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THE “OOPS!” FACTOR

The best assumption is that you can make no assumptions By John Grochowski   Ever have an “oops!” casino moment, one of those times when things have gone wrong and you know it’s your own fault because you didn’t check the game rules or assumed a little too much? I sure have. I’ve been going […]

BIG DISPLAY, BIG PLANS

Gaming Arts highlights its new VertX Grand cabinet with a trio of strong new games By Frank Legato   For slot-makers lately, great new games and great new cabinets have gone hand in hand. Many of those new cabinet presentations these days are in large formats—and game developers have used those giant canvases to create […]

BEST OF RACINOS AWARDS 2022

Strictly Slots magazine’s annual survey of the country’s favorite racinos By Sean Chaffin   The bugle call, the parade of horses, the tote board, and the betting window. Who can resist the fun that awaits at that nearest horse track? A bit of casino gaming only adds to the fun and racinos are now a […]

Food For Thought

Gaming ingredients for smart blackjack play By Frank Scoblete   Take any food package or jar of food and you will invariably see on the back or side of it a list of the ingredients that food contains. This is obviously an attempt to help you decide whether to eat that particular food. I check […]

The Payback Conundrum

High returns are good, but enjoying the game is important By Frank Legato   For more than three decades, Casino Player has been advising players to go for the “loosest slots”—meaning, the best gamble on the slot floor is the game with the highest payback percentage. This magazine, in fact, invented the term “loose slots,” […]

Open-Air Gaming

Hitting the tables and slots in unique outdoor areas offer some fresh air and fun   Summer is here! Outdoor gaming is a concept more properties, and more Americans, are embracing, especially after the past two years. Whether in response to the coronavirus pandemic or just a need for a place to stretch those legs […]

Summer at the Shore

Get ready for Atlantic City’s biggest summer season yet By Sean Chaffin   Sun, surf, sand, and some casino gaming. Atlantic City is perfect for all of this each summer and the scene just keeps getting better. As vacationers break out the beach chairs and sunglasses, properties are upping the experience with even more amenities […]

Strictly Slots Magazine June 2022

Strictly Slots Magazine June 2022 MOVING ON UP Incredible Technologies is turning heads on slot floors with its Prism VXP moving cabinet and a collection of strong games By Frank Legato ROYAL TIME Should we expect a royal every 100 hours of play, every 48, or somewhere in between By John Grochowski BEST STRATEGIES FOR […]

Casino Player Magazine June 2022

Casino Player Magazine June 2022 GOLF & GAMING GETAWAY If you love casino gaming as much as you love golf, these resorts in the North are your summer go-to spots By Sean Chaffin TRICKSTER MOVES Cheating scandals rock high-stakes poker world By Sean Chaffin DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE When a “winning system” sounds too good […]

Random or Not

Nothing in the universe is perfectly random, but slots are as random as humans can program a computer to be By Frank Scoblete   There are several problems with randomness. The first, and most obvious, is that randomness is often mistaken for non-randomness. This you see at gambling games of all types. A roulette game […]

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