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Walking the walk on the casino floor By Frank Scoblete In Shakespeare’s great play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth states that “nothing is but what is not.” He is confused and can’t figure out what is going on in his world and the world in general. But he is on his way to hell; […]
By John Grochowski Many table and slot players are switching to video poker because it’s possible for average players to have an advantage over the casino when they play. What follows are the most frequently asked questions about video poker that I’ve received and my responses. Isn’t playing a video poker machine the same […]
One New Jersey online slot player recently found quite a payday in June. While playing on BetMGM’s Borgata Online Casino, the new millionaire scored $2.4 million on a $25 bet while playing Luck O’ The Jackpot. This was the second-largest jackpot awarded by BetMGM this year. During the first half of 2023, BetMGM awarded […]
Interview with the slot machine By Frank Scoblete Slot machines have come a long way. Yesterday’s slots were merely mechanical devices with three reels of 10 stops each with only a thousand possible combinations (10 X 10 X 10 = 1,000) and they were primarily located in bars. Now they are almost sentient computer-driven […]
Slot makers copy each other on the trendy bonus features, but the best add a unique touch that defines a game By Frank Legato In the business of developing slot machines, imitation has always been a sincere form of flattery. Put another way, it is a normal occurrence that once a slot-maker comes up […]
Escaping reality can be a costly mistake By Jerry “Stickman” Stich If you are an average gambler on a multiple-day trip to Las Vegas, you arrive at your hotel, drop your bags off in your room and immediately head to the casino. You then plop yourself down at the first open machine or at […]
The Triple Coin Treasures family of games from AGS stacks up the bonus wins By Frank Legato These days, there are many player-favorite features you’ll find in a lot of new slot games. The ones that stand out are the games that serve up clever ways of combining popular features and presenting them in […]
WSOP underway with some famous names chalking up wins By Sean Chaffin Las Vegas is the center of the poker world throughout the summer with the World Series of Poker running May 30-July 18, with 95 tournaments at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos. With the bracelet chasing now underway, players from around the world […]
How blackjack changed the course of one man’s life By Frank Scoblete Say “hi” to Professor Symington D. Delray, a blackjack player for several years. Professor Delray used to work for a wellknown university in New Jersey, just outside New York City, until his retirement in 2018—weeks before the pandemic shut many of us […]
Payback percentage, and its effect on overall play remains misunderstood By Frank Legato For decades, readers of this magazine and our sister publication, Strictly Slots, have been given information on what many feel is the most important statistic in the world of slot machines: the payback percentage. These days, as online casinos spread, the […]