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There’s more to the casino than gaming By Frank Scoblete This is not a review of casinos. I am sure that most of you have your favorite casinos at which to play and I am not going to change your minds. No, this is my outline of what is the best of the best […]
A crash-course on playing smart at the tables Every type of game in the casino has a different house edge: the mathematical advantage that the casino has over you. On a game with a high house edge, you might get lucky in the short term, but over time that edge will grind down your […]
There’s More To Roulette Than You Might Think Roulette is a fun and exciting game that’s fairly simple to play. Just pick a number and cross your fingers. But the obvious simplicity of the game hides an interesting and intricate design, and an unusual history. Here are ten things that you might not know […]
Heaven, hell and everything in between By Frank Scoblete When I was an athlete there were games where near perfection seemed to exist for me. It was hard to miss a pitch or a basket. Everything just seemed to come to me. Of course, the equal but opposite was also true – disappointingly so. […]
Saving Money For Slot Play By Frank Scoblete Don’t you hate it when you think something similar to the following thoughts? “I really used up little Timmy’s college fund at the machines. Me bad.” “I just got carried away at the machines and kept taking out lines of credit until I ran out of […]
Why players earn more comps on slots than video poker By John Grochowski Carrie has been playing slot machines for longer than she cares to remember. She and her husband Bill had already been annual Las Vegas visitors for nearly a decade when I met them in the early 1980s, several years before my […]
Which Double Double Bonus machine is best? By John Grochowski Evaluating a video poker machine is usually pretty straight-forward. A 9-6 Jacks or Better machine where full houses pay 9-for-1 and flushes 6-for-1, will return more players than a 8-5 machine. A 10-7-5 Double Bonus Poker game, where full houses pay 10-for-1, flushes 7-for-1 […]
Super Bowl Makes Annual Appearance in Las Vegas By Buzz Daly Just in time to rescue a nation badly in need of a remedy for the winter blahs and distraction from relentless politically-inspired turmoil, we get to celebrate our favorite unofficial national holiday, Super Bowl Sunday. Ostensibly, the Super Bowl crowns the NFL’s best […]
The short life of the River Rat By Jack Clayton There’s one in every crowd. The loudmouth who mucks up a quiet family dinner, the athlete who turns the ball over and costs you a winning ticket at the sports book, or the guy at work who makes one screw-up that ruins eight hours […]
Favorite games come and go By John Grochowski All casino players have their favorite games, but those favorites aren’t always set in stone. These favorites evolve as games change and players gain experience. Today’s blackjack player might be tomorrow’s three card poker player, and today’s slots player might be tomorrow’s roulette player. I opened […]