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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 […]
Which Double Double Bonus machine is best? By John Grochowski Evaluating a video poker machine is usually pretty straight-forward. A 9-6 Jacks or Better machine where full houses pay 9-for-1 and flushes 6-for-1, will return more players than a 8-5 machine. A 10-7-5 Double Bonus Poker game, where full houses pay 10-for-1, flushes 7-for-1 […]
Strictly Slots Magazine February 18 THE GREAT 38 Learn the answers to gamings most frequently asked questions By Frank Scoblete GREAT LAKES GAMBLING Michigan is home to some of the country’s best casinos bonus poker FOUR DEUCES Exploring a family of dueces wild games By John Grochowski HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW Players look back at […]
Casino Player Magazine February 2018 TATTOOS AND TUXEDOS The stories behind the music By Tim Wassberg SHIFTING GEARS Favorite games come and go By John Grochowski LOSING TO THE WORST PLAYER The short life of the River Rat By Jack Clayton BETTING BONANZA Super Bowl Makes Annual Appearance in Las Vegas By Buzz Daly […]
Super Bowl Makes Annual Appearance in Las Vegas By Buzz Daly Just in time to rescue a nation badly in need of a remedy for the winter blahs and distraction from relentless politically-inspired turmoil, we get to celebrate our favorite unofficial national holiday, Super Bowl Sunday. Ostensibly, the Super Bowl crowns the NFL’s best […]
The short life of the River Rat By Jack Clayton There’s one in every crowd. The loudmouth who mucks up a quiet family dinner, the athlete who turns the ball over and costs you a winning ticket at the sports book, or the guy at work who makes one screw-up that ruins eight hours […]
Favorite games come and go By John Grochowski All casino players have their favorite games, but those favorites aren’t always set in stone. These favorites evolve as games change and players gain experience. Today’s blackjack player might be tomorrow’s three card poker player, and today’s slots player might be tomorrow’s roulette player. I opened […]
The stories behind the music By Tim Wassberg Making it on the Las Vegas stage is an accomplishment, especially if you can maintain energy and mystery. Matt Goss has had international success with his group Bros, but Vegas presents a kind of allure that can’t be found anywhere else as his gigs at The […]
Players look back at some of their favorite games of the past By John Grochowski So many exciting new slot games, themes and ways to play are on the way that it seems there would be little time to get caught up in nostalgia. Scientific Games has melded WMS Gaming’s ever-popular Monopoly theme with […]
Exploring a family of Deuces Wild games By John Grochowski When video poker rocketed to popularity in the 1980s a couple of things became apparent that still influence games today. For starters, players will flock to video games that give them frequent paybacks and a good shot to win. And second, players love the […]