A beginner’s guide to beating the dealer By Al O’Grady Blackjack is a simple game. That is part of its appeal. Whoever gets closer to 21 without going over, wins. We make it more complicated than what it really is. For the beginner, using the ace as either one or 11 tends to confuse […]
Slot suppliers put their own twists on game events that are basically the same By Frank Legato In the casino industry, autumn marks an important annual event, the Global Gaming Expo (G2E). This is the event at which the top slot manufacturers roll out their new games for the coming year. Next month, I’ll […]
Let’s say you walk up to a blackjack table, lay down $700, bet $100 per hand, and lose seven consecutive decisions. Is that unusual? What about losing eight decisions out of 10? How often does that happen? Let’s say you’re dealt two ruby-red kings. Nice hand, right? What are the chances the dealer […]