The legalization of sports betting no doubt will bring throngs of new players who need to know the ropes before they bet.
Old hands who have wagered in Nevada or online already know the basics, but for those finding a new betting experience in Mississippi, here are a few of the basic ways to bet.
Sports Betting 101 Read More »
About a month ago, I told of being at a table with a blackjack player who insisted on standing on all 16s, including the soft ones, no matter what the dealer had.
In a common six-deck game in which the dealer hits soft 17, basic strategy for soft 16 is to double down if the dealer’s up card is 4, 5 or 6, and to hit if the dealer has anything else. Never stand on soft 16.
My experience drew responses from others who have encountered players who have trouble with soft hands. Let’s share a couple of their tales.
Stories from the Casino Floor: Soft Hands in Blackjack Read More »
Among the many video poker games IGT produces that offer bonus multipliers in exchange for an extra bet, the most popular appears to be Ultimate X.
That’s especially true among low-denomination players, who love the Ultimate X option when playing nickel multiple-hand games. And it seems there’s an incentive for playing more hands.
Should You Play the Ultimate X Feature? Read More »
Players who try to sort good bets from the bad sometimes find difficulty with new games that involve more than one round of betting.
Those games have two figure that could fairly be categorized as house edges. A reader recently pointed out that wizardofodds.com lists a house edge of 4.91 percent for Mississippi Stud Poker, but also an element of risk of 1.37 percent.
Mississippi Stud House Edge and Risk Odds Explained Read More »
Most blackjack players understand it’s best to hit soft 17 rather than stand. But many won’t go the next step and double down . . .
Stand vs Hit vs Double Down on Soft 17 in Blackjack Read More »
A craps player wrote to me recently to say he’d found an automated game that looked like it had better odds than he found at table games.
Gaming Odds Explained: 30 To 1 vs. 31 For 1 Read More »
