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Should we expect a royal every 100 hours of play, every 48, or somewhere in between? By John Grochowski After nearly 30 years of playing video poker, every royal flush still gives me a jolt. My hands don’t shake while an attendant is counting out my $100 bills, as they did when I drew […]
World Poker Tour Continues to Grow as it Looks to the Future with Some Recent Changes By Sean Chaffin It was a busy September for the World Poker Tour. The tour that helped spawn the poker boom when it debuted on the Travel Channel in 2002, hosted tournaments in Atlantic City, Maryland, Houston, Korea, […]
Gain advantages with cards, psychology and with play By Jack Clayton Deception is perceived as a bad word throughout most of culture, but there are times when it is an important element to winning – and winning honestly. In warfare, deception is essential to victory on the battlefield which can help preserve a nation. […]
Even tough starts can end with a big win By Frank Scoblete What’s one of the worst ways to begin a casino visit? I’d say it is losing right off the bat. Digging a hole for yourself, sometimes an extremely deep hole, which then takes the positive energy out of you. Veteran casino players […]
How can slots be random if… By John Grochowski It’s hardly news to informed slot players that the games are designed to yield random results and that there’s nothing you can do to make winners come up more often nor identify when the big hits might be coming. The games don’t have pre-programmed patterns […]
Fluctuations In Variance Can Make Or Break You By Jerry “Stickman” Stich Variance is a component of any casino game. By variance I mean fluctuations in the gaming bankroll. There are periods where the player wins more that he loses. There are periods where the player loses more than he wins and there are […]
Video Poker Players Are Fascinated By Aces By John Grochowski Games featuring enhanced payoffs on four Aces have been a video poker staple for more than two decades. Bonus Poker, Double Bonus Poker, Double Double Bonus Poker, Triple Double Bonus Poker – they’re among the most popular games around, and have proven staying power. […]
Losing can bring out the worst in people By Frank Scoblete I wouldn’t want to be a dealer. No way. Dealing with the public can be a challenge, but dealing with the public while they are gambling and drinking can be downright annoying and sometimes frightening. Most players, say 99 percent of them, are […]
Small touches can make some very big impressions By John Grochowski A couple of years ago at Global Gaming Expo — the gaming industry’s big fall trade show in Las Vegas — a casino marketer was talking about a little customer service touch that had impressed her customers. It seems a pregnant woman was […]
Folding can be good strategy, not defeat By Jack Clayton The interest in poker the last decade has been phenomenal – and profitable, if you know when to hold ’em, fold ’em and bluff. There is so much to the game, from holding the right cards to the psychological aspect of sizing up your […]