A few more questions, but then I must fold
Today I must say farewell to you, dear readers, after having the pleasure of writing this column for more than four years.
There is no better way for me to express my appreciation to all of you than to devote my final column to the latest questions you have sent to me.
My wife and I are going to Vegas in November and would like to play some blackjack. We are both novice players and are looking for a recommendation on a good blackjack book.
Chris
Gaming guru Frank Scoblete authored an outstanding book on the subject, Golden Touch Blackjack Revolution, which comes with its own practice CD. I also would highly recommend going to Mike Shackleford’s Web site, www.wizardofodds.com, and clicking “blackjack” under the free play section on the home page. You can get a lot of practice and benefit from the tutorial that is a component of the play features.
I have seen people cash out and put new money back in the same machine when they win a certain amount. Just wondering if this is a way of building up player points by making the machine think you keep adding money.
Mary
The tabulation of players club points is based on the amount of money you actually play. For example, say you insert $20 in a machine and you hit a line pay for $100. If you continue playing, winning some and losing some, your “coin in” will be many times the value of your original investment.
About seven years ago, there was a reel machine named Jeopardy. It was similar to Wheel of Fortune. It was just as popular as the Wheel. Then it just disappeared. I can't even find it in Vegas. Why does this happen if it was so popular?
Paul
Slot games come and go, which makes the nature of casino slot floors very fluid. A game must “earn its keep” in the spot it occupies or it will be replaced quickly with one that does. When I contacted Kate Reil in the marketing division of International Game Technology, she confirmed that Jeopardy is still a component of IGT’s game library but is available at the present time only in a limited number of casinos in Nevada.
John Brokopp is a local free-lance writer.