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Strategy for Texas hold ‘em By Jim Feist Basketball season is a frenzied time in Las Vegas, with rivalry matchups, tournament play and the madness that follows. That means the best basketball coaches are going to use strategies to attack the weaknesses of their opponents, such as the full court press, the fast break, or […]
It can take a long time to hit that big hand By Jerry “Stickman” Stich It seems that hardly a week goes by without someone telling me that they think video poker games are rigged. One standard “proof” of this statement is the person saying he or she played several months without getting a royal […]
Our annual review of the new slot games coming soon to a casino near you By Frank Legato The slot-machine universe is changing. As technology continues to improve the game styles slot players have come to know and love, the world’s manufacturers of slot machines are seeking to broaden their audience. For slot enthusiasts, that […]
Crucial variations in video poker By John Grochowski As a longtime video poker nut, I mentally sort games into related groups: – Jacks or Better belongs with Bonus Poker because both pay 2-for-1 on two of a kind. – Double Bonus Poker, Bonus Poker Deluxe and Super Double – Bonus Poker belong together […]
Living in an age of machines By Frank Scoblete It is no exaggeration to say that if slot machines did not exist there is a markedly good chance that casino gambling would not have spread like wildfire across the United States and Canada. Slots generally cost far less than a dealer, even those […]
Video vs. Reel Slots 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 one-armed bandits. Today, of course, video slots have taken […]
Aruze gives the video slot machine a new look with “Tower Stack Feature Panda” By Frank Legato Spotting the Tower Stack on a casino floor is easy. The games in Aruze’s Tower Stack series of video slots don’t look like a lot of other games on the slot floor. An eye-grabbing 42-inch vertical video […]
Where They Fit In Your Betting Arsenal By Buzz Daly If there is a common denominator that most of us are forced to deal with in an era fraught with uncertainty, it is the presence of stress in our everyday lives. That is even more true for frazzled sports bettors during this time […]
Bluffs, flops and what TV has done to the game By Jim Feist It’s easy to get frustrated. We do it all the time, standing in line at the bank or driving at a snail’s pace in congestion traffic. However, it doesn’t make any sense to endanger yourself by driving in the oncoming lane, […]
Expansion of mobile sports wagering fuels industry growth By Sean Chaffin The Denver Broncos may have been a winner for many Super Bowl 50 bettors in 2016, but it was Nevada casinos that cleaned up – with a record $132.5 million wagered on the game within the state. That total topped the previous record of […]