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Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

August 7, 2009

Those nickel machines just won't pay back in quarters. . . Damn!

Dear Mark: I have a question regarding multi-denominational machines. Typically I play nickel video poker machines, but if I get ahead, I move up in denomination to quarters. Being that stand alone machines normally have a higher percentage payback at higher denominations, does that also hold true when I switch denominations on multi-denominational machines... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

June 26, 2009

Nominate your candidate for the ten best bets in the casino

Dear Mark: A column of yours in the past mentioned some of the best bets in the casino. One such bet was the six or eight in craps. Although I have never played the game of craps before, it seems like fun and would be interested giving it a try, especially since some of the group I go gambling with weekly do play it. How do I go about making that bet without looking li... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

June 12, 2009

Losing is bad enough, but losing at a fast clip really stinks

Dear Mark: Do you have any suggestions on how I can slow down the pace of losing? I typically play dollar slots with a bankroll of around $75 per visit. Martha N.

Taking note, Martha, that your letter comes from the Chicagoland area, I thought I would share that recently I was in Chicago to take in a Cubs game, the Blue Man Group, and to check out the local... 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

March 6, 2009

Pick the Odds Against You: 5.26% OR 2.7%

Dear Mark: My game of choice is roulette. I like to play certain individual numbers straight up in sections, not sections being the first (from 1-12), the second (from 13-24), and third (from 25-36), but sections grouped together on the wheel itself. For example, these are the numbers in sections I typically play; 5-22-34,16-4-23 and 28-9-26-30. A pit boss at the casino where I play tol... Read More

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