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The worst bets in the casino often have the most appealing names By Frank Scoblete Players love these bets partially because they sound like so much fun. They make it sound like you’ve got a shot at winning some darn good money, even though the odds are very much stacked against you. For some […]
The ability to deceive your opponents is crucial in sports—and in poker By Jim Feist Poker is a game of mathematics, skill and psychology…and the best players use all the weapons in their arsenal. As a longtime poker player who also studies and wagers on sports on a regular basis, I understand the art […]
The essential steps to becoming an expert player by Henry Tamburin The basic playing strategy tells you the correct way to play all of the 550 different possible hands that will arise when playing blackjack. You must memorize the basic strategy and be able to make the correct play with speed and accuracy. If […]
The WSOP Mints Another Millionaire At the conclusion of this year’s World Series Of Poker, the last man standing was a 22-year-old student and professional poker player who made history as the first German resident to win the gambling world’s richest and most prestigious tournament. Pius Heinz, of Cologne, was just the second German […]
John Cirrincione, general manager of Santa Ana Star Casino, explains why his resort is the best bet in New Mexico By Rob Wiser The results of our research showed that Santa Ana Star’s slots are even looser, and pay out more money to players, than its executives realized. But don’t worry, this didn’t cause them […]
Over the holidays, Las Vegas casinos offer reasons to come back and claim generous prizes By H. Scot Krause For the sixth consecutive year, an entire year’s worth of your play at Caesars Entertainment’s Las Vegas casinos—before the Caesars takeover, these were the “Harrah’s casinos”—puts you in a position to give, or get, some […]
Bally Technologies scores a hit the bonus-packed “Cash Wizard” by Frank Legato He looks like one of those “Have A Nice Day” happy-face circles, only wearing a wizard costume. He’s a happy sort of fellow, and that’s the point. He’s the “Cash Wizard,” and he appears very frequently in the Bally Technologies game of […]
Our annual survey of best in the slot-playing world, as selected by our readers Best Overall Hotel Casino This one’s the grand prize in our annual Best of Slots issue, since our readers award it to the properties that provide the best overall, top-to-bottom experience in their regions. There were a number of repeat […]
Our annual survey of best in the slot-playing world, as selected by our readers Our Favorite Games This year’s survey certainly confirms the strength of International Game Technology in the classic reel-spinning categories, with a surprise at the very top of the reel-spinning categories of our survey—a resurgence of the world’s oldest slot-maker, Bally. […]
Our annual survey of best in the slot-playing world, as selected by our readers by Frank Legato One of the most prominent trends these days among the companies that produce slot machines is player research. Bally, IGT, WMS, Aristocrat and all the other slot makers are increasingly relying on player focus groups to tell […]