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IGT’s Center Stage series gives you Wheel Of Fortune like you’ve never seen it before by Frank Legato If you’re a longtime slot player, chances are you’ve played International Game Technology’s Wheel Of Fortune slot machine. Chances are you’ve played several versions of the game, in reel-spinning and video, slant-tops and uprights, small versions, and […]
Will casinos learn from the recession? Why, on earth, would a casino risk its loyal customers by lowering payback enough to generate anger? A percentage point or two in slot hold will not overcome the loss of customers. Most casino professionals realize this. Some do not. You’ve read in this space that casinos […]
Five tactics to help you survive and thrive when the gambling gods abandon you by Basil Nestor So what happened? Luck happened. My game didn’t change, nor did the conditions of play. As old-time gamblers say, “It just came down bad.” An uncomfortable thing happened to me recently. My luck ran bad. It started […]
Electronic games bring new ideas to the table, along with bonuses that appeal to all players By John Grochowski While there will always be players who want to interact with live dealers and have a stack of chips to riffle, instead of an electronic betting screen to touch, games with electronic components do bring […]
Is there a formula for determining the “funnest” game in the casino? By Frank Scoblete The game that has the highest level of excitement? Craps. The player gets to shoot the dice, and doing this gives him a strong sense of participation since it’s his roll that determines everything. I want to say right up […]
How much should you bet on a slot? Many games require a certain minimum wager to activate all the features, but not all require the maximum bet. Some of the most frequent questions we receive concerning slot machines boil down to this question: “How much do I have to bet?” More often than […]
Stop losing sleep over the near-misses, and find other ways to win By Kevin Blackwood By trying different formats, you might find some hidden gems. For example, I primarily play Multi-Table Tournaments, but a while back I started adding some Sit And Go tournaments to my schedule and I’ve had great results. Let’s […]
Making sure that your strategies in poker are in sync with your goals By Basil Nestor What is a “good” player, anyway? Is it someone who always wins a lot? Should losing a lot sometimes, and bouncing back, also factor into the equation? What about losing everything? What standards should we apply to performance […]
Let’s cut through the superstitions and explain how players clubs really work By H. Scot Krause The truth is that no machine—no matter how long it’s gone between jackpots—is ever “due” to pay out. The machines are random, and that means that basically anything can happen—including hot streaks and long, cold runs, and everything […]
Re-inventing the Wheel By Frank Legato For the first time in recent memory, here is a Bally game that has players literally lined up to play. Crowds two and three deep are bunched around this game wherever it is placed. “This game’s a hammer.” That’s how Mike Mitchell, vice president of game development […]