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Radical Approaches To Popular Games By Frank Scoblete I think many players get stuck in a playing mode and they can’t think any other way about their favorite games. For example, there are slot players who must play the machines that offer up to 50 million to one odds in order to win millions […]
What exactly is an open straight By Jerry “Stickman” Stich Look at the strategy for just about any video poker game and you will find two different types of straight—an open (or more accurately open-ended) straight and an inside straight. The terms open and inside also apply to straight flushes which are simply straights […]
When it comes to gambling, do you stay put or shop around? By Frank Scoblete Here is a question I’ve pondered: Do you prefer to go to the same casino(s) time and time again or do you prefer to spread your play around and visit many casinos for the first time? Of course, it […]
The 10 best and worst wagers you can make at the casino By Frank Scoblete This should be a snap, I thought. I can write this in my sleep. I immediately thought of the worst game, keno, where the house edge is about 25 percent—which means you lose about 25 cents for every dollar […]
Exploring a few of the common video poker misconceptions By Jerry “Stickman” Stich 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 […]
Questions and answers about roulette By Frank Scoblete JAGGY ASKS: Have you ever started out your day without any intention of going to a casino? My wife and I had decided to do some house cleaning and some painting of our two decks. Well that all changed when our son, John asked if we […]
Best strategies for the top four table games By Frank Scoblete Let’s take a short look at all of them: BLACKJACK There are four table-games that many players tend to enjoy playing in the casinos: blackjack, craps, roulette, and baccarat/ mini-baccarat. Each one has decisions dealing with what strategies to play, how to play […]
Do you understand how slot payback percentages really work? By John Grochowski It was a quiet Monday morning and I was strolling down the aisle of a casino, dollar slots to my left, video poker to my right. A voice rose over the background hum—not that difficult in this relatively quiet corner, away from […]
Even with slots, a little strategy goes a long way By Frank Scoblete Even though the house has an edge on just about every slot machine and video poker game (with some few, hard-to-find exceptions), players can still play a tough game against the casino if such players use intelligent strategies in deciding which […]
Get maximum bang for your buck by playing the right number of lines In the early days of visiting casinos, playing a slot machine involved a fairly simple decision. The slot machines were reel-type machines, and you had the choice of playing quarter or dollar machines. Then, when you sat down at the machine, […]