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Jacks or Better versus Bonus Poker II

[Review: An article promoting full-pay (8/5) Bonus Poker as a good alternative when full-pay (9/6) Jacks or Better cannot be found was recently posted on this website. The article stated that in addition to a good return (99.17 versus 99.54 percent) and low variance, playing strategy is also nearly identical.]I thought it might be interesting to explore playing strategy differences and similarities.This is the second of several strategy quizzes on the differences (or lack thereof) between the strategy for various hands played on full-pay Jacks or Better and full-pay Bonus Poker...read more

Casino City's Week 3 NFL Circa Million IV Pro Football Contest Picks

After a shaky start to the season for our picks, we had a slight bounce back Week 2, going 3-2, bringing our season record to 5-5.There are only 15 perfect 10-0 records remaining in the Circa Sports contest. We currently sit in the middle of the pack and hope to pick up some ground on the “competition” with our “mythical” entry as we have not actually entered the contest.Last night, we saw the Cleveland Browns take down the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-17 onThursday Night Football as we head into the Sunday and Monday matchups.Let’s dive into our five picks for Week 3:#CircaSportsMillion IV ????Week 3 Contest Point Spreads?? PDF: https://t.co/tOeTIIscow pic.twitter.com/SjtZkdKEFf— Circa Sports (@CircaSports) September 22, 2022 1...read more

Twitch bans streaming of unlicensed gambling content

As the old saying goes, “Money talks and bull…,” Well, you get the point.And now, so does Twitch. On Tuesday, the Amazon.com, Inc. livestreaming platform announced that it’s going to crackdown on certain types of gambling sites for the good of the people, in particular young people.Effective 18 October, Twitch, announced on Twitter, that it is prohibiting the “streaming of gambling sites that include slots, roulette, or dice games that aren’t licensed either in the U.S...read more

Quit When You're Behind

CINDY: There are plenty of sayings when it comes to casino playing, the most common of which is to quit when you’re ahead.ABBY: Of course, there are some sessions where you are not ahead, not from the very first decision. There are some sessions where you lose from right off the bat and keep losing steadily throughout the session...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Playing slots for fun

Question: I find your column (reaches my inbox Wednesday mornings) is my 'must read', usually as I have my morning coffee or tea. Almost always insightful, sometimes your sharing of your experiences helps me cope with the 'peaks and valleys' of gaming...read more

Tackling Slots

This won’t bother most slot players; slot machines are random. Of course. The machines are programmed to be random. This way no one can predict what is coming up next or next or next on down the line. I am sure most slot players are aware of this; at least I hope so.The computer program that makes the machines a random game is called the Random Number Generator...read more

Top 10 land-based jackpot wins of summer 2022

Every time I step into a casino, a thought that always pops into my head is “maybe today I’ll get lucky and hit a crazy jackpot.”Obviously knowing how rare that can be, I don’t get my hopes up, but as a gambler, you always have those “what if” moments come to mind...read more

Fewer Slots Payouts on Crowded Nights?

QUESTION: Do slot machines pay less when there are the biggest crowds? My neighbor told me this, and she's played a lot for a long time.She says that at nights and on weekends, casinos take machines out of their pay cycles so they can make big profits from the biggest crowds...read more

Jacks or Better versus Bonus Poker

An article promoting full-pay (8/5) Bonus Poker as a good alternative when full-pay (9/6) Jacks or Better cannot be found was recently posted here. The article stated that in addition to a good return (99.17 versus 99.54 percent) and low variance, the playing strategy is also nearly identical.I thought it might be interesting to explore playing strategy differences and similarities.This is the first of several strategy quizzes on the differences (or lack thereof) between the strategy for various hands played on full-pay Jacks or Better and full-pay Bonus Poker...read more

Casino City's Week 2 NFL Circa Million IV Pro Football Contest Picks

Good news and bad news to report following Week 1 of the Circa Million IV Pro Football Contest.On the downside, we were 2-3 for the week, which means our “mythical” entry into the contest would be tied for 2,451st place out of the 4,691 brave souls who plopped down the $1,000 entry fee.The good news? There are 17 weeks remaining for us to make up ground and over 2,000 contestants fared the same or even worse than our picks in Week 1.#CircaSportsMillion IV Standings Update ?????? Full Season Standings: https://t.co/yBpNI5WD81 pic.twitter.com/KRm7XjaeRP— Circa Sports (@CircaSports) September 13, 2022 So, as we head into Week 2 in the middle of the pack, here are our five picks for Week 2 based on the following spreads from Circa Sports:#CircaSportsMillion IV ????Week 2 Contest Point Spreads?? PDF: https://t.co/RiyY8o3VBb pic.twitter.com/VckYzW02BC— Circa Sports (@CircaSports) September 15, 2022 1...read more