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Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

January 30, 2009

Anytime is the right or wrong time to play

Dear Mark: Is there any good time to play slots. For instance, day versus night, weekday versus weekend? It seems you see more jackpots hit on the weekends. Dusty E.

Your chances of winning, Dusty, have nothing to do as to when you play. Casinos don't tighten or loosen machines at a whim or with moon rise.

That doesn't mean that there are not better times to pl... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

January 16, 2009

Happenstance or Cheating?

Dear Mark: I was recently in Vegas for New Years. I changed $100 to play blackjack at a $10 table, breaking my bets into five $20 bets. It was just me versus the dealer, pushed a couple of times, and I lost eight straight hands without winning one single hand (the last $20 was broken down into two $10 bets).

Here's the part that keeps me up at night. It was a brand new six deck shoe. When... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

December 26, 2008

System worth at least $0.01

Dear Mark: Do you know anything about Gary Cline's (author of Beat the Odds Blackjack) blackjack system? His book goes against the traditional blackjack strategy. In the book he also talks about a method of winning and money management system. He charges $2k for the system, and I just wanted to check around with some gaming writers to see if they have heard of it and if it is worth it. Todd P.... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

December 19, 2008

Player's recall might be slightly off

Dear Mark: I like to play Video blackjack on 25 cent machines. Do you know if these machines are dealt randomly from a deck of 52 or are they "fixed" to give me fewer blackjacks? It seems I never get my fair share of blackjacks compared to a table game, nor seem to win as much. Bill H.

Video blackjack, Bill, is dealt from a randomly shuffled 52-card electronic deck, and each... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

December 12, 2008

Finders Keepers?

Dear Mark: Thanks for sharing your great insights about gambling in the casinos. Reading your material quells lots of myths about how slot machines react to gamblers.
My question is, are there general casino rules concerning money that a customer finds left on a slot machine, or if when the Player's Club card is inserted a voucher prints out with money on it? Can the customer keep the findings? Grady K.... Read More

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