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Mark Pilarski

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Mark has worked in the casino industry for over 20 years in nearly every department. In games: Sports book, Slots, Keno, Dealer of all Table Games, Pit Boss, Games Shift Manager; Gaming Floor: Casino Shift Manager, Floorman, Boxman, Cashiers Cage, Hard Count & Soft Count. Mark writes a nationally syndicated gambling column and is a university lecturer, reviewer and contributing editor for numerous gaming periodicals, and is the creator of the best-selling, award-winning audio book series on casino gambling, Hooked on Winning.

Pilarski has left the building

Mark Pilarski
September 2, 2016
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Deal Me In
Dear Dad: I am getting a little jammed up here with work. Any chance you can lend a helping hand? Your son, Nicholas    Today‪ I must bid you a fond farewell after having the pleasure of writing this...

Did a crappy thing happen on the crap table?

Mark Pilarski
August 27, 2016
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Dear Mark: I will try to keep this as short as possible. Where I play, the Crap table offers what is called a Fire bet. If you make all the point numbers (4-5-6-8-9-10) in any order before 7 rolls, you are paid...

One coin is fine on a multi-coin/multi-line

Mark Pilarski
August 19, 2016
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Dear Mark: On a multi-line/multi-coin video slot machine, how many coins do you recommend per line? Also, on a slot machine where you can push a button to stop the reels when I do decide to stop them, does it m...

Fast play can make your day

Mark Pilarski
August 5, 2016
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Dear Mark: Over the years I have been playing slots less and less. Now I just play in an occasional slot tournament that our local casino offers. I do find these enjoyable. Do you have any suggestions on how I ...

Odd dollar jackpot avoids a W-2G

Mark Pilarski
July 23, 2016
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Dear Mark: Why do casinos have jackpots on their video poker machines that pay $1,199? That seems like an odd jackpot number. Trish H.   Think, Trish, of a $1,199 jackpot as the Lords of Chance doing you ...

Video blackjack machines thwart counters

Mark Pilarski
June 25, 2016
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Dear Mark: In last week’s column you mentioned that it was impossible to count cards on a continuous shuffle machine. Can you instead count cards on a video blackjack machine since, one) single-deck games are a...

The quicker you go, the behinder you get

Mark Pilarski
June 17, 2016
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Dear Mark: If a card counter has an advantage over the casino, wouldn’t it be to their advantage to have more hands per hour via a continuous shuffler? Travis C.     You’ve read it here before, Travi...

The math always favors the casino winning it back

Mark Pilarski
June 11, 2016
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Dear Mark: I enjoyed your response last week when you played referee on what Gary R. thought was a misdeal when the dealer had a 17, kept hitting, busted, but the dealer still took his bet. I am sure you would ...

Probability guarantees nothing

Mark Pilarski
April 16, 2016
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Dear Mark: Every so often we hear about someone winning the lottery or hitting the grand prize on a progressive slot machine, but these odds are astronomical! How is it that someone, somewhere, always seems to ...

Can a computer beat a game that is built on lost bets?

Mark Pilarski
April 8, 2016
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Dear Mark: A book review in the Wall Street Journal appears to claim that a computer can win at Roulette. This doesn't appear to be reasonable since each spin should be random and the rules of probability favor...

Card counting is NOT cheating, but…

Mark Pilarski
April 4, 2016
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Dear Mark: When it comes to blackjack, why is counting cards considered a form of cheating? I look at it as someone who is very good at the game and no different from someone playing poker, like players who are...

Only bet what you can afford to lose

Mark Pilarski
March 19, 2016
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When playing craps, I like the pass line with odds, place the 6 and 8 and then feed the come line and place odds on each. My question is on the odds. Most casinos offer 10x odds. Do I need to max that out to ge...

Anatomy of a Beat Down

Mark Pilarski
March 11, 2016
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Dear Mark: Terrific column last week, Breaking the Bank, especially the portion on Don Johnson’s take down of three Atlantic City casinos at blackjack. I was, to a certain extent, involved with the circumstance...

Breaking the Bank

Mark Pilarski
March 4, 2016
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Dear Mark: I have never seen you answer this question, so I wanted to send it to you. Through your column, I now know and accept the fact that the casino ALWAYS has the house edge over players be it on slot mac...

Antiperspirants, anyone?

Mark Pilarski
February 26, 2016
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Dear Mark: I love the El Cortez in Las Vegas that you lauded last week, except for one thing: They sure do sweat the money. It is probably one of the sweatiest shops in Las Vegas. Otherwise, as you said, you ju...
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