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How Much Do You Need? Part II

CINDY: Last week we discussed blackjack, a game with a multiple number of decisions to make. The upcoming games – at least the way we recommend to play them – will only have a few decisions to make, many times just one.ABBY: Our favorite game is craps...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Grandson of slot jackpot denied playing with another's card

Question: I had a couple of thoughts about the denied jackpot I'd like to share. Scenario 1 A few years back, in Missouri (I don't know the current rules because I haven't played there in years), every player needed to play with a players card because the state law apparently limited anyone's losses to $500 per day...read more

Craps Consciousness

There are so many, many bets at craps that it is hard to remember them all. No matter actually. Most are just not good enough to try to remember them all. That's a fact.My mentor the late Captain from Atlantic City called the bad and awful bets “crazy crapper” bets because the player had to be crazy to make them.Now look at them in the light of what they actually cost the player...read more

How I Got My Royal

From Junior in MinnesotaHi Stickman,I'd like to pass on to your readers a tip for hitting a Royal Flush. This actually happened to me a few days ago.Say you were dealt:2h, 5c, Kh, 7d, 10s. Most players would hold just the Kh and draw four. But if the 10 were the same suit as the high card, hold both and draw just three...read more

How Much Do You Need?

CINDY: You come to the casino for a session or two of play. You reach into your wallet or purse and pull out some money. Here are the questions we ask:ABBY: Is the money you are taking out especially money that has been saved for gambling purposes only? How much do you give for each game you play? How many games will you play that day or night? When will you call it a session and do something other than gambling?CINDY: To us these are reasonable questions.ABBY: In our opinion too many players go to the casinos with merely a fuzzy idea of how much they will spend and what games they might play or how long they will play them...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Son of slot jackpot denied playing with another's card

Question: The issue you overlooked is people often forget their cards in a machine and other people play the machine without a card. Are you going to deny them a jackpot in that instance? My understanding is that the rewards cards have no influence on the internal mechanics of the machine...read more

Wisdom II

The Captain had a lot of sayings. One of his favorites, one he adapted from someone, was “the contest was not between you and the casino but between you and yourself.”Over the years I realized this saying was absolutely true, at least for many casino players...read more

Advertising

You can’t watch a sporting event or single game on television or listen to such on the radio or on streaming services or even watch your favorite television show, even sweet little sit-coms about our wonderful and often dopey families, without seeing commercials for online, on land, and sea casinos.There are also plenty of commercials for land-based and even ocean-based casinos...read more

Casino Survey IV: Favorite Games

Casinos have a wide range of games designed to attract nearly every type of gambler. Since there is such a variety, I thought it might be interesting to survey casino goers to find out their favorite games and why they play them.This is the fourth article in a series of articles that explores this topic.Responses from a recent casino sampling.Debbi from Arkansas:“I love going to the casino and since this one is about an hour away from home, I like to come as often as I can...read more

Saying goodbye to a dear friend and happy-go-lucky casino player

CINDY: We’ve known Gloria since we were little girls. She was like an aunt to us although we were not related.ABBY: She recently died, over 90, and until a quick illness took her, she was as healthy as could be.CINDY: And she smoked too. I don’t know how many cigarettes in a day, I never counted, but it certainly was near a pack or so.ABBY: She was also a happy-go-lucky casino player, a slot maven if you will, who went down to Atlantic City every week, maybe not during Covid but you get the picture...read more