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A look at video blackjack By John Grochowski In most state gaming commission revenue reports, wagering totals and payouts are listed for electronic gaming devices. The category isn’t “slot machines,” and that’s deliberate. In the information they release to the public, casinos and regulators do not differentiate among slot machines and other electronic games […]
Are you holding the best cards? Don’t be so sure By Henry Tamburin Oftentimes, video poker players are dealt hands in which one of the holds is so tempting they just cannot resist. For example, suppose you are playing Jacks or Better and are dealt the following hand. How would you play it? […]
A look at some common video poker options By John Grochowski No matter how dedicated the video poker player, it’s all but impossible to memorize the ins and outs of strategy for every game and every pay table. If you’re going to flip back and forth among Jacks or Better, Double Bonus Poker, Double […]
A look at video blackjack By John Grochowski In most state gaming commission revenue reports, wagering totals and payouts are listed for electronic gaming devices. The category isn’t “slot machines,” and that’s deliberate. In the information they release to the public, casinos and regulators do not differentiate among slot machines and other electronic games […]
Steps some players take when trying to change their luck By Jerry “Stickman” Stich Every game that is based on randomness will have streaks— both lucky streaks and unlucky streaks. These streaks can, and often do, last for a long period of time. How do people react when caught in an unlucky streak to […]
How much cash should a video poker player bring to the casino? By Jerry “Stickman” Stich Winning is obviously the best way to have fun on a video poker machine, but as we know, most sessions will not be winners. In fact, even if you’re a pretty good player, losing sessions will probably outnumber […]
There may not be hold-and-spin bonuses or animated dragons, but video poker is a game where you can improve your odds through knowledge By Frank Legato This space has always been devoted to slot machines, but I’d like to broaden the definition of slots this month to include all gaming machines. For our purposes […]
No matter how good it may look, no betting system will beat the math of the game By Jerry “Stickman” Stich They are everywhere. System sellers, those snake oil salesmen of the gambling world, bombard you with emails. Recently I have received some emails from fairly novice players asking questions about one form of […]
Debunking common video poker myths By John Grochowski With almost all things that have been with us for a while, myths develop. Some myths are based on fact, others are based on the way the human mind thinks the facts should be. Video poker myths have been around since shortly after the introduction of […]
To hold that kicker or not—that is the question By John Grochowski It’s always tempting to go for the big jackpot, and often in video poker that’s just what we do. We’ll break up a flush, straight or high pair for a one-card draw to a royal flush, tossing away smaller payoffs for a […]