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SCARY LUCK AT PECHANGA

A lot of people might say a full moon, especially on a Friday the 13th, would bring one bad luck. Quite the opposite came true for Fidel Ramos of Murrieta, CA.  Pechanga Resort Casino hosted its annual Harvest Moon Festival with a night full of cash and EasyPlay drawings on Friday, September 13. As the […]

PLAZA HOTEL & CASINO BIG WINNER

Just days after the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas announced it would be holding two casino contests in October offering local residents the opportunity to win a coin operated slot, Keno or video poker machine, Eric Santos of Kahului, Hawaii hit it big playing a vintage progressive Keno game. On Sept. 20, […]

THREE SPIN JACKPOT AT AGUA CALIENTE

“All the struggling I have had to do… I will never have to struggle again,” said Manuel F. as he stood in shock after winning the progressive jackpot on the Wheel of Fortune, an IGT $5 slot machine. On just a normal Wednesday afternoon for Manuel, AKA, “Manny,” he realized he had forgotten something up in […]

LUCKY LIONS JACKPOT IN FLORIDA

A South Florida resident won big last month at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, as the lucky guest hit a jackpot for $486,959.50 on the Lucky Lions slot machine. On Fri., Aug. 16, the Seminole Wild Card member was playing the 25- cent slot machine and wagered a $10 bet before the jackpot hit. […]

MASSIVE JACKPOT AT RESORTS

On August 8, one lucky guest at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ, had his life changed forever after winning more than three-quarters of a million dollars from the Citywide Progressive Jackpot on the Elvis: Shake Rattling Reels slot machine.Gene Norris of North Car- olina was grinning from ear to ear after receiving a […]

IN THE BLOOD

Misha Matorin details a life in the circus and beyond By Tim Wassberg   Misha Matorin knows a thing or two about the circus. Growing up in the Moscow Circus before progressing onto his own producing gigs and performances (and before ascending up to Cirque du Solei Alegria and later Mystere in Las Vegas) he […]

THE PERCENTAGE GAME

Do you know whether your slot has low or high payback? By Frank Legato   On July 15, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas released the results of a study performed in Australia to ascertain whether players can notice different payback percentages on identical slot games. Two pairs of identical slot machines were placed at […]

WHAT’S SO FASCINATING?

The odds are against the player. So why do we gamble? By Frank Scoblete   When I tell people that I enjoy casino gambling there are two general reactions, one good, one not so good. First let’s start with the negative; those people who look at you as some type of dimwitted sucker for enjoying […]

BLIND MAN’S BLUFF

Check raise as a bluff to gain advantage By Jack Clayton   Football season is here, the best time of the sports betting calendar. That means coaches are going to use strategies to attack the weaknesses of their opponents, such as running the football all day long on a team with a small defensive line, […]

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