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Tips for playing a double-deck blackjack game By Henry Tamburin Recently, I received questions from two different blackjack players that dealt with playing a double-deck game, which I decided to make the topic of my column this month. The first question came from a basic strategy player who normally plays an eight-deck blackjack game. […]
G2E offers a glimpse at millennial-focused skill-based gaming for the casino floor By Benjamin Marx WALKING THROUGH THE SPRAWLING AND crowded floor of the Global Gaming Expo, the yearly Las Vegas convention showcasing the very latest in casino innovations, one can’t help but be overwhelmed by the thousands of new slot machines and table […]
New table games unveiled at the Global Gaming Expo By John Grochowski When casino industry execs, managers and suppliers from around the world flock to Las Vegas each year for the Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, they get a preview of the latest in products that include slot machines, […]
Gimme that old-time slot play By Frank Legato Recently, I was at the big casino-industry trade show in Las Vegas, which is where we all put on suits, and do “roundtable discussions,” and look at new slot machines. Sometimes, we even have roundtable discussions about new slot machines. Always with the suits on. Even […]
The skinny on straight flushes By Henry Tamburin When was the last time you hit a straight flush? If you are like me, it’s probably been awhile. (Although shortly I’ll tell you a true story of an unbelievable adventure my wife had with straight flushes.) So why is it that we never seem to […]
The bad, the in-between and the good By Frank Scoblete In the October issue I discussed the bad experiences many slot players have had in their attempts to conquer Lady Luck. This issue I’ll take you into the world of players who have had in-between experiences; kind of good, kind of bad at the […]
Our annual review of your favorite slots— and the casinos that offer them! By Frank Legato, & John Grochowski The world’s major slot-machine manufacturers are busy designing new styles of games that will impact slot floors significantly over the coming years. Games where skill is a factor in winning money will take various forms over […]
Simple strategy for the “don’t” side of craps By Frank Scoblete Only the astronauts have seen the dark side of the moon; which is the side that always faces away from us and cannot be seen from our earthly vantage point. For the rest of us the dark side of the moon seems a […]
Slot players are at the center of casino profits— and perks By John Grochowski Today’s casinos are so slot-machine centric that it can be difficult to imagine a time when slot players weren’t a desired demographic, a target of comps, perks and special offers to keep us coming back. Meal comps? Free rooms? Those […]
Golden nugget expands their player reward program Golden Nugget is letting players put their money— or at least their comps— where their mouth is. Beginning on October 1, its five casinos in Las Vegas, Laughlin, Atlantic City, Biloxi and Lake Charles will give its 24 Karat Select Club members another means to redeem comps […]