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Expansion of mobile sports wagering fuels industry growth By Sean Chaffin The Denver Broncos may have been a winner for many Super Bowl 50 bettors in 2016, but it was Nevada casinos that cleaned up – with a record $132.5 million wagered on the game within the state. That total topped the previous record of […]
A selection of top casinos from the 2016 Best Of Slots awards Since many Casino Player readers gravitate towards slots and video poker rather than table games, we thought it appropriate to launch the new year by covering a few of the player favorite properties for slots, specifically winners from the recent “Best Of […]
A look at video blackjack By John Grochowski In most state gaming commission revenue reports, wagering totals and payouts are listed for electronic gaming devices. The category isn’t “slot machines,” and that’s deliberate. In the information they release to the public, casinos and regulators do not differentiate among slot machines and other electronic games […]
Simple slots questions and simple slots answers By Frank Scoblete Simple Slots Question: I know that there’s something called the RNG that controls the computerized slot machines but I have no idea what this means and how the results come from this computer thingy. Can you help me on this? I know it doesn’t […]
Ainsworth triples down on a good thing with sweet zone xtreme By Frank Legato For years, fans of slot games produced by Australia’s Ainsworth Game Technologies numbered one particular game series among their favorites. Called Sweet Zone, the games are woven around a central wild-symbol feature that can result in some gargantuan credit wins. “The […]
Answering reader questions about the hot and cold nature of slots By John Grochowski Sometimes slot players write to ask how games work. Sometimes they write just to tell their stories. And sometimes they write to tell stories of slot-playing experiences that sparked their questions. Let’s look at some of the recent questions that have […]
Keep your opponents off balance By Jim Feist Deception is perceived as a bad word throughout most of culture, but there are times when it is an important element to winning – and winning honestly. In warfare, deception is essential to victory on the battlefield, which can help preserve a nation. In sports, some of […]
New pari-mutuel fantasy betting scores big among Vegas sports books By Buzz Daly Until recently, the newest twist in sports betting – daily fantasy sports – completely bypassed Las Vegas as the issues of implementation, licensing and of course feasibility were unresolved. The intense TV promotion of daily fantasy sports last year by a […]
All Bonus Poker games are not created equal By John Grochowski Smart video poker players have long been trained to look at the payoffs on certain hands before deciding to play. In games without wild cards, the first place to look is the return on full houses and flushes. A Bonus Poker game that […]
Exciting new versions of Ultimate X are coming soon By John Grochowski Regular readers will know that video poker has long been a passion of mine. When my wife and I made our first Las Vegas trip together more than 25 years ago, it was a video poker-playing trek on the Strip that made […]