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John G. Brokopp Gaming Guru - Page 5  Triple Crown Is Sporting World's Most Elusive Prize30 June 2010
The Belmont Stakes, the third jewel of the Triple Crown, put horse racing in the gambling spotlight once again on June 5, and justifiably so.
Every sport has a championship showdown. In baseball it's the World Series, in football it's the Super Bowl, in hockey it's the Stanley Cup. What are ... (read more)
Blackjack Playing Strategy Is a Matter of Choice23 June 2010
Have you ever pondered what really separates informed casual players from students of the game of blackjack? The answer is keeping mental track of the cards that have been played in order to make more informed playing decisions, both strategically and financially.
Let's face it. The basic strategy of blackjack is pretty much cut and dried. ... (read more)
Race Track Casinos Gain in Popularity Nationwide16 June 2010
Racetrack casinos, a tax revenue generating component in 12 states, out-performed the gaming industry as a whole for the second straight year according to figures in the newly released 2010 State of the States report compiled by the American Gaming Association.
While overall revenue from gaming in 2009 declined by 5.5 per cent, consumer spending at racetrack casinos rose five per cent. ... (read more)
Tribal Casinos Have Edge with Wide-Area Progressives8 June 2010
One huge advantage that tribal casinos have over state-regulated casinos in the Chicago-area market is the availability of wide-area progressive slot machines that are capable of awarding jackpots in the hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars.
When jackpots are funded by banks of machines that ... (read more)
Survey Says Players and Casinos Love Slots2 June 2010
Last week the American Gaming Association released its 2010 "State of the States" survey of casino entertainment in the United States.
The report, widely regarded in the industry as the most comprehensive resource of its kind, always includes interesting statistics. Here are some of the ... (read more)
Arlington Park Succeeds As Family Destination26 May 2010
Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Ill., is open, the Triple Crown is in full swing, and all is well in the world of thoroughbred horse racing.
Oh, maybe not everything. Racing is in survival mode in many parts of the country, including the Chicago area, where competition from ... (read more)
Empress Joliet Woos Video Poker Players Back19 May 2010
A few years ago, Empress Casino Hotel in Joliet angered the legion of video poker players it had cultivated by lowering the pay tables on many of its machines, including several popular banks of progressives.
Pay table structure is the most important element of video poker play. ... (read more)
Arlington Park Makes Racing "All in the Family"12 May 2010
A number of years ago Las Vegas tried unsuccessfully to position itself as a family vacation destination. The ill-fated venture proved that combining casino gambling with family fun is like mixing oil and water. Pretty soon it was back to "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas".
There is one ... (read more)
Empress Casino Gives Video Poker the Royal Treatment5 May 2010
It isn't very often that there is good news to report about video poker at Chicago-area casino destinations in Illinois.
A majority of the time developments focus on bad pay tables, limited machine inventories, and a poor selection of games in popular denominations.
That's what makes the latest news from Empress Casino in Joliet so significant. ... (read more)
Economics Dictate a Casino's Table Game Options28 April 2010
Many times there's a lot more to playing casino games than meets the eye, especially from the perspective of economics.
Take the popular poker hybrid Three Card Poker as an example. When a casino decides to introduce this table game, it has to go through its copyright holder, Las Vegas-based Shuffle ... (read more)
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