Betting the Minimum Forget the old rule of always betting max coins By John Grochowski There is no magic formula for winning on the slots. No betting pattern, no duration of play before moving to a new machine, no pauses between spins, no using or wi [Read story...]

Lesser of Two Evils How to handle low return video poker by jerry “stickman” stich ; It is always great to be able to find high return video poker such as 99.5 percent or more. If players are diligent, they can usually find high paying games in m [Read story...]

Blackjack FAQs Questions and answers on a casino favorite By Henry Tamburin ; Blackjack continues to be the most popular table game in casinos. The reason is that it is an easy game to learn how to play, it’s a beatable game, and it’s possible to [Read story...]

Small Tips, BIG Picture The little things count for fun in the casinos By John Grochowski ; When you play in casinos, chances are that a good deal of your focus is on the big picture, the things most important to you. How much money are you going to [Read story...]

Close Encounters Winning Kind On slots and video poker, anything can happen—and sometimes does by John Grochowski ; Whether  you’re playing slots or video poker, all things are possible on all plays. The random number generator has a full comple [Read story...]

Everybody Loves Him Actor/comedian Ray Romano bemoans poker, Twitter and everything else in between By Michele LaFong When I got “Everyone Loves Raymond,” they gave me an acting coach. They said “we want to try to hook you up with an acting coa [Read story...]

The Slot Machine Battle Royal Getting a little extra oomph out of slot play By Frank Scoblete ; The jaded slot player has seen it all, done it all, but still wants some kind of new excitement; some new element that will raise slot play a notch or two [Read story...]

Resorts World to the Rescue The casino that saved the Big A By Dave Little ; But, as with many racetracks across the country, interest over the last 20 years has diminished in the racing as other gaming choices became available to the consumer. Like [Read story...]

Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack Wheeling, West Virginia In one form or another, Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack has been a familiar face in West Virginia for more than a century.  From its early racing days in the Civil War era to its [Read story...]

It’s Official: TournEvent has Champion Multimedia Games crowns the nation’s first ever best slot tournament player By J. Phillip Vogel ; Following a whirlwind tour that included 77 casinos, crossed 17 states and spanned some 30,000 miles, Multime [Read story...]

Video Poker Returns Scouting the machines that pay the best By Henry Tamburin ; A frustrating part of video poker for most players is the dizzying array of different pay tables that they’ll find in casinos for their favorite video poker game. For e [Read story...]

Best of Slots 2013 Our annual snapshot of the best the slot floor has to offered, as determined by the best available authority—our readers by Frank Legato ; Every year, we ask our readers who they think is best. This year, 2013, for the 13th time, [Read story...]

Haggling and hitting the jackpot Rick Harrison talks about Pawn Stars, Las Vegas, and the popular new slot machine By Sean Chaffin ; This year, the show achieved a Las Vegas milestone—Bally Technologies has produced a video slot machine based on th [Read story...]

Video Slots: A Newbie’s Dilemma One man, three plans. Which one to choose? By John Grochowski ; Video slots aren’t games of strategy, strictly speaking, but it never hurts to have a plan of attack. ; The notes that cross my email box keep me cons [Read story...]

The Price for Playing “Your” Way How much do your playing errors cost you? By Henry Tamburin ; So if basic strategy is readily available, why don’t all players use it when they play blackjack? I believe it’s because many players don’t under [Read story...]

New Year’s Resolutions Make your video poker experience better in 2014 ; 2013 is now gone and 2014 is here. I hope that the old year was kind to you in the casinos. If it wasn’t, now is the time for putting the old year behind and looking forward [Read story...]

What a Bonanza Big wins bring fond memories to go with the cash By John Grochowski ; ; When it comes to big wins on the slot, nearly everybody has a story and players love to tell them. The math model on a slot machine’s base game might be the key [Read story...]

The Future of Tables Gamines Faster games and higher stakes are on the horizon By Basil Nestor ; Chart imitates life. And it also predicts the future for table games in 2014. Games are getting faster. Stakes are going up. Tables are earning more for [Read story...]

Video Poker Classics Can’t decide which version of video poker to play? Consider these favorites:   JACKS OR BETTER: This is one of the least volatile video poker games. If you’re looking for an even-keel experience that will keep you in your se [Read story...]

Know Your Game The differences between Class II and Class III video poker by Jerry “Stickman” Stich ; If you do all your video poker play in Nevada or New Jersey this article may not be for you. However, if you ever play at Indian casinos in othe [Read story...]

Playing Poker: The Skill or the Will? Don’t just reach for the perfect hand by Jim Feist ; When I walk up to the wagering window at any Las Vegas sports book I don’t go there with the intention of losing my bet. However, you can’t win every gam [Read story...]