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These games might make your sessions more exciting by Jerry “Stickman” Stich The days when video poker meant only five-card draw poker are long gone. Now there are all sorts of video poker variants clamoring for casino players’ money. This article reviews a couple of these variants that have been around for a while. […]
March Madness betting volume now tops that of Super Bowl by Buzz Daly Whether “bigger is better” may be a matter of debate, but if we’re using financial measurements, being Number 1 stands for more tangible benefits than just bragging rights. And so, after years of playing bridesmaid to the Super Bowl in terms […]
Drawing the line between aggressive and illegal by Basil Nestor I was at a house party a few years ago, when someone pulled me aside. I’ll call him Beach Guy because he was blond and suntanned. I figured he liked the beach. BG also liked to play blackjack. He was a friend of a […]
How to score big payouts while avoiding the pitfalls By Henry Tamburin The larger payoffs come at a price; namely, the payoff for two pair is only even money (or 1 to 1). By transferring some of the game’s payouts from the more frequent two pair to the less frequent four-of-a-kind, it becomes a […]
Single high cards bring more winners, but pairs bring more money By John Grochowski It is true that two-pair hands are the most frequent winners when you start with a low pair. But you also get three of a kind and four of a kind a lot more often starting with a pair rather […]
Get maximum bang for your buck by playing the right number of lines By Bill Burton As the number of coins needed for maximum bets increased, it was only logical that the denomination would have to be lowered if the casinos expected to get much action from the average player. When I first […]
Bally mines cable TV’s hottest reality series with “Pawn Stars” by Frank Legato For many decades, the pawn shops of Las Vegas were a familiar site to tourists—the “Cash for Gold” signs have always been a common site in the Downtown area, and Vegas has always been a prime location for pawnbrokers. But when […]
Revel introduces enriched recognition & rewards program for 2013 By H. Scot Krause Atlantic City’s newest resort, Revel, has launched a new and exciting rewards program that takes perks for players to the next level. Guests can earn resort dollars property-wide and enjoy free Wi-Fi and complimentary offers just for playing, staying or partying […]
Are you up for the challenge? By Henry Tamburin The truth is, most typical blackjack players are suckers. Their knowledge of the odds is poor, their logic is worse, and they want to blame their losing on everybody else. I have composed and read many “blackjack quizzes” during my career but the one […]
Triple Double Bonus gives video poker players a very wild ride By John Grochowski I once had a lengthy conversation with a team of casino executives who wanted to get my thoughts on video poker players. They knew that I hear often from video-poker-playing readers, and they knew from their own experiences that it […]