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The hold-and-re-spin game mechanic is ubiquitous among the coming year’s new slot games By Frank Legato The history of the slot machine is steeped in trends that have been reprised in various forms by the major slot manufacturers. In the 1970s and 1980s, the trend was in progressive jackpots—the top jackpot on a game […]
The ins and outs of successful bluffing By Jack Clayton Lying gets a bad name – and it should. Nobody likes to be fooled, told untruths or doubt what someone tells them. Trust is like a China plate; once it’s cracked it’s impossible to get it back to its original state. I once asked […]
Do you understand how slot payback percentages really work? By John Grochowski It was a quiet Monday morning and I was strolling down the aisle of a casino, dollar slots to my left, video poker to my right. A voice rose over the background hum — not that difficult in this relatively quiet corner, […]
No, that player didn’t steal your jackpot By Frank Legato If the popular Discovery Channel series MythBusters (now streaming on Hulu) ever tackled the subject of slot machines, it would have a rich vein from which to draw subject matter. The slot machine represents one of the most misunderstood pieces of technology to ever […]
How the game evolved into a mainstay of modern casinos By Jerry “Stickman” Stich Today’s casinos have a plethora of video poker machines. They come in denominations ranging from a penny to $100, and beyond. There are scores of variations ranging from the basic Jacks or Better, through bonus games and wild card games […]
Gamblers are always in search of paradise By Frank Scoblete What follows will relate directly to slot machines and slot players so hang in there: There are two biblical creation stories, one where men and women are created at exactly the same moment on the sixth day which is the initial creation story, and […]
A handful of small tips can often make a big difference By John Grochowski Sometimes it’s the little things that count. A small strategy adjustment. A tiny tip on what to look for in a slot machine. A wee wrinkle in comp conditions. There are dozens of little things to look for and keep […]
Some manufacturers are increasing their output in the classic mechanical reel-spinning slot genre. Here’s why they are a good choice By Frank Legato If you’re a frequent reader of my columns, you know that when it comes to playing slots, I’m something of a dinosaur. I don’t look for penny games with a gazillion […]
Strategy and knowledge matter at video poker – but it’s still gambling By John Grochowski My old friends Ken and Rich are guys I’ve known all my adult life. We met in college, did a fair amount of partying together, and indulged in the odd poker game, ending each session with the ridiculous super-wild […]
With restrictions to land-based gaming, new online-gaming devotees find that the best slot features translate easily to iGaming By Frank Legato If there was one bright spot during the shutdown of casinos due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was the discovery by many players of online casinos in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Online […]