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The right ways to play craps the right way By Frank Scoblete There are two main games at a craps table. The first is to bet with the dice; that is, you want just about any number to appear except for the dreaded seven during the point cycle of the game. The second is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The COVID-19 crisis did not interrupt game development efforts of slot manufacturers, who have a parade of new games waiting for when you return to the casino By Frank Legato Chances are, you did not go to your favorite casino during the past year anywhere near as often as in 2019. If and when you […]
Siegfried Fischbacher’s death conjures images of how he and partner Roy Horn changed Las Vegas entertainment By Frank Legato Las Vegas theaters may still be largely empty because of the coronavirus, but on the evening of January 14, the marquees in the front of Las Vegas Strip resorts all shone brightly with images of a […]
Holding the low-card kicker in Double Double Bonus Poker By John Grochowski It’s always tempting to go for the big jackpot, and often in video poker that’s just what we do. We’ll break up a flush, straight or high pair for a one-card draw to a royal flush, tossing away smaller payoffs for a chance […]