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AGS table-game progressives add a new level of excitement to the pit By Frank Legato The big-money jackpot. For more than three decades— since the 1986 launch of Megabucks—that phrase has been most associated with the slot machine. For the past decade, however, it has gained attention in the pit as never before. Table-game […]
It’s easier to earn a high theoretical playing slots than it is video poker By Frank Scoblete Slot players rule the casinos. They do. Just walk into a casino and look around. This fact is not hard to see. Some 60 to 90 percent of slot losses make up the casino coffers. There would […]
Atlantic City used to offer great choices for the video poker player. No more. By Frank Legato A few weeks ago, I stayed at the Tropicana Atlantic City. I love the Trop, now owned by Caesars Entertainment, because of the Quarter dining and retail attraction. After dinner at Carmine’s in the Quarter, my wife […]
Strategy tips for Double Double Bonus By Henry Tamburin A friend of mine used to play Jacks or Better but claims the game wasn’t “exciting enough” for him so he switched to Double Double Bonus (DDB). The reason is because unlike Jacks or Better, where all four-of-a-kind hands pay 125 coins (max coin bet), […]
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 […]
Video poker moments, questions and back-to-back pays By John Grochowski Video poker players often come away from the games with tales to tell, and sometimes with questions to ask. The ol’ email box frequently brings some of each. Let’s share a few, along with some comments. KIT I have a back-to-back wins […]
Holding the low-card kicker in Double Double Bonus Poker By John Grochowski It’s always tempting to go for the big jackpot, and often in video poker that’s just what we do. We’ll break up a flush, straight or high pair for a one-card draw to a royal flush, tossing away smaller payoffs for a […]
By John Grochowski Many questions from video poker players concern theories about certain hands being “due.” Some examples include the following: “I have played for 10 years and never had a royal flush. Surely I should have had several by now. I certainly must be due.” “I read somewhere that a video poker player […]
If you think your video poker machine is “rigged,” think again By Jerry “Stickman” Stich I have friends who firmly believe that casinos “fix” their video poker machines. They feel the casinos are cheating by not giving a random game, and in support of their beliefs, they cite some of the following observations: Have […]
“Identical” video poker machines might have very important differences By Jerry “Stickman” Stitch Just because two video poker machines have the same name, and the pay tables look the same, does not necessarily mean they are exactly the same game. I was reminded of this recently when I visited a casino with a good […]