Last week, I discussed how every strategy decision made in the casino is based on the expected value. In the game of Blackjack, there are usually only two, maybe three realistic ways to play a hand. Many hands are fairly obvious if you get even the most basic strategy down. Not much to choose from […]
How often do you throw away all five cards in video poker? The question really is should you, but how often does this occur? Players don’t like to lose when gambling. As a result, many do everything they can to hold it off as long as possible. In blackjack, many Players don’t like to hit […]
Every single game in the casino is driven by “Expected Value.” When we are talking about the expected value of the entire game it is called payback or sometimes return to player (RTP). When we are looking at a single hand, spin or decision, it is called the expected value. What percent of our wager […]
I’ve been writing for Gaming Today for more than 17 years. In all honesty, I have no idea how many people have actually read my columns through the years. I would presume thousands, if not tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. Roughly speaking I’ve written 800+ columns, so this just doesn’t seem like […]
Over the past couple of years, I have found myself playing more Deuces Wild and less Double Double Bonus Video Poker. As a general statement, this is not surprising. Given it is coming from me who eschewed Deuces Wild for literally decades, it is quite surprising. I avoided Deuces Wild because it always seemed like […]
Over the past few weeks, I have described how the expected value is calculated for video poker. While the exact methods vary somewhat from game to game, the concept is still the same. This is the most critical aspect of expected value. It is the expected return of the hand over the long run. I […]
