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What exactly does “random” mean, anyway? By Jerry “Stickman” Stich In articles and books about video poker, we read about the odds of particular hands being made, and the house edge of various games. Discussions of odds or house edge are always predicated on a random game. For example, the odds of getting a […]
A max bet by mistake pays off big time in Triple Double Bonus bonanza By John Grochowski Like any other casino player, I slip up sometimes. One of the signs of fatigue that tells me it’s time for a rest is when I see a video poker card I should have held disappear from […]
By Jerry “Stickman” Stich Video poker myths have been around since the first machines were introduced. Some myths have been phased out by technology, such as the one about the temperature of your coins influencing whether you would win or lose. (Some folks really believed that putting in cold coins would improve your results, […]
6,420 began but only nine players remain in the WSOP’s Championship Event By J. Phillip Vogel Every year, like clockwork, poker players from around the world descend on Las Vegas in droves, all with one burning thought on their mind: to win a World Series Of Poker event. Those players with the highest […]
Ins and outs of the check raise By Jim Feist August may be hot, but I could care less: Football season is here and the poker rooms are air conditioned! Football season means coaches are going to use strategies to attack the weaknesses of their opponents, such as running the football all day long […]
Gamblers may soon be able to relive Cuba’s roaring 50s—in more ways than one By I. Nelson Rose Diplomatic relations have been restored and the U.S. embassy in Havana and the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C., are being reopened. Travel restrictions have been eased, though Americans without relatives in Cuba still have to be […]
Learn the answers to gaming’s most frequently asked questions! By Frank Scoblete I love giving talks to my fellow casino players, and I can always be certain they’ll bombard me with plenty of questions. Here are 38 of the most common queries I’ve answered over the years, organized by category and followed by my […]
Strictly Slots Magazine July 2015 SLOT JUGGERNAUT Multimedia Games’ innovative games and popular international slots tournament are only the beginning by John Grochowski MAXIMIZING YOUR VIDEO POKER PLAY Top tips for positive play by Jerry “Stickman” Stich TournEvent FAVORITES Our picks for some of the best casinos participating in the 2015 TournEvent Of Champions by […]
Casino Player Magazine July 2015 Tricks of the Trade Carlos Mencia’s evolution of comedy By Tim Wassberg UPPING THE ANTE Poker’s Best Battle for Glory at the WSOP By Sean Chaffin Motown Magic These casinos make a visit to the Detroit area a must for any gambler By Karrie L. Zukowski Send Me No Flowers […]
The sane way to look at comps By Frank Scoblete Casino players love comps. No secret there. Look at all the players who routinely hand in their player’s cards in order to be “rated.” Being rated is simply the casino keeping track of how much you bet, how long you play, the house edge […]