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SETTING THE PACE

The Advantages Of Playing Slow By Jack Clayton   We live in a hectic world. Fast cars, fast food, a speedy work environment, and technology that increases how much we try and cram into one day. Instead of quietly reading the newspaper over a coffee in the morning, we get our news from instantaneous tweets, […]

BLACKJACK ETIQUETTE

10 rules and rituals to play like the pros   Blackjack, also known as twenty one, is one of the most popular games in the casino. The rules are simple, the play is thrilling and if played with basic strategy it comes with a nice, low house edge. In fact, for the expert player who […]

THE BEST OF THE BEST CASINOS

There’s more to the casino than gaming By Frank Scoblete   This is not a review of casinos. I am sure that most of you have your favorite casinos at which to play and I am not going to change your minds. No, this is my outline of what is the best of the best […]

TABLES 101

A crash-course on playing smart at the tables   Every type of game in the casino has a different house edge: the mathematical advantage that the casino has over you. On a game with a high house edge, you might get lucky in the short term, but over time that edge will grind down your […]

10 SECRETS ABOUT ROULETTE

There’s More To Roulette Than You Might Think   Roulette is a fun and exciting game that’s fairly simple to play. Just pick a number and cross your fingers. But the obvious simplicity of the game hides an interesting and intricate design, and an unusual history. Here are ten things that you might not know […]

IN AND OUT OF THE FLOW

Heaven, hell and everything in between By Frank Scoblete   When I was an athlete there were games where near perfection seemed to exist for me. It was hard to miss a pitch or a basket. Everything just seemed to come to me. Of course, the equal but opposite was also true – disappointingly so. […]

ME BAD

Saving Money For Slot Play By Frank Scoblete   Don’t you hate it when you think something similar to the following thoughts? “I really used up little Timmy’s college fund at the machines. Me bad.” “I just got carried away at the machines and kept taking out lines of credit until I ran out of […]

THE GREAT COMP DIVIDE:

Why players earn more comps on slots than video poker By John Grochowski   Carrie has been playing slot machines for longer than she cares to remember. She and her husband Bill had already been annual Las Vegas visitors for nearly a decade when I met them in the early 1980s, several years before my […]

VIDEO POKER: THE PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE

Which Double Double Bonus machine is best? By John Grochowski   Evaluating a video poker machine is usually pretty straight-forward.  A 9-6 Jacks or Better machine where full houses pay 9-for-1 and flushes 6-for-1, will return more players than a 8-5 machine.  A 10-7-5 Double Bonus Poker game, where full houses pay 10-for-1, flushes 7-for-1 […]

BETTING BONANZA

Super Bowl Makes Annual Appearance in Las Vegas By Buzz Daly   Just in time to rescue a nation badly in need of a remedy for the winter blahs and distraction from relentless politically-inspired turmoil, we get to celebrate our favorite unofficial national holiday, Super Bowl Sunday. Ostensibly, the Super Bowl crowns the NFL’s best […]

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