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How to minimize mistakes and use expected value to your advantage By Jim Feist Mistakes happen. All the time. They happen in sporting events, at card tables, on our way out the door, when we lock our keys in the car, bump our heads, and on and on. Even oddsmakers make mistakes. Oddsmakers goofed […]
Are you chasing the wrong jackpots? By David Stratton Why would you chase an 800-1 jackpot, when you can pursue a 7,000-1 prize with about the same chances of hitting it? Video keno has traditionally taken a back seat to video poker in Las Vegas casinos. One of the reasons is the keno machine’s […]
Keeping track of your play teaches you about yourself in Slots By Frank Scoblete Too many slot players play with wild abandon – and that can be as dangerous to them as Polonius’ not heeding his own advice. It can lead to bankroll death. In Shakespeare’s masterful play Hamlet, Polonius tells his son Laertes, […]
When it comes to winning over players, there’s nothing like winning By John Grochowski Slot machine manufacturers keep coming us back to their games because they’re fun; because we like the bonus events, or the frequency of wins; or because we’re wildly entertained by the animation and special effects. But let’s face it: The […]
I talk to a lot of slot players, and many have told me, “I was up, but I ended up giving it all back….and MORE!” I’m sure many of us have said this at one time or another, but if you experience this on a regular basis it really starts to take the fun out […]
Bally embraces the movie theme with a masterful reproduction of the 1978 movie musical Grease. Tens of thousands of slot players of a certain age can tell you exactly what Rydell High is. Tens of thousands of players of another age actually remember a real place like Rydell High. That was why the 1978 […]
How to keep your records straight for the taxman By Henry Tamburin I bet you didn’t know that you’ve got a silent partner when you play video poker. His name is Uncle Sam. When you hit a jackpot that is $1,200 or more on a video poker machine (usually this means a royal flush), […]
Why casinos don’t need Lady Luck in their corner By Frank Scoblete Just about all slot players have had glorious nights where they walked on top of the waves; where they stood atop the mountains looking down haughtily at sea and land, and at all the places where they reigned as kings and queens […]
How new slot club members can cash in on great gifts, rebates and more By H. Scot Krause Receiving a gift when you sign up for a new slot club is always a nice perk, but a rebate can be even better. We never know for sure how long a promotion will last, so […]
Multimedia’s High Rise cabinet provides the theater for a new bonus show by Frank Legato In the old days, they were called “High Boy” cabinets, but even those old super-tall slot machines couldn’t compare to the newest format from Texas-based Multimedia Games. That’s because Multimedia’s new series called High Rise Games uses the extended […]