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The Cordish Companies’ Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia opens with Philly-style fanfare By Frank Legato There was Dr. J, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA legend, doing his best Steve Lawrence impression to throw the ceremonial first toss of the dice at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia on February 11. Elsewhere, you could find the reigning […]
Our report on the highest slot returns during an unprecedented year By Frank Legato The year 2020 was a calamity for businesses of all kinds, but the casino hospitality business took one of the biggest hits from the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent Great Shutdown. Casinos in most places were closed from two to […]
Strictly Slots Magazine March 2021 BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Racinos raise up the excitement by combining live racing with action-packed casino gaming THE NEW VIDEO POKER Bonus features like multipliers and free games spice up the traditional video poker game By Frank Legato A LONG TIME COMING The power of patience when it comes to […]
Casino Player Magazine March 2021 TRIBAL LEADERS Tribal casinos continue to expand their reach and deliver creative new offerings By Sean Chaffin NEW SLOTS PARADE The COVID-19 crisis did not interrupt game development efforts of slot manufactures, who have a parade of new games waiting for when you return to the casino By Frank Legato […]
There’s a new game show centered around a giant slot machine By Frank Legato I’ve heard of slot machines based on game shows, but how about a game show based on a slot machine? There’s a new quiz game show on Fox centered around a giant five-reel slot machine. It’s called Cherries Wild, and […]
The power of patience when it comes to playing your favorite slots By Frank Scoblete I’ve always believed that slot players have more patience than table-game players because they can go through longer streaks with no wins whatsoever, whereas table-game players need some wins here and there to maintain their interest before flying for […]
Bonus features like multipliers and free games spice up the traditional video poker game, while offering a fair shake that diehards will appreciate Frank Legato The idea of an automated version of the game of poker, to be played alone while enjoying drinks, goes all the way back to the origins of the slot […]
Racinos raise up the excitement by combining live racing with action-packed casino gaming Racinos have been a part of the gaming industry ever since the Prairie Meadows racetrack in Iowa added slots in 1996. That tentative first step into a new genre of gambling brought renewed life to the struggling racetrack and added the […]
The past 25 years have seen slot machine bonus events evolve from wheel spins and funny cartoons into four distinct styles of bonus By Frank Legato Happy Silver Anniversary to the slot bonus. Bonus events in slot machines effectively began with the 1996 release of IGT’s Wheel of Fortune. The roulettestyle wheel spinning to […]
Observe and focus on your opponents By Jack Clayton The rise in poker popularity the last decade has skyrocketed. Draw poker, stud, community card, Texas Hold ’Em and Omaha are all challenging variants and the interest has been phenomenal— and profitable, if you know when to hold ’em, fold ’em and bluff. There is so […]