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Thousands of hands played. Thousands more to go. By Jerry “Stickman” Stich I received an email recently from someone bemoaning the fact that he never had a royal flush even though he had played video poker for many years. His story went something like this: I play video poker a lot and I […]
Using the squeeze in big-bet games such as no limit, pot limit Omaha and Texas hold ‘em. By Jim Feist Springtime in Las Vegas is heating up and that means the dog days of baseball are in full swing, one of the most profitable sports to wager on. As the weather heats up in […]
The National TournEvent of Champions is making its way across the country in search of this year’s champion. So, watch your slot club mail or check the National TournEvent of Champions website at www.tournevent.com. Choctaw Casino Pocola Dates of semi-final event: April 13 and May 16 & 17 Dates of final event: July […]
Technological leaps have made slot tournaments, well, fun! By John Grochowski Modern slot technology has made possible a new breed of tournament that can be set up in an instant, display standings in real time, stream video of entrants at the games, and immediately verify final scores. One fun wrinkle IGT offers through […]
Tips for playing video poker tournaments By Henry Tamburin What’s critical is not how much you win per round but rather ending up with more credits than your opponents have, even if it’s less credits than you started with. When you play video poker, it’s you against the casino. You use the best […]
After two decades, our annual report on the most generous slots in the business comes home to Strictly Slots by Frank Legato For exactly 20 years, one of the most popular annual features of our sister publication, Casino Player, was the annual Loosest Slots survey. Player, in fact, invented the term “loose slots” in […]
Baseball draws smaller crowds to sports books, but savvy bettors buck shorter house advantage By Buzz Daly Every year it seems the Vegas bet barons do a little shuffling of their baseball lines, so visitors should check out the book at their hotel, as well as others within walking distance. But if you are […]
How does the RNG work when you’re playing slots online? By Frank Legato I can’t count the times I’ve used this column to explain how the random number generator in a slot machine works. It’s one of the most frequently asked questions from our readers, so we’ve devoted a lot of space to it […]
New alliances can mean better deals! By H. Scot Krause Your player’s club cards are hard at work for you! Casinos around the country continue to negotiate new deals, alliances and partnerships to give their player’s more choices, benefits and opportunities. Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts have launched many new partnerships that we’ve discussed […]
In video poker betting, you get what you pay for By John Grochowski Betting fewer than five coins turns even the best video poker games into games that will pad the house’s bankroll, not yours. I’ve long suggested to fellow players that the #1 rule for a day in the casino is to […]