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Understanding the ever-elusive RNG by Frank Legato Our reader mail is normally a pretty good gauge of the elements of slot machines that arouse curiosity in our readers. Easily the most-asked question relates to how slot machines reach their results. More than 20 years after we first published Casino Player, readers are still asking […]
Why playing aggressively pays off By Basil Nestor You may be tempted to play this game the same way as standard hold em, checking and folding low-quality hands. But that will lose you a lot of money. Regular hold ‘em poker can be so frustrating. When bad cards come, you spend a lot of […]
With the NFL season back on track, bookies & bettors go to work I do not recommend buying picks. A lot of tout services are far more adept at marketing themselves than they are at picking winners. Last month, Las Vegas bookmakers exhaled a collective sigh of relief as they were able to […]
The Cosmopolitan beckons players with lucrative promos and tournaments By H. Scot Krause The better casino club promotions in Las Vegas are usually found at the outlying casinos and locals’ casinos–not on the Strip. But one Strip casino, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, has been offering some great promotions this summer. August is normally NFL […]
Our 16th annual roundup of the finest casinos, hotels, games and amenities in the business By Rob Wiser Here they are, the results of our 16th annual Best Of Gaming survey. Each year, we provide our readers with ballots and ask them to vote on their favorite aspects of the gaming world—the casinos they most […]
TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF PLAYING NSU DEUCES WILD By Henry Tamburin “NSU” is the abbreviation for “not so ugly.” The late video poker writer Skip Hughes used the acronym NSU to describe an unusual deuces wild game that he first saw in a casino (circa. 2000) where the per coin payout for five-of-a-kind […]
Ten Player “Mythtakes” About Slot Play By Frank Scoblete Put three quarters in a machine every five seconds, and you’re putting through $540 per hour. Play four hours, and you’ve gambled $2,160! The casinos will be more than happy to recognize such action with free or discounted rooms, meals or other perks. Mythtake #1: […]
Community-style slot machines turn players into neighbors, encouraging cooperation (and sometimes competition) As they travel around the Monopoly board, players take turns selecting game cards. Pick a 20-credit card, and you’ll probably hear a collective groan from your community. Pick one for 500 credits, and you’re a hero. “Community-style slot machines”–it has a kind […]
Casino Player Magazine June 2011 Beat the Casino With Odds Mastering the “secret” craps bet that lowers the house edge to 0% by Basil Nestor Hitting the Links Today’s elite gaming resorts offer players some of the world’s most beautiful golf courses By C.C. Royal Making the Call Do you know when to call against […]
Strictly Slots Magazine June 2011 Changing It Up Does switching denominations during your video poker session affect your chances of winning? by Bill Burton BATTLESTATIONS! One of WMS Gaming’s Best game franchises roars back with ‘Star Trek Battlestations’ by Frank Legato Forever Favorites Sometimes there’s nothing like a game that’s built to last by John […]