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Why some gamblers love the slots By Frank Scoblete In 1991 (or thereabouts) my wife the Beautiful AP wrote an article titled “A Bigger Bucket.” I thought it captured the real reason people played slots, at least symbolically. Now, I know players all have various reasons for risking their hard-earned money on machines programmed […]
How far do we go in our Ace chase? It varies from game to game By John Grochowski In any video poker game, the “expert” strategy changes with the pay table. Do flushes pay 5-for-1, 6-for-1 or 7-for-1? Do you get 2-for-1 on two pair, or 1-for-1, with enhancements elsewhere on the pay table? […]
Long-shots happen more than you think Keep in mind that you and the dealer have an exactly equal probability of drawing a particular hand, but you must act first to stand or hit. If you bust, then the dealer wins even if the dealer also subsequently busts. The house advantage is entirely a […]
2018 World Series of Poker Sets New Records By Sean Chaffin More buy-ins, more gold bracelets, more poker — the 2018 World Series of Poker had it all this summer with every type of tournament imaginable at the Rio in Las Vegas. In the “bringing the fun back to poker” era, the WSOP featured […]
Eight slots rules to live by By Frank Scoblete Somewhere around 80 percent or so of casino players are slot players. They dominate the landscape. Casinos are monstrous forests of slots with a smallish village of table games. Prior to 1984 both Atlantic City and Las Vegas made most of their money at table […]
One coin just won’t cut it By John Grochowski My wife Marcy and I play a mix of penny slots when we go to the casino together—progressives, non-progressives, games with pick-a-prize bonuses, games with free spins, games with and without pop culture tie-ins. It was at a progressive recently that another player muttered as […]
Think you know where the loosest slots are? You might be surprised We get a lot of emails and one of the questions most often asked by players is “Where do I find the loose slot ma-chines in the casino?” The ultimate goal for a slot player is finding a loose machine amidst the […]
Our annual report on the most generous slots in the USA Welcome once again to our annual report on where to find the best, loosest slots in America. It has long been the mission of Strictly Slots to arm players with everything they need to have the best chance of winning. And when it […]
Getting inside the mind of your opponents by Jack Clayton Hey, it’s the 50th anniversary of B.F. Skinner receiving the National Medal of Science! Let’s have a poker party to celebrate in honor of ole Burrhus Frederic. Err… who? Okay, Skinner was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, a behavioral psychologist, prolific author and thinker. […]
As the competition for players grows in Atlantic City, so do the perks Atlantic City has had its share of problems in recent memory, but it looks like the beleaguered region is on the verge of a glorious rebirth and possible even a new Golden Age. And as the competition heats-up this summer among […]