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KNOW WHEN TO DUMP ‘EM

Good starting cards may not always be that golden opportunity By Jack Clayton   We all have favorites. Maybe you grew up in New York and root for the Yankees and Knicks. What Chicago native wouldn’t have a soft spot in their hearts for the lovable Cubs? Even gamblers have favorites, such as preferring Texas […]

FORCED BET GAMES

When you can’t just bet the minimum By John Grochowski   My wife Marcy and I play a mix of penny slots when we go to the casino together – progressives, non-progressives, games with pick-a-prize bonuses, games with free spins, games with and without pop culture tie-ins. It was at a progressive recently that another […]

THOSE UPS AND DOWNS

Protect your bankroll like a pro By Frank Scoblete   You are a $10 blackjack player and you buy in for $300 and go about your business trying to beat the house. You know the computer derived basic strategy and you use it exclusively. You do not have an edge over the game but it […]

FANTASTIC 50TH

The WSOP draws huge numbers, 55-year-old wins second-largest event for $10 million By Sean Chaffin   The World Series of Poker not only celebrated its 50th Main Event champion this summer, but also continued attracting massive player fields and continued it’s tradition as the game’s biggest poker spectacle. That included just short of a record […]

GORE, GOLD AND GREED

Everything from zombies to worthless cash By Frank Scoblete   Manufacturers of slot machines can sometimes go off the deep end. They can be all wet in their approach to what kinds of machines players actually want to play. Some of you might not know this, but a slot machine that I have seen in […]

THE ROYAL FACTOR

How much does the royal flush impact your game’s payback schedule?  The answer might surprise you. By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   Most serious video poker players know how much their favorite video poker machine pays with expert play. For example: Full pay (9/6: 9 for 1 for a full house, 6 for 1 for a […]

THE NEED FOR SPEED

How fast should you play your video poker hands? By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   Each video poker player has their own comfort level when it comes to how fast, or slow, to play their favorite game. Some set the speed of the machine on the slowest possible setting, hit the Deal button, study the cards […]

SLOTS TO THE MAX

When is the right time to bet maximum? By John Grochowski   For decades, players have been told they should always bet the max to get the best possible payback percentage. That’s still the case for most of the three-reel stepper slots, as well as on a small percentage of video slots. But simply getting […]

THE FALSE DONKEY STRATEGY

Flying under the radar by pretending to be a weak player By Jack Clayton   It’s the middle of the summer and in Vegas the most popular games in town are betting baseball and poker tournaments. Deception is common in baseball play and in sports wagering. On the baseball diamond, the pitcher fires to the […]

WHEN SLOT WORLDS COLLIDE

Online casino slots in the real world By John Grochowski   It was a hot summer day, the kind that will wilt you in half the time it takes to get from the back door to the car door. Marcy and I had decided to take one last summer getaway before she went back to […]

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