I play. My sole motivation is to win moderate amounts while playing and it appears to me that basic strategy may be a possible solution. Myles H.

The electronic multiple-player blackjack game you speak of, Myles, co... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

June 5, 2009

Just Who's Ace Is It Anyway?

Dear Mark: Recently at a Reno blackjack table, I placed a bet in the betting circle and the dealer missed me and didn't give me a card. The card, an Ace, was given to the next player and I said, "you missed me." The dealer said "you'll have to wait till the next hand, I'm not giving you HIS Ace," even though she hadn't even given herself a card yet. Shouldn't she have given me "MY" Ace? Should I hav... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

May 8, 2009

The GREAT WHAMEROONEY, but it still slices like baloney?

Dear Mark: Do the large progressive slot machines offer the most potential with the least risk? Dan O.

Not a bit, Dan, because for the life-altering big score that a machine like Megabucks offers, you are looking at beating the odds of 30,000,000 to one.

Sure, area progressives are usually the only machines that pay the really big bucks, but the long-term... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

April 24, 2009

Those Gimmick Wagers Ride the Range Again

Dear Mark: I was playing blackjack, and this game had the Pair Plus bet. I usually don't bet these side bets, but pairs were coming up like crazy so I tried it a couple of times. Could you give me the house edge on this bet? James H.

The bet you mentioned isn't called Pair Plus, as the wager of that name you will find on a Three Card Poker table. I believe what you are describ... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

April 17, 2009

Dear Mark: What do you know about 21 Madness? Is it a decent bet for the player? Kenny B.

Here's another one of those side bets in blackjack, Kenny, that sort of looks good, but just can't pass the smell test.

Kenny is referring to a $1 wager the casino allows you to make, in addition to your regular blackjack bet, that you will be dealt a two-card 21. Your natural allows you to push a button that starts a lighte... Read More

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