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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Losing control in the casino can cost you big By Frank Scoblete Please note: Going on tilt can have various meanings but generally it means losing control of some type. Could mean betting for too long; bet- ting much too much; or just acting foolishly. It can happen to the best of players and […]
Aces offer video poker players a reason to play By John Grochowski Video poker games with 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 and beyond are among the most popular games around, […]
World Series of Poker adds plenty of extras for its 50th Anniversary celebration By Sean Chaffin The cards are flying through the air and the battle for the gold bracelets is underway. The World Series of Poker celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and kicked off the first of its 89-bracelet summer in late […]
The angels and demons of slot play By Frank Scoblete They hover in, over and around those machines, airy beings floating their powerful ideas into your mind. They are the good voices and the bad voices; the ones telling you to play, play, and play some more; and the ones that tell you to […]
Some players love video slots – others just hate ’em By John Grochowski When I started playing in casinos in those days of yore called the 1980s, virtually all slot machines were three-reel steppers with mechanical reels and handles on the sides. Video? That was for video poker blackjack and keno. Slots were the […]
Incredible Technologies continues its winning strategy of creating unique platforms and innovative games By John Grochowski There’s no problem with identity at Incredible Technologies. Everyone in the casino industry knows the slotmaker in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills, Illinois. For one thing, it’s the only manufacturer with a yellow logo, as Incredible’s Director […]