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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 149  Penny Slots30 October 2005
Penny slots have been the hottest gaming industry trend this side of poker, and at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, leading slotmaker IGT wanted to make sure I saw its hottest of the hot.
"You have to see this," IGT vice president of engineering Kaminkow called out. "You have great urban markets in Chicago and Gary. ... (read more)
Behind the Scenes at the WMS Gaming Booth25 October 2005
Behind the scenes at the WMS Gaming booth at the annual Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, I was awaiting my turn at Top Gun. Perhaps more than any other game at the casino industry's major fall trade show, Top Gun had a buzz about it. Word on the floor was that this was a game you had to see. Finally, it was ... (read more)
Downloadable Slot Games18 October 2005
Sometimes technology creates solutions and problems at the same time. So it seems with downloadable slot games, one of the hot areas of focus at the recent Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.
Nearly every major slot machine manufacturer was showing downloadable, server-based games, each with its own wrinkle. ... (read more)
Conflicting Progressive Meters11 October 2005
Suppose you're playing a slot or video poker machine with a progressive jackpot, a jackpot monitored by three different meters. One meter shows the jackpot standing at a little over $1,200. Another makes it $1,345. And the third puts the reward for a big hit at $1,496.
If you win, which amount do you ... (read more)
Kids, Counting, and Strategies4 October 2005
A "flurry" doesn't begin to describe the number of new books on gambling that have crossed my desk recently. It's more like a blizzard, or, given the perpetual state of my desk, an avalanche.
For now, let's just pick out three that are fun and different, and take a look at what's new on the bookshelf.
... (read more)
My First Time Playing in a Casino Card Room27 September 2005
If you've been going to casinos as long as I have, you remember when poker didn't exactly have star quality. At more than one Las Vegas casino, I saw card rooms shrink to make way for more slot machines, move to a small room off the main casino floor, and eventually disappear entirely.
That's all ... (read more)
How Much Odds Is Enough?20 September 2005
My friend Bob is a newcomer to craps. He's played blackjack for years, dabbled a bit in video poker, and like just about everyone else, dropped a few bills in the slots.
Now, the excitement of the craps tables has gotten to him.
"There's nothing like it when the shooter has a hot hand," he enthused over the phone. ... (read more)
Updating The Slot Machine Answer Book13 September 2005
Little by little, every year, slot machines change. The rise of bonus rounds, the introduction of ticket printers for payoffs, the disappearance of handles on the machines --- there are new wrinkles all the time.
When Bonus Books asked me for a revised edition of my Slot Machine Answer Book, I knew some things had changed. ... (read more)
The Speed Count6 September 2005
Blackjack card counters --- those who truly can get an edge on casino games --- are a rare breed. Most who try can't really keep an accurate enough count to make a difference, or lose concentration in a bustling casino, or don't really have enough bankroll to sustain the inevitable losing sessions.
Dr. ... (read more)
Grochowki's Roulette System30 August 2005
Over the years, I've debunked a fair number of roulette systems.
There's the Martingale, where you double your bet after each loss. Hazardous to your bankroll. Bets get very large, very fast. Even if you can afford the action, you'll will bump up against table maximums often enough to sink the ... (read more)
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