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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 […]
The unwritten rules that respectful gamblers must keep in mind By Frank Scoblete If someone is playing a machine, it’s the height of discourtesy to ask, “Are you almost finished playing that machine? I want to play it now. You’ve been playing it for a really long time. Can’t you give someone else a […]
Video games and slot machines converge to create a new casino experience By Rob Wiser The impact of video gaming has not been lost on slot manufacturers. It’s impossible not to notice how the machines have shifted towards flashier, arcade-style presentations, with plasma screens, booming speaker systems and sophisticated graphics. With titles such as […]
The legalities and ethics of sticky casino situations The Situation: The dealer overpays you or makes a major blunder in a game. Are you allowed, legally, to keep the chips? A while back, I asked members of my website, goldentouchcraps.com, to comment on various moral scenarios that might arise during casino play. I’ll give you […]