Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 820

Internet and Interactive Gaming - May 2003

The Internet gaming picture does not look much brighter than the Illinois tax picture. Congress is still working on finding politically acceptable ways to ban it, including requiring ISPs to refuse to connect the "illegal" gaming sites...read more

Corporate Giant Watch: Harrah's - May 2003

The world of casino gaming is not any simpler than the regulatory environment, in fact, it is the multiple and complex regulatory structures that create the differences in operating environments.  One way to make sense of the often-confusing national gaming scene is to watch one company in different environments.  There are only a few truly national companies, the major slot manufacturers and a couple of operating companies.  In following the Harrah's story this month you get a glance at financing, the impact of competition, the costs of regulation, the uses of technology, the spread of racinos, Indian gaming expansion, employee relations issues and novel marketing ideas. Harrah's Entertainment Inc...read more

Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - May 2003

The future is looking a bit brighter.  The war and the tax cut have both passed.  The economy, measured in terms of gross domestic product, grew in the first quarter.  Since January 1, 2003, the stock market is up nearly 1,000 points and closing on 9,000, after dropping to 7,500 in March.  Gaming stocks faired at least as well as the market in May, a not-so-common event. The House passed a $330 billion tax cut early Friday that will deliver rebate checks to parents and larger paychecks to workers this summer...read more

Jest For Fun

Did you hear about the pizza parlor at the Luxor in Las Vegas? It's called the Pizza Tut. * * * * * Casino credit - a variation of "fly now, pay later." * * * * * A slot player who doesn't believe in luck is like a sailor saying he doesn't believe in weather. * * * * * A...read more

Scobe's Quick Tips: #30 and #31 (Getting Comps from Casinos, Gambling with Money You Need for Life)

Scobe's Quick Tip #30 Getting comps from the casinos is great -- as long as you don't play more than you usually would just to get those comps. Just play your normal game your normal way and the comps will come...read more

Ask The Slot Expert

Hi!! My name is Hector and I have been playing in a Tucson, AZ casino and I love the Yukon Gold slot, but every time I'm playing 3 per line and/or I hit 4 squares of the Yukon Gold (this has happened like 5 or 6 times) I have not been able to make any matching in the squares...read more

Casinos Operations are Often Misunderstood

One of the biggest myths about the gaming industry is the image of the casino operator. There are many stereotypes, none of which will be described here for fear of proliferating them. However, my guess is that the image the reader is thinking of at this point probably isn't all that flattering...read more

Pro Football Spread Notebook Arrives; Sire Ratings 2003-04 Hot Item

It's only about two months away. You can hear the rumbling in the background, as publishers prepare dozens of new college and pro football books, magazines, record-keepers, angle guides for the printing presses. The drought is almost over. Players expect much of the football books to arrive in late and July...read more

Web Site Gives Gaming Info New Dimension

There are many useful destinations on the Internet that gamblers and recreational casino gaming fans can go to for information, but there was no single resource for up-to-date briefings on the status of slot machine jackpot data, giveaways, and promotions at casinos nationwide until www.bestjackpots.com came along. Since its debut in October of last year, bestjackpots has recruited more than 1,300 casino destinations across the country to contribute information to the site...read more

Grochowski Reviews

For a number of years, prolific, popular gambling author Frank Scoblete published a quarterly magazine called The New Chance and Circumstance. It was one of my favorite magazines to write for, because it was jam-packed with information on playing the games...read more