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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 8  Ask the Slot Expert: Another first royal story11 June 2025
Question: I loved your column about first Royals.
My story is slightly different (and I actually do not remember the date) but it's kind of funny anyway.
It was at the Holy Cow casino (previously Foxy's Firehouse), right across from the Sahara. I was playing nickel VP.
When I hit the Royal, the coins started spitting out. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: My first royal4 June 2025
Question: I don’t have a question. I just want to exercise my bragging rights for a moment.
I’ve read your column and those of your contemporaries over the years and one phrase always stuck in my brain. "I remember my first Royal."
I have wanted mine for so long that it almost seemed impossible, until April 16, 2025 on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: My slot machine malfunctioned!28 May 2025
When Station Casinos sold the Palms casino, two of the restaurants from Palms moved to Red Rock. The pizza outlet in the food court greatly improved when Side Piece opened there. The coffee shop also underwent a name and menu change, going from The Grand Cafe to The Lucky Penny, which used to be at Palms. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Strange video poker story on Jeopardy21 May 2025
Did you hear the following story about hitting a royal flush told by a Jeopardy contestant in her interview segment on May 14, 2025?
Contestant: I was really lucky. I was in Vegas with my husband and we were playing video poker at three in the afternoon, empty casino. And I got dealt a royal flush and I almost passed out. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Players frequently see what they want to see14 May 2025
I was pleasantly surprised to see a trailer for the third installment in the Now You See Me franchise a few days ago. I had heard that a third film was in the works. Now I believe that it is real.
In the second film, the Four Horsemen, the magicians who are the heroes of the franchise, have to flee the scene of their latest sting when it falls apart. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Casino employees should know what's going on7 May 2025
A panelist at a seminar on giving superior customer service in a casino had this suggestion for casino managers. He said that all employees should know the basic details about an event occurring at the casino. Anyone who wears a uniform or a name tag should be able to answer two of the five W's of journalism. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Video poker suggestion30 April 2025
I hit the Spin button on one of my favorite Quick Hit slot machines. The screen dimmed a bit and shooting stars danced all over the screen.
I knew something good was about to hit. Most likely, it was going to be the bonus. But it could also be enough Quick Hit symbols to win one of the bigger progressives. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Video poker tournament strategy -- not necessarily based on Expected Value23 April 2025
A friend recently said that she was going to play in a video poker tournament. She doesn't usually play the paytable that was going to be used on the machines, so she said she was going to learn and practice the strategy.
Does learning the mathematically correct strategy for a paytable in a video poker ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Video poker progressives16 April 2025
Question: Always choose progressives when playing video poker. Crazy how most people don’t know this.
Answer: Well, okay. All things being equal, you might as well play the progressive.
The problem is that rarely are all things equal.
As I wrote the past few weeks, fantastic free play offers ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Answer to last week's puzzler9 April 2025
Last week I described a decision I had to make while playing video poker. I had very good free play offers at a casino and I was using it playing Triple Illinois Deuces Wild with a separate progressive for a royal on each hand and another progressive for being dealt a royal or drawing to three royals.
... (read more)
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