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Eliminate these common errors from your play By Henry Tamburin Below is a list of ten mistakes most frequently made by video poker players. The more of these mistakes you make, the more money you will lose. Make it a goal to eliminate these mistakes from your play. You’ll be glad you did. 1. […]
Use the surrender rule to reduce the house edge By Henry Tamburin It’s no secret that the casinos in Pennsylvania have some of the best blackjack games in the country. One of the reasons for this is the surrender rule, which must be offered (by regulation) at every blackjack game in every casino in […]
Understanding your opening moves and hands By Jim Feist In sports, poker and gaming, everyone is anxious to know the end result: How much did I win? But what you do along the way determines how much your take is, or how much you are down. So let’s start at the beginning. What do […]
Understanding the royal flush cycle By Henry Tamburin I received the following email me from a reader that I decided to make the topic of my column this month. Following your advice in a column I read in Strictly Slots, I’ve been playing 9/6 Jacks or Better for over a year but […]
Small tips can make a big difference for players By John Grochowski I once saw a woman land three jackpot symbols on the payline of a reel-stepper slot. She screamed, her friends jumped around her… and nothing happened. No lights, no bells and whistles, no payoffs. On the machine she was playing, the […]
Five tips to avoid the long walk of shame by Basil Nestor It can happen to anyone, even film legend Ben Affleck. On April 28, he was playing blackjack at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. According to Variety, Ben was approached by a casino rep who told him, “You’re too good at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Don’t just reach for the perfect hand by Jim Feist When I walk up to the wagering window at any Las Vegas sports book I don’t go there with the intention of losing my bet. However, you can’t win every game. Sometimes you get hit with incredibly bad/unlucky beats, such as in the 2013 […]