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...]

Comps’ great divide Slot fan wonders why she gets more than her video poker playing husband By John Grochowski ; “We go to the casino together once a week and we gamble about the same amount. But when we see if we have any free play or to get buf [Read story...]

Righteous Dude Gaming’s “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” captures the hilarity of the classic 1980s comedy By Frank Legato ; In the decades since its release, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has remained a cult classic, but not much has been done to cap [Read story...]

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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...]

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...]

Things are Happening at The Palms Slot Club Revamps Benefit Players! By H. Scot Krause ; If you’re 50+ years of age, Club Palms also offers Sterling Advantage.  Members of this “senior club” get extra discounts and benefits throughout the year [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...]

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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...]