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Blackjack's Blind Guides

CINDY: Last week we discussed the tremendous rise of blackjack from just another casino table game into the number one table game in the casino. Blackjack removed the previous leader, craps, and if this were actually a race blackjack would not look back because it won hands down.ABBY: I am guessing that of all the table games, playing blackjack properly takes knowledge that most other games do not require...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Cashless gaming - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Not much good came from the Las Vegas locals casinos' response to the coronavirus pandemic. Some discontinued long-running promotions. Some doubled the action required to earn a point on video poker. Some eliminated daily 3x points. Some cut back on the number of point multiplier days...read more

Hello, I'm Your RNG

I am sure as a slot player you have heard of me. Maybe all casino players have heard of me. I am the random-number-generator or RNG that selects which symbols will come up on your machines when you play it.I am about as random as humanly possible...read more

Top 10 Major League Baseball teams to win the 2022 World Series

We are approaching the mid-season point in Major League Baseball and front-runners have started to appear in the standings. There is still plenty of baseball left to be played before the postseason begins in October, but we have a sense of who the bigger threats are and who looks to be able to make deep runs in the playoffs...read more

Have Fun with Slots

With rare exceptions such as skill-based games, slot machines are not games of strategy.Winning on the slots is a matter of chance -- being in the right place at the right time.That doesn't mean you shouldn't have a plan of attack. Think about these points when you prepare for a slot outing.CONSERVE BANKROLL TO STAY IN ACTION How much money are you willing to put at risk?Consider your playing money as funds from an entertainment budget...read more

Norman's Good Times in Las Vegas

Norman writes:Hi Jerry, I was in Vegas the first week of March and you are right about things becoming more expensive.I also noticed the disappearance of favorable odds and pay tables in a couple of the casinos. As one example, I have gone to Ellis Island for a lot of years for one evening to enjoy their barbecue ribs and play 8/5 bonus poker...read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Fourth of July, WSOP and sportsbooks edition

Here in the U.S., we are gearing up for Fourth of July celebrations and Las Vegas is no different. Sin City will be home to a wide array of entertainment and party opportunities. Before we look at some of those events, we’ll delve into Gaming and Leisure Properties acquiring property assets of two Rhode Island casinos, interesting news from the Las Vegas Strip, a massive seven-figure win at the World Series of Poker and a Las Vegas sportsbook reopening with a fresh look.Let’s begin with some the big news from Bally’s:5...read more

Best Blackjack

CINDY: Blackjack is by far the most popular table game in the casino. I’m guessing about 10 percent or so of casino players enjoy the game. I am also guessing that more players play blackjack than all other table games combined. Or at least close to it...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Switching speed, games and machines

Question: In over 30 years of video poker play, I do not remember ever seeing any discussion, etc. regarding pros or cons of switching between speed settings on the same machine during a period of play. Have you? Same question regarding switching from one game to another on the same machine. Same question regarding switching from one machine to another on the same group of machines. P.S...read more

Wrong Thoughts, Right Feelings?

If you read a lot about casino gambling, be it about table games or slot machines or some combination of both, you run across plenty of the true and plenty of the false. Most good writers give you the math and the underpinnings of the games...read more