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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 148  The MIT Blackjack Team3 January 2006
Nothing fires up a gambler's imagination like the possibility of beating the house at its own game.
Beating the house at its own game, of course, is just what a team of students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology did in the 1990s, counting cards at blackjack and earning millions along the way. ... (read more)
Dealt Royals27 December 2005
Royal flushes are always a cause for celebration. When they come on the initial deal in a multiple-hand game, it feels like ample reason to party for days.
You can imagine the excitement of a reader who phoned recently to say she has been dealt a royal flush in Ten Play Poker.
"It was a quarter machine, and I was betting the max," she told me. ... (read more)
A Shuffle Through the Gaming Mailbag20 December 2005
There's something that bothers me about video slot machines. They don't have handles. I've been pulling the handle on three-reel games for 30 years, and I hope to keep pulling the handle for a good while yet. I always found I got better results pulling the handle than pushing the buttons. Can't do it on the videos, though. ... (read more)
Wrapping Up the G2E13 December 2005
Ever since the Global Gaming Expo in September, I've been relaying to you the games we can expect to see in the coming months on the slots and on the tables, noting trends toward multi-level progressive slots and using Hold'em as a base for new video poker and table games.
It takes more than games to ... (read more)
New Table Games at G2E 20056 December 2005
Each year at the Global Gaming Expo, the lion's share of my time is spent checking out coming attractions in slot machines. Still, it was table play that sparked my interest in gaming in the first place, so I enjoy taking time away from the bright lights, bells and whistles of the new slots to check out some ... (read more)
Harrah's Coupon Snafu29 November 2005
This was to be the week I wrapped up my report from the annual Global Gaming Expo, with notes on gaming's future and Las Vegas' past. That'll have to wait a week.
A couple of recent events in the news cry out for comment first. In Gary, Majestic Star casino's owner, Detroit businessman Don Barden, has ... (read more)
New Wrinkles at the Tables22 November 2005
The major slot machine manufacturers command a lion's share of the display floor at the annual Global Gaming Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. But there's plenty to interest table players, too.
At the Bally Gaming and Systems booth, I took notice of several blackjack tables, so I stepped up and asked for a demonstration of Bally's MPLite system, designed to recognize chips. ... (read more)
New Video Poker Games15 November 2005
Among game manufacturers, International Game Technology has been the king of video poker from the very beginning. So naturally enough, it was IGT who had the biggest display of new video poker games at the gaming industry's big fall trade show, the Global Gaming Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
... (read more)
Hold'em Comes to Video Poker8 November 2005
What's the hottest thing in gambling?
Texas Hold'em, of course, with televised events including the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour making the game a pop culture phenomenon that reaches far beyond casinos and card rooms.
So it's only natural that casinos would want to tap into the Hold'em ... (read more)
Multilevel Progressives1 November 2005
Have you taken a ride on Cash Express, gone for the big bucks on Penny Millioni$er or gone for the gold on IGT's Fort Knox?
Who hasn't? Among slot players, those multilevel progressives are among the hottest games around. Every major slot manufacturer wants to get into the act. At the Global Gaming Expo ... (read more)
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