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New Jersey’s Scott Blumstein Wins World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Showdown By Sean Chaffin “I’m either going to look like a genius or an idiot,” Blumstein said after mucking his cards. After 10 days of play and thousands of entries, Scott Blumstein emerged as the World Series of Poker Main Event […]
Do you understand how slot payback percentages really work? By John Grochowski It was a quiet Monday morning and I was strolling down the aisle of a casino, dollar slots to my left, video poker to my right. A voice rose over the background hum—not that difficult in this relatively quiet corner, away from […]
Even with slots, a little strategy goes a long way By Frank Scoblete Even though the house has an edge on just about every slot machine and video poker game (with some few, hard-to-find exceptions), players can still play a tough game against the casino if such players use intelligent strategies in deciding which […]
Get maximum bang for your buck by playing the right number of lines In the early days of visiting casinos, playing a slot machine involved a fairly simple decision. The slot machines were reel-type machines, and you had the choice of playing quarter or dollar machines. Then, when you sat down at the machine, […]
AGS combines Chinese culture with the attraction of its popular new Orion cabinet in Fu Nan Fu Nu, a game that’s already drawing crowds By Frank Legato It’s certainly shaping up that way for Fu Nan Fu Nu, a game that is helping slot-maker AGS debut Orion, a player friendly, marquee-style cabinet that is […]
Believing myths about slot machines can cost you big By Frank Scoblete The big progressives are actually the toughest machines on which to win since they must withhold money for those large jackpots. The world of the slot machines is filled with misinformation or semi-truthful information. Players often have the wrong idea about what […]
How Can Slots Be Random If… By John Grochowski It’s hardly news to informed slot players that the games are designed to yield random results and that there’s nothing you can do to make winners come up more often nor identify when the big hits might be coming. The games don’t have pre-programmed patterns […]
How Fast Should You Play Your Video Poker Hands? By Jerry “Stickman” Stich Each video poker player has their own comfort level when it comes to how fast, or slow, to play their favorite game. Some set the speed of the machine on the slowest possible setting, hit the Deal button, study the cards […]
Top 10 Tips For Maximum Money Management BEFORE YOU PLAY 1. SET A BUDGET: Gambling is a form of entertainment that does not have a set price. The money you spend gambling should be considered an entertainment expense, and you should never take money to the casino that you can’t aord to lose. If you […]
Believing Myths About Table Games Can Cost You Big By Frank Scoblete There are more myths and misconceptions about casino table games than you can throw a “craps-out” about them; especially as there is no such thing as a craps-out. So here are some untruths with their truths quickly behind them. Untruth: The […]