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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

British Prime Minister in the year of 1868 and from 1874 to 1880, Benjamin Disraeli once said: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."Those of us who enjoy casino playing have run into Disraeli’s three types of lies...read more

Top 10 new online slots for winter 2021

With Turkey Day over, it is time to turn our focus on the upcoming holidays in December. For us here in New England, that also means that snow is approaching. Who doesn’t love a white Christmas, right? Well personally I don’t enjoy shoveling out my car but at least the snow looks nice...read more

More Roulette Systems

One of the constants of roulette is that it's easy to design combination bets that win more often than they lose, but impossible to alter the house edge.Eventually, every system brings large losses that overcome multiple small wins. The house maintains its advantage.Several weeks ago, I relayed a reader's question about a system called "3-2," which combines colors and columns...read more

Learn Mini-Baccarat

This is the sixth article in a series that examines several aspects of popular casino games. Each article briefly explains how the game is played as well as highlighting some of the positive and negative features of that casino game.This article examines mini-baccarat.Game Description:Mini-baccarat (or mini-bac) plays with the same rules as baccarat with a few exceptions which will be mentioned later...read more

The Toughest Question

ABBY: We have both answered many questions about casino games and casino gambling in general.CINDY: Yes, we have.ABBY: What was the hardest question you were ever asked in terms of how hard it was for you to formulate an answer?CINDY: I think it was a lady who asked a very simple question that caused me to really think hard about the answer...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Where have all the deuces gone?

Robin, the Boy Wonder, picked up the parchment he found on the casino floor. "Holy video poker, Batman. The Riddler left another one of his diabolical riddles." "Read it, Robin," said the Caped Crusader. "When is playing NSU Deuces like playing 9/6 Jacks or Better?" said Robin...read more

A Roulette Question and Answer

QUESTION: Every time I look at a roulette scoreboard it seems as if there are always numbers repeating in the twenty numbers shown. Why is that? Does it mean the scoreboard is proving that the casino is cheating the customers? Could that be it? I can’t think of another answer...read more

Top 10 favorite casinos not located in Las Vegas

There’s no denying that Las Vegas is truly the casino capital of the world. A few recent trips to Sin City most certainly reconfirmed that notion for me, but over the years, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit plenty of other casino properties, many of which would fit right in if they were dropped right smack in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip.Below are 10 of my favorite non-Las Vegas casino resorts, ranging from Florida to Mississippi to Atlantic City to the Northeast and all the way across the pond to the U.K.The criteria was simple...read more

Big Money, Little Money

QUESTION: On our last casino trip, it was impossible to find a $5 table. What we did notice was that most of the tables at $10-plus were empty. I found this at my preferred casino. So I checked the table at least daily for a week and rarely saw more than one person at the tables, often none...read more

Question About Jacks or Better Video Poker

Question from John about a Jacks or Better video poker hand.Hi Stickman,I was just was dealt this interesting JOB video poker hand that has me scratching my head: Dealt 5s, 4s, 3s, 2s, Ac.You could hold all five cards and play the pat straight (pays 20 credits) or draw one and go for the straight flush (pays 250 credits)...read more