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How some players deal with difficult decisions By John Grochowski Soft totals are the bane of existence for some players who otherwise are solid on basic strategy. When an Ace is counted as 11, as in Ace-5 for hard 16, you can’t bust with a one-card hit; draw a 10, and the Ace becomes […]
Brad Garrett teams with Zynga Poker and talks about his love of poker, gambling, Las Vegas, and bit laughs By Sean Chaffin For nine seasons Brad Garrett played Robert Barone, the oft-ignored and lovable brother to Ray Romano’s character on Everybody Loves Raymond. Now among the cast on the ABC comedy Single Parents, Garrett […]
Slot jackpots can bring out the worst in people By Frank Scoblete When it comes to slot play you will occasionally hear a winner scream out loud his or her joy at seeing the money roll in. More often than not you won’t hear anything as many slot players can actually be the silent […]
Why players earn more comps on slots than video poker By John Grochowski Carrie has been playing slot machines for longer than she cares to remember. She and her husband Bill had already been annual Las Vegas visitors for nearly a decade when I met them in the early 1980s, several years before my […]
Large, small and everything in between, tribal casinos offer some of the best slots, table games and more By Karrie L. Zukowski Indian tribes operate some 500 metropolitan and rural gaming locations in 28 states. In many cases, these have evolved into sophisticated, full-service resorts located in some of America’s most desirable regions. Smaller rural […]
Our annual sneak peek at the games coming your way in the new year By Frank Legato To the average slot player, a trip to a casino normally brings some new adventure in play—it seems there is always a new game to try, offering a new theme, a radical new presentation or some fun new […]
Strictly Slots Magazine September 2019 DESIGNED TO BE RANDOM How can slots be random if… By John Grochowski SLOTS OF EXCITEMENT Airports, dinosaurs, a crook gets caught, and much more By Sean Chaffin OPTIMAL PLAY A look at some common video poker options By John Grochowski NAME YOUR GAME Do you play a variety of […]
Casino Player Magazine September 2019 THE 2019 BEST OF GAMING AWARDS Casino Player’s annual survey of the country’s best casinos BLIND MAN’S BLUFF Check raise as a bluff to gain advantage By Jack Clayton WHAT’S SO FASCINATING? The odds are against the player. So why do we gamble? By Frank Scoblete THE PERCENTAGE GAME Do […]
The Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is offering gamblers a chance to win a real piece of Las Vegas history. The property is hosting two contests in October to give away a dozen classic coin machines including traditional slots, keno, and video poker games. Some of the machines are more than 25 years […]
San Manuel Casino and Aristocrat announced that the next evolution of “hold & spin” game play launched with the world premiere of Dollar Storm. From the creators of industry changing games Lightning Link and Dragon Link, Dollar Storm debuted exclusively at San Manuel Casino in Highland, CA, on September 19, with nationwide locations to follow. “We strive […]