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Strictly Slots Magazine February 2017 STACKING PANDAS Aruze gives the video slot machine a new look with “Tower Stack Feature Panda” By Frank Legato SLOT WAR Video vs. Reel Slots SLOTS ARE PERFECT EMPLOYEES Living in an age of machines By Frank Scoblete KEEPING A KICKER Crucial variations in video poker By John Grochowski Make […]

Casino Player Magazine January 2017 PLAYER FAVORITES A selection of top casinos from the 2016 Best Of Slots awards NUMBERS GAME Expansion of mobile sports wagering fuels industry growth By Sean Chaffin BEATING FRUSTRATION – KEEP EMOTIONS IN CHECK Bluffs, flops and what TV has done to the game By Jim Feist THE REAL TRUTH […]

Strictly Slots Magazine January 2017 FIRE AND ICE Answering reader questions about the hot and cold nature of slots By John Grochowski THUNDER AND TREASURE Ainsworth triples down on a good thing with sweet zone xtreme By Frank Legato SIMPLY SPEAKING Simple slots questions and simple slots answers By Frank Scoblete PROCEED WITH CAUTION A […]

Strictly Slots Magazine December 2016 BRIGHT LIGHTS, SURGING DRAGONS AGS uses its new Orion cabinet to bring out the best in the new PowerXStream game River Dragons By Frank Legato BONUS HUNTER New games and new bonus rounds coming in 2017 By John Grochowski ULTIMATE VIDEO POKER Exciting new versions of Ultimate X are coming […]

Casino Player Magazine December 2016 ALL POINTS OF THE COMPASS Our coast-to-coast roundup of the top Native American casinos By Karrie L. Zukowski PARTY AT THE PLAZA A favorite downtown casino offers big fun in a vintage Vegas setting By Sean Chaffin HYBRID FANTASY New pari-mutuel fantasy betting scores big among Vegas sports books By […]

Strictly Slots Magazine November 2016 THE BEST OF SLOTS 2016 Our annual review of your favorite slots— and the casinos that offer them! By Frank Legato, & John Grochowski THOSE INFERNAL MACHINES: THE IN-BETWEEN The bad, the in-between and the good By Frank Scoblete GETTING IT STRAIGHT The skinny on straight flushes By Henry Tamburin […]

Casino Player Magazine November 2016 COMING IN 2017 New table games unveiled at the Global Gaming Expo By John Grochowski ATTRACTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GAMBLERS G2E offers a glimpse at millennial-focused skill-based gaming for the casino floor By Benjamin Marx BLACKJACK ADVICE Tips for playing a double-deck blackjack game By Henry Tamburin THE NUMBERS […]

Strictly Slots Magazine October 2016 SLOT FUTURES 2016 Our annual review of the “new model year” of slot machines coming soon to a casino near you By Frank Legato BOTTOM LINE When to bet the MAX on the slots By John Grochowski BEST OF THE WEST Big winners from casino player’s 2016 best of gaming […]

Casino Player Magazine October 2016 STACKING CHIPS An inside look at an average day at the World Series of Poker By Sean Chaffin 24 KARAT COMPS Golden nugget expands their player reward program REAPING THE REWARDS Slot players are at the center of casino profits— and perks By John Grochowski THE DARKSIDE OF THE MOON […]

Casino Player Magazine September 2016 THE 2016 BEST OF GAMING AWARDS Casino Player’s annual survey of the country’s best casinos By J. Phillip Vogel TO SAVE OR NOT TO SAVE For a royal flush, that is the question By Jerry “Stickman” Stich YOU’RE BEING WATCHED Don’t play any hand – play the right hand By […]