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The odds are against the player. So why do we gamble? By Frank Scoblete When I tell people that I enjoy casino gambling there are two general reactions, one good, one not so good. First let’s start with the negative; those people who look at you as some type of dimwitted sucker for enjoying […]
LONGER OR SHORTER By Frank Scoblete One of the opening scenes of the 1995 movie Casino has Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein explaining how the casino makes money. A mega-high roller has just won millions from his casino and Rothstein and company want to get that money back. So, Rothstein arranges for the […]
THE NEED FOR SPEED 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 that are dealt in great […]
SLOTS TO THE MAX By John Grochowski For decades, players have been told they should always bet the max to get the best possible payback percentage. That’s still the case for most of the three-reel stepper slots, as well as on a small percentage of video slots. But simply getting the highest payback percentage […]
Do you play a variety of video poker games? By Jerry “Stickman” Stich One of the reasons for the popularity of video poker is because it typically has a higher payback than slot machines—sometimes more than 100 percent for a skilled player. Regardless of which video poker game you play, achieving the long term […]
A look at some common video poker options By John Grochowski No matter how dedicated the video poker player, it’s all but impossible to memorize the ins and outs of strategy for every game and every pay table. If you’re going to flip back and forth among Jacks or Better, Double Bonus Poker, Double […]
Airports, dinosaurs, a crook gets caught, and much more By Sean Chaffin There has been plenty of news in the casino and slot machine world lately. This month Spinning Reels takes a look at the situation in Massachusetts, including a slot-related crime, as well as some other news in the industry. From slots at […]
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 […]
Go for the big score or the steady wins By Frank Scoblete I love baseball. I am a New York Yankees fan (do not boo me!) ever since I met Joe DiMaggio in 1953 shortly after he retired. It was my first time at Yankee Stadium. I was six years old and I was […]
Exploring a few of the common video poker misconceptions By John Grochowski With almost all things that have been with us for a while, myths develop. Some myths are based on fact, others are based on the way the human mind thinks the facts should be. Video Poker myths have been around since shortly […]