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John G. Brokopp Gaming Guru - Page 39  Grand Victoria Makes Point at Craps23 November 2003
The Grand Victoria in Elgin, the lone Chicago-area casino in Illinois to not institute admission charges or cut hours of operation or other services in the wake of the revenue tax hikes, has rocketed to the forefront in yet another category that affects recreational gamblers: The game of craps.
Table ... (read more)
Break Away from Slots and Get in the Game!19 November 2003
In last week's column I stressed the importance of declaring your independence from slots on your casino adventures in an effort to become a well-rounded player who seeks to derive the most fun and value from the money you allocate for gambling.
Today we'll take a look at roulette, the best "breakaway" game for slot players to try. ... (read more)
The Slots Are Out to Get You12 November 2003
Visit any casino in the Chicago-area and the evidence is clear: Slot machines, both the traditional reel variety and the new wave of multi-line video version, dominate the gaming inventory.
Actually it's the same story in Las Vegas, only the casino and hotel destinations there have ... (read more)
Don't Let Nickel Slots "Nickel and Dime You to Death"5 November 2003
Video poker has been described by some groups that oppose games of chance as the "crack cocaine of gambling". I've never agreed with the analogy, although I suppose it derives from the addictive nature the game can have on some people who become obsessed with its perception as being "beatable" ... (read more)
Isle Style Model for Gaming Industry29 October 2003
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., a pioneer in this country's riverboat casino industry, has evolved from a single operation in Biloxi, Mississippi, to one of the ten largest publicly held gaming companies in the United States.
Isle Corp, whose chairman and founder is Bernard Goldstein, ... (read more)
Tax Exploitation of Casinos Counterproductive26 October 2003
The hardball approach that Illinois has chosen to take against gambling not only has negatively impacted the people who attend casinos, it has placed the future health of the industry in jeopardy as well as stifling its development into a regional travel and tourism destination.
To ... (read more)
Harrah's, Horseshoe Dominate Survey22 October 2003
The results of Casino Player's eighth annual "Best of Gaming" survey conducted among casino gaming enthusiasts nationwide was the highlight of the magazine's July issue.
Rather than make Illinois and Indiana two separate jurisdictions, Casino Player grouped the properties located ... (read more)
Customers Lose in Casino Tax War15 October 2003
Illinois gamblers, particularly average players with recreational bankrolls, are the clear-cut losers in the wake of the bomb that the Illinois State Legislature dropped on the casino industry that is arguably the most unfair tax burden ever levied on a state sanctioned and regulated private ... (read more)
Gambling by Any Other Name13 October 2003
Apparently, at least in the state of Illinois, "acceptable gambling" is in the eye of the beholder.
The notion of slot machines at existing race tracks, places where adults already go to place bets on horse races both locally and nationwide, created a fervor.
The ... (read more)
A Munster of a Problem8 October 2003
Chances are the last time you saw veteran actor Al Lewis it was on an old rerun of "The Munsters", a camp TV classic from the sixties on which Lewis played a curmudgeon vampire known as Grandpa.
Or perhaps, if you're a casino player, it was when you were playing a "Munster" themed ... (read more)
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