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How gratuities work in the casino, and why a little generosity can go a long way By Rob Wiser To tip, or not to tip? It’s a question you’ve probably wondered about at times in the casino. We, at Casino Player, certainly hope it has at least crossed your mind; after all, you wouldn’t […]
When a “winning system” sounds too good to be true, odds are it is. Some self-proclaimed casino experts will tell you about “betting systems” that will give you an advantage over the house. One of the most infamous systems is the Martingale, which has been around for many years—and has wound up crushing a […]
The ins and outs of successful bluffing By Jack Clayton Lying gets a bad name – and it should. Nobody likes to be fooled, told untruths or doubt what someone tells them. Trust is like a China plate; once it’s cracked it’s impossible to get it back to its original state. I once asked […]
Players ask insightful questions about slots By Frank Scoblete Q: I have been told that slots are run by a random number generator, but I have no idea of what that means. When I press play on a machine aren’t the wheels or video symbols what de- termines whether I win or not and […]
Betting the max on slots is not always the right move By John Grochowski For decades, players have been told that, when it comes to slots, they should always bet the max to get the best payback percentage. That’s still the case on most three-reel stepper slots, and on a small percentage of video […]
Extras muddle the picture By John Grochowski Evaluating a video poker machine is usually pretty straightforward. A 9-6 Jacks or Better machine where full houses pay 9-for-1 and flushes 6-for-1, will return more to players than an 8-5 machine. A 10-7-5 Double Bonus Poker game, where full houses pay 10-for-1, flushes 7-for-1 and straights […]
By John Grochowski Carrie has been playing slot machines for longer than she cares to remember. She and her husband Bill had already been annual Las Vegas visitors for nearly a decade when I met them in the early 1980s, several years before my own first Vegas visit. “There was no video then, just the […]
Do you know whether your slot has low or high payback? By Frank Legato On July 15, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas released the results of a study performed in Australia to ascertain whether players can notice different payback percentages on identical slot games. Two pairs of identical slot machines were placed at […]
Check raise as a bluff to gain advantage By Jack Clayton Football season is here, the best time of the sports betting calendar. That means coaches are going to use strategies to attack the weaknesses of their opponents, such as running the football all day long on a team with a small defensive line, […]
LONGER OR SHORTER By Frank Scoblete One of the opening scenes of the 1995 movie Casino has Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein explaining how the casino makes money. A mega-high roller has just won millions from his casino and Rothstein and company want to get that money back. So, Rothstein arranges for the […]