GAMING GURUS: LATEST FROM OUR STRATEGY EXPERTS

Ask the Slot Expert: Are bubble craps machines fair?

Question: I was curious if you have considered mailing your VHS copy of Jimmy "The Scot" Jordan’s Video Poker Tape to Redlettermedia.com. They have already reviewed his tape on slot machine and it was great! I think another one of his tapes would be comedic gold! Answer: I had never heard of this site...read more

Radical approaches to the games

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 of dollars...read more

Top 10 new online slot games

As 2018 comes to a close, online slot and game providers continue to unveil new slot games — including a few holiday-themed games.Below is our list of the top new online slot game releases from the last few months:10. Primal Megaways Set in the Stone Age, U.K.-based Blueprint Gaming's latest release sees players battle with a variety of prehistoric animals to trigger big wins and unlock free spins.Three or more bonus symbols activate the Primal bonus free spins round, where players can enter with up to 30 free spins and win more during the bonus game...read more

Ryan's story

When readers relay tales of their gambling exploits, they’re almost always taking a victory lap. Everybody loves to relive their big wins.Of course, we all know the losing times are part of the deal when you play. And every once in a while a reader comes through with a cautionary tale.In the case of Ryan, a New Yorker who finds himself in Las Vegas a couple of times a year on business, the cautionary tale has a happy ending...read more

Best bets at craps

If you expect to beat the house at casino craps, you need to know which are the best bets you can make and which ones to avoid. With over 100 different bets available, you need to have a good knowledge of which are which. Don’t forget craps is a losing game for the player in the long run.However, you can turn the tables by making the right kind of bets and then take your winnings and leave...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Jackpot and sports betting edition

Another U.S. state opened its first sportsbook this week. We also have two jackpot winners, MGM Resorts partnering with Major League Baseball and a New York casino resort announcing an expansion.Let’s begin with the jackpots:5. $100,000 win at Sycuan CasinoSan Diego resident Kristina W...read more

We make mistakes

QUESTION: This is more a story than a question. I know you shouldn’t stand on soft 17. I know that when the dealer has a six up and I have A-6 I should double down. I always do that, except this one time I didn’t.My only excuse is that my attention was elsewhere...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Losing playing video poker

Question: I'm way behind on hitting high paying hands. I'm going to lose money this year if this keeps up. What can I do? Answer: You have only two choices: stop or continue playing. If you stop playing, that locks in your loss for the year...read more

Sweating the betting

The late Captain of Craps, the legendary Atlantic City player I have written about in many of my books, once explained to me his theory on how much a person should bet at whatever game he wishes to play in order to experience a high degree of thrill with a low chance of having a heart attack and an even lower chance of being totally bored.Casino gambling for the recreational player should be a “manageable thrill.” The Captain stated that a typical casino blackjack player playing for matchsticks or pennies would get bored rather quickly, since no hand really meant that much to him – losing had no sting; winning had no adrenaline jolt...read more

Rhode Island officially becomes eighth US state to offer sports betting

LINCOLN, R.I. – Moments after making one of three ceremonial first wagers at the newly opened sportsbook at Twin River Casino, Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio was asked if his $20 ticket on the Houston Texans minus the points over Tennessee in tonight's Monday Night Football game was a good bet."I don't know," he said with a smile and shrug...read more