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The step-by-step process of becoming an expert blackjack player By Henry Tamburin There is no magic bullet when it comes to winning at blackjack. It’s not like playing slots, where one lucky spin, no matter how long the odds, can result in a life-changing payout. It’s a slow grind and a journey that begins […]
Casino Player runs down the last 25 years of gaming industry history by Rob Wiser Since this year marks the 25th anniversary of Casino Player, we’d like to take a stroll down Memory Lane and recap the highlights—as well as a few of the lowlights—of the gaming industry’s past 25 years. 1988, the year Casino […]
25 years of covering one of the world’s most exciting industries by Glenn Fine Back in 1988, I never could have imagined sitting down to write an publisher’s letter for our 25th anniversary issue. At the time, our “business” consisted of a 32-page newsprint publication geared toward casino industry employees. I was working as a […]
Strictly Slots Magazine December 2012 Beating The Slots A Reader Reveals His “Method” For Winning Jackpots By John Grochowski Enchanted Wins WMS brings the fairy-tale story of Rapunzel to life in an interactive bonus game by Frank Legato Class II Vs. Class III Video Poker Machines Understanding the differences between these two types of games […]
Casino Player Magazine December 2012 Still The One Shania Twain, the Queen of Country Pop, takes up residence at Caesars Palace By Rob Wiser What Are the Odds? Surprising stats & percentages By Frank Scoblete Winning the Big One Greg Merson conquers final table for World Series of Poker Main Event title by Sean Chaffin […]
Understanding the differences between these two types of games By Henry Tamburin I’ve received a lot of questions about video poker machines in casinos on Native American reservations. To get the answers on how these machines work, I interviewed Jim Coleman, Senior Product Manager at IGT (a company that manufactures the majority of video […]
WMS brings the fairy-tale story of Rapunzel to life in an interactive bonus game by Frank Legato Slot-maker WMS Gaming has made a habit of taking us back to our youth, games like “The Wizard of Oz,” “Aladdin & the Magic Quest” and “Alice” using animation, sound and even motion to conjure images of […]
A Reader Reveals His “Method” For Winning Jackpots By John Grochowski The search for surefire ways to beat casino games is eternal, and there’s certainly no exception with slot machines. Whether by mail or email, Facebook or the phone, there’s no shortage of sharpies peddling their strategies to “beat” the slots. But nearly all slot-beating […]
by Steve Kieva Comme Ça, the French brasserie inside the Cosmopolitan has a new daily happy hour. The menu features 50% off the cocktail menu and various food items, including the popular Comme Ça Burger. Happy hour pricing is available Monday-Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m. and Friday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m.; in the bar and lounge only. Carla Pellegrino is […]
Shining a light on some great (and not so great) blackjack games around the country By Henry Tamburin I have several reporters who visit casinos in different areas of the U.S. and then file reports on the blackjack playing conditions, which are published in my Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter. Based on these reports plus information I […]