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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 178  House Has Every Point Covered at Craps Table2 March 2000
A craps player approached. "Let's say you make bets both on pass and don't pass," he began. "After the comeout roll, you can take the don't pass bet down if you want to, but they won't let you take down the pass bet. Why is that?" Players have the option of taking down many multi-roll craps bets. ... (read more)
Mikohn Gaming Introduces Yahtzee Slot Machine23 February 2000
NEW FROM MIKOHN:Mikohn Gaming is turning to the popular home game Yahtzee to gain entry to the slot market. Mikohn is a company that is better known for its table systems. Its table games include Caribbean Stud Poker, and it also is marketing a Table Link system that tracks time of play, bet size and even the cards that are played at table games. ... (read more)
Tribal Casino Evolves Into Michigan Jewel16 February 2000
When I received an invitation to speak at the Midwest Networking Conference at Chip-In's Island Resort and Casino in Harris, Mich., I had an idea of what to expect. Michigan is dotted with small tribal casinos, many less than half the size of an average Chicago area riverboat. I looked up ... (read more)
Game-maker Rolls Out Monopoly, Yahtzee9 February 2000
LAS VEGAS At the annual World Gaming Congress and Expo, the biggest, brightest, flashiest booths in all the prime spaces belong to the major slot machine manufacturers. Searching out new table games involves a trek up and down the aisles, past hundreds of purveyors of casino furniture, bingo cards and surveillance systems. ... (read more)
The Casino Answer Man2 February 2000
Craps players who insist on betting one-roll propositions usually have two choices: tables that pay odds-TO-1 and tables that pay odds-FOR-1. Either way, the propositions are bad bets. They're not quite as bad if the casino pays odds-TO-1. On the one-roll wager on 12, for example, a casino ... (read more)
Gambling Without Much Cash26 January 2000
LAS VEGAS You've probably heard it a thousand times: If you don't gamble, Las Vegas is a great place for a cheap vacation. Here's a little secret: You can sample the gambling, too, without risking much other than a few stares from bigger players. With a little luck - not much is needed - ... (read more)
Resolve to Keep Zeroes at End of Bank Balance19 January 2000
It's the dawn of the new year, bringing lots of zeroes at the end of the date. That makes it time for gamblers to resolve to keep the zeroes on their bankrolls. Try sticking to the following resolutions to hold onto more of your money whenever you hit the casinos: Resolve to learn ... (read more)
Video Poker Drawn Into A Multihand Revolution12 January 2000
LAS VEGAS Just as video and bonusing games have sparked a revolution in slot machines, there's also a revolution going on in video poker. It's a multihand revolution, one sparked by Triple Play Poker. In Triple Play, players start with one hand and choose which cards to hold. The held cards then appear on the screen in three hands. ... (read more)
Can you believe your eyes? Not in the new Vegas!28 December 1999
LAS VEGAS How much attention was paid to detail in preparing the new Paris hotel and casino for its Sept. 1 opening? Waiters, change people, casino hosts - everyone in the operation, it seems - were given quick lessons in the French language. When I visited two weeks after opening, it seemed ... (read more)
There's No Dead Weight With This Anchor22 December 1999
In a lab in Chicago, game designers and engineers for Anchor Gaming look for ways to make playing the slots a little more fun for all of us. That goal isn't so different from what everyone in the slot machine industry is trying to do. What's different about Anchor is that it's not restricted to one company's formats. ... (read more)
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