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Zappit

My old card-playing pal Blackjack Bob is a Midwesterner through and through, and online casinos remain illegal in his home state.So when visiting relatives in New Jersey in June, he took advantage of the chance to check out a few sites. He found a blackjack game he'd never played and it intrigued him enough to play a short, low-stakes session."It's called Zappit," he said...read more

Consider Bonus Video Poker

Many novices and experienced video poker players prefer the game of Jacks or Better. This game has a low variance (meaning milder swings in the bankroll), and a relatively simple playing strategy. It was also traditionally easy to find and had a good return.Unfortunately, things have changed – especially after COVID-19 decimated the casinos' bottom line...read more

Bankroll and More

CINDY: Let us give you some of our bankroll figures so you can see what we are talking about in a plain way. Obviously, our bankrolls have to be adapted to us. My bankroll is geared to the games I play. Your bankroll has to be geared to the games you play...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Casino Gift Promotions: A different coax for different folks

Okay, I know that a few weeks ago I wrote that I was no longer being a schnorrer and picking up every free gift a casino offers me -- How many T-shirts do you need? At least they wear out after a while. I look to my left and there's a heavyweight hoodie that is still in a plastic bag...read more

Chickens Not Hatching

There is a lot of truth in old sayings and perhaps even more truth the older those sayings are. How’s this one? “Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.”Sounds reasonable. You’ve got yourself all set up for a great load of flying feathers and hundreds of eggs about to descend on your life in a good way...read more

Number of Starting Hands in Blackjack

QUESTION: I was talking with my dad, who taught me how to play blackjack, and we were wondering how many different starting blackjack hands you could get.ANSWER:. That depends on how you look at it. If you consider all hard hands with the same two-card total as one possible hand, there are 34 starting hands...read more

Low Rent Video Poker

Video poker is a very popular casino game. It tends to have a low house edge compared to slot machines. It is also the only slot-type game that gives the player all the information needed to determine that house edge.In addition, there are several apps and websites that show the exact playing strategy necessary to attain that low house edge.Unfortunately, some players wrongly assume that having all this knowledge means they can play all day on a dollar game having only a single $20 bill.It could happen, but the player would have to be extremely lucky.Actually, as many players have found out the hard way, $20 does not last long on a quarter game...read more

Bankroll

CINDY: When we write about casino play, we mention house edges, speed of the games, minimum and maximum bets, playing strategies, when to quit and the like. The one thing that tends to be forgotten is a player’s bankroll. This seems to be the missing ingredient for many players.ABBY: Right...read more

Ask the Slot Expert: Too much consolidation in Las Vegas casinos?

Many years ago I tried to put together some ideas for a novel about Las Vegas in the future. Starting with Las Vegas around 2000, I tried to imagine what a perfect city might be like. My future Las Vegas was going to have a world class public transportation system...read more

Stay Safe

Some casinos have opened somewhat sluggishly as the Covid-19 virus has slowed them down. Some players were happily waiting on lines to get in and play; though many more were hesitant and waited to make sure it was safe to tackle Lady Luck when they were simultaneously hesitant to tackle a vicious virus.“The virus has put a damper on many of my enjoyable activities but you have to be safe...read more