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For a royal flush, that is the question By Jerry “Stickman” Stich As a gambling writer, everything you commit to print is subject to review, interpretation and opinions of the readers. In a previous Casino Player article I noted that it had been a very long time since my last royal flush while playing […]
Seven rules slot players need to live by By Frank Scoblete There are 10-best-things-to-do lists for just about everything from chocolate puddings to adult diapers. Now don’t our slot players deserve such an important to-do list considering without slot players there would be little or no casino explosion or expansion on our planet? Certainly. So […]
An Insider’s Guide to Color Match Royals By Mike fields My heart just skipped a beat. I thought I had a Royal Flush (RF). An elusive RF, a hand we rarely see but LOVE to hit. Ace, king, queen, 10 of hearts and a nine of hearts. So close. Of course, I zeroed my attention […]
Which slots do the best job of making the theme a part of the game? By John Grochowski Conversation overheard between two slot players, a man and a woman, at a casino coffee shop: HER: “I’ll bet you’re going back to Caddyshack after lunch.” HIM: “That was a lot of fun.” HER: “You had […]
Scientific games’ “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” taps into humor that had an entire generation laughing By Frank Legato For a wide swath of baby boomers who were in high school and/or college in the 1970s, there was a weekly ritual—belly laughs in front of the television, courtesy of the British sketch-comedy series Monty […]
When to play and when to walk away Jerry Stich Almost everyone who plays video poker has some sort of money management techniques. By this I mean that they have some idea before they play about when they are going to stop playing based on where their bankroll stands. One of the most basic (and […]
Blackjack players rant about their pet peeves By Henry Tamburin In my column in the October 2015 issue of Casino Player, I ranted about my pet peeves when I play blackjack. At the conclusion of the column, I asked readers to send me their pet peeves, promising I would publish them in Casino Player. Well, […]
Debunking common video poker myths By Henry Tamburin Video poker has its share of myths and misconceptions. Many players mistakenly believe in them which hinder their progress toward becoming a winning player; therefore, my goal this month is to dispel these myths. Casinos can change the odds of hitting jackpots on video poker machines Many […]
AGS lights up the screen with the colorful and quick “FireWolf II” By Frank Legato Few slot players are well-versed on the companies that make the slot machines they play, even the largest ones. Players know the games, not the companies. Small companies that are successful in the slot business live by player recognition of […]
How jackpots work in the Deuces games By John Grochowski When video poker rocketed to popularity in the 1980s after its invention by Si Redd in the 1970s, a couple of things became apparent that still influence games today. ■ Players will flock to video games that give them frequent paybacks and a good shot […]