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The age-old adage that higher wagers lead to higher wins is still valid, but with important conditions By Frank Legato Slot lovers for the better part of a century have been able to count on one truism—the more you bet, the more you can win. While that is still true, there are certain provisos […]
A look at 5 poker pros who went broke and what became of them By Sean Chaffin Going broke certainly isn’t fun. While it may seem like a rite of passage among professional poker players, the reality is a tough situation. Poker players still have rent or a mortgage, bills to pay, and need […]
In real estate and in poker, location is everything By Jack Clayton Let’s talk about positioning. No, not leaning back in the recliner. You can do that anytime to relax. More like positioning in social circles, trying to meet the smartest or most influential people to learn how they think and go about things. […]
Players often violate those unwritten rules. Stop it! By Frank Scoblete When I was a kid and the adult would lecture me on my manners. I always thought, “Doesn’t she [or he] have something better to do?” Men generally told me how to be a man and women told me how to be a […]
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 […]