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AGS lights up the screen with the colorful and quick “FireWolf II” By Frank Legato Few slot players are well-versed on the companies that make the slot machines they play, even the largest ones. Players know the games, not the companies. Small companies that are successful in the slot business live by player recognition of […]
How jackpots work in the Deuces games By John Grochowski When video poker rocketed to popularity in the 1980s after its invention by Si Redd in the 1970s, a couple of things became apparent that still influence games today. ■ Players will flock to video games that give them frequent paybacks and a good shot […]
Looking for a great casino for slots? Check out these favorite properties For the majority of casino gamblers slots are the biggest draw. And why not? Sure the odds are against you, but where else do you have a shot at turning a couple of bucks into a life-changing fortune? Owing to their massive popularity, […]
Here’s what’s going on in the sports betting industry By Buzz Daly With slim pickins’ in the sports books this month, Las Vegas endures triple-digit temperatures that lull sun-baked sports bettors into letting their bankrolls hibernate, while the boys that take our bets are plotting ways to kick start the action for the coming […]
WSOP Gets Underway With Changes, additions… and fun! By Sean Chaffin The biggest event in poker got underway June 1 as the 47th Annual World Series of Poker kicked off in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino. The event continues to grow and attracted more than 100,000 entries last year and awarded $210 […]
Confessions of a slot sinner By Frank Scoblete If I were still in Our Lady of Angels Catholic Grammar School in Bay Ridge Brooklyn and the nuns, led by my nemesis Sister Jerome Drake, would drag us over to the church for a serious bout of Confession, I’d be in great trouble now. I would […]
Aruze’s new “Super Vault” reel-spinning progressive slot takes a popular style and makes it better By Frank Legato You may do a double-take at first, thinking Aruze Gaming’s elegant new wheel-spinning slot machine is a certain other famous wheel game. Called Super Vault, it is a three-reel game, like that other one. The roulette-style wheel […]
Every game has its own turning points on hands with royal potential By John Grochowski There’s nothing like a royal flush to make a video poker player’s day. On a quarter machine it’s a $1,000 payoff if you bet five coins, and it’s a grand experience. I remember every detail of my first royal. My […]
Choosing the best version of blackjack By Henry Tamburin Has this ever happened to you? You enter a casino to play blackjack and spot an empty seat at one blackjack table, and another at an adjacent table. Both tables have posted $10 minimum bets. The dealer on one table is dealing a double-deck game, pitching […]
There’s a growing army of legal sports betting proponents By Buzz Daly Not everyone buys into the notion that evolution is for real and a positive development. Darwin’s theory still has nonbelievers, and evolved modern man is considered a wimp by some women. But the burgeoning evolution that is changing negative attitudes about legal […]