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Simple rules of baccarat6 March 2018 Baccarat presents you with an almost 50-50 game against the casino – the bank bet will actually win more than 50% of the time.Baccarat is dealt from a shoe. All 10s, jacks, queens and kings equal zero. The ace equals one. All the other cards equal their face value...read moreGambling and the Law: Supreme Court oral arguments in NJ sports betting case analyzed4 March 2018 On 4 December 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the New Jersey sports betting case. Almost every Justice was actively involved in the questioning, which touched upon everything from obscure statutory interpretation to the importance of states not controlled by the federal government.The case revolves around a statute, the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which is unlike any other act of Congress passed before or since...read moreAsian games abound4 March 2018 Asian themes have become slot machine staples, with images of Far Eastern gardens, koi fish, pagodas and more taking their places along symbols of good luck and progressive jackpots.Nearly every game manufacturer has Asian-style offerings, and there are a number of such themes on their way to casinos for 2018.Everi, a company that resulted from a merger between Multimedia Games and Global Cash Access, has a whole family of games with Asian sights and sounds...read moreChat with champion Sammy Vaughn3 March 2018 Sammy Vaughn made history when he won a lump sum of $1 million in the first ever million-dollar blackjack tournament, at the Las Vegas Hilton. I interviewed Sam after he won and thought you’d enjoy reading what he had to say after making history.Henry: When did you play your first blackjack tournament?Sammy: In the 1980s, craps was my primary game and I used to play the craps tournaments at the Four Queens on a regular basis...read moreThose various side bets1 March 2018 QUESTION: Is there ever a time to make a side bet like 21 + 3 or Lucky Ladies at blackjack, the Dragon Bonus bet at baccarat or the Prime bet in Three Card Poker you wrote about a few weeks ago?It seems to me that when you describe these bets, they always have house edges that are higher than the regular game...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Is the deal of cards on a video poker machine as random and unbiased as someone dealing a real deck of cards?28 February 2018
Question: Prior to the recent amendment to the New York Constitution, casino gambling in New York was illegal — thus, video lottery terminals (Class II) were utilized to get around the prohibition. After the amendment to allow gambling in New York, the Rivers Casino in Schenectady, and now the Montreign in the Catskill Mountains, opened...read moreSlot knowledge27 February 2018 FROM MARIE: I enjoy the slot machines and I do not care that you and other writers claim these are programmed to take our money. All casino games, slot machines included, are created to take our money. That’s the whole point of the casino, making money.But I have started to read articles on the slot machines and I realize that each machine or type of machine is programmed differently...read moreGreat new slot machines25 February 2018 Regardless of whether casino operators are looking for inventive new slot games, video poker, electronic table games, management systems or analytics, International Game Technology is practically a one-stop shopping source.That includes a wide range in the slot department, where durable three-reel favorites, a wide range of video playing styles, Megajackpots games and, of course, the ever-popular Wheel of Fortune line fit comfortably under the same corporate roof.Among new games we'll be playing in 2018, one that's sure to be a good time is Wrecking Ball, where teardown time builds up your credit meter.Wrecking Ball is a video slot IGT's Crystal Curve cabinet, and the enlarged video display is used to bring you reels with a difference...read moreOdds of a royal flush24 February 2018 Hi!On vacation, getting caught up on my reading, carefully reading your article about getting a royal flush.I am not an expert on the laws of probability, so I am confused by your statement that there are four royal flushes in 2,598,960 hands, and therefore your odds of getting a royal is one out of 649,740...read moreVanishing video poker22 February 2018 QUESTION: I've been playing video poker a long time, maybe even longer than you have. I remember lining up for machines, 1979, 1980 or so.There used to be a game called 7s Wild. It had the same pay table as Deuces Wild, except with wild 7s...read more |
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