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The game is more intricate than you might imagine By Basil Nestor Roulette is a fun game that’s easy to play. Just pick a number and cross your fingers. But the obvious simplicity of the contest hides an interesting and intricate design—and an unusual history. Here are ten things you might not know about roulette: […]
When to raise… and how much! By Jim Feist By understanding the correct size bets, you will be able to maximize your wins and minimize losses. You will also be able to give opponents bad odds to call when they have drawing hands. It’s the stretch run in the NFL season here in Las Vegas. […]
IGT forges a partnership with talk and comic superstar Ellen DeGeneres for a hot new slot series by Frank Legato There was a time when leading slot-maker International Game Technology’s high-profile slot brands were drawn from old TV shows. Stars from the 1960s would promote the games by showing up at the trade shows, […]
Our annual sneak peek at the coming year’s crop of new slot machines By Frank Legato Every year, hundreds of exciting new slot games are unveiled by the major slot manufacturers, games that will soon be making their way to a casino near you. While not all will have the pizzazz or staying powered […]
Slot makers build a lot of fun into their games for 2015 BY JOHN GROCHOWSKI Without doubt, bonus events are kings of the slot world. About a third of your overall return comes on the bonuses—more on some games, less than others, but a hefty chunk on all bonusing games. More time spent in […]
The chance of getting winning hands By Henry Tamburin One of the nice features of the Video Poker for Winners software program is that it will compute the probability of every winning hand for any video poker game. For example, the Table 1 shows the probability (or occurrence) for 9/6Jacks or Better. If you […]
The 2014 awards for top online gambling sites by J. Phillip Vogel The year is at an end, and just when you thought we were finished with the awards, we had one more round to go before 2014 comes to a close: The Best Of Online Gambling. While it’s a far cry from the […]
Multimedia Games holds its third annual National TournEvent of Champions in Las Vegas By Frank Legato Crowds of excited slot players jammed into the XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas on October 1—not to drink and dance, but to witness a major slot tournament event. It’s called the National TournEvent of Champions, and the […]
Our 14th annual rundown of our readers’ choices of the best the slot floor has to offer By John Grochowski & Frank Legato One of the most important aspects of the slot manufacturing business these days is consumer research. Particularly in the case of high-profile themed or licensed slots, there is scarcely a new […]
Common sense and wisdom to help jumpstart your poker game By Kevin Blackwood Twenty five years ago, you would have been labeled crazy if you told people that poker would someday be so popular—indeed mainstay—that it would regularly be televised on network giants like ESPN and NBC. Yet that day has long since arrived, […]