Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 842

The New Poker Room at the Blue Chip Casino

A couple of Fridays ago, just a week after returning from the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, I found myself on the road to Michigan City, Ind. I'd been alerted that Blue Chip Casino had opened a new poker room on the third level of its boat, and I wanted to check it out...read more

Is It Bingo or a Slot Machine?

A new casino competitor is coming to America: the bingosino. Bingo is already being played on video screens. These gaming devices are about to become virtually indistinguishable from video slots. They will be joined by other machines and fast-action table games, giving bingo halls, especially those on Indian land, the look and feel of casinos. These revolutionary new games come from the minds of inventors, and their lawyers...read more

Wheeling and Dealing with Players at the Blackjack Table

The player at third base had about $8000 in front of him with five $100 chips riding on his hand -- and he was the small bettor at the table! Did I get your attention with that opening line? This happened in the High Limit room at one of the local casinos...read more

A Rare Sight

Both yesterday and today I’ve been witness to one of the miracles of nature. Being able to stand within 25 feet of a little doe, weighing less than 80 pounds, feeding with her three fawns. Yes, I said "three" fawns...read more

How Slot Machines Work - Part Two

An alien from another planet, if he/she/it were reading the ads in all the magazines and newspapers for casinos, would think the following: Casinos are places where some famous humans sing or tell jokes or do magic or punch each other in the face and where all the rest of the nonfamous humans go to play with "loose" or "hot" or "high payback" machines with fanciful names...read more

Tunica casino GMs talk about what they forsee for 2003

TUNICA — The rocky, pot-holed road of 2002, ran through Tunica like it did for the rest of the country but like elsewhere, it was not all uphill and some stretches were smooth, but still the road is one to navigate with caution and the early outlook for the market in 2003, ranges from flat to slightly improved. Even though it was a very busy time of the year, we received responses from every casino general manager in Tunica who voiced opinions and predictions for this outlook 2003 roundup and we thank them for their participation. In general, while no great leap forward in revenue was foreseen, it was the area of amenities that will come online this year that provides some positive light at the end of the tunnel. Gold Strike Casino Resort's general manager was the first to respond to our request for a quote and he came right to the point. DAVID SCHUGAR, GOLD STRIKE GM, "We remain optimistic and anticipate this growth year to be followed by another." DOMENIC MEZZETTA, FITZGERALDS CASINO, HOTEL, "The year 2002, has been the first full year for Barden Mississippi Gaming, doing business as Fitzgeralds Casino, Hotel Tunica...read more

The Importance of Record Keeping

It's the end of the year and time to make those dreaded New Year's resolutions--the promises you make to yourself that you break sometime between January 2 and the end of the month. This year I want you to make a New Year's resolution that you will keep this year and forever...read more

Detroit Windsor Casino Management Association Chapter Begins Spring Certification Series

Due to the casino gaming industry's huge technological advances over the last decade, the industry has seen an increasing need for educational sources for its middle and upper management employees. In 1994, Casino Management Association, a non-profit organization, was created to provide educational sources for the Las Vegas casino industry's professional work force...read more

Bingo's Place In Gambling Mix

Bingo is a traditional mainstay of the games people play. Children and adults around the world play it for fun. When you get right down to it, it's probably one of the first games we learn how to play and is arguably familiar to more people around the world than any other game of its genre. Playing bingo for fun is one thing, however...read more

The Caribbean Stud — game, that is.

Dear Mark,Let's say two players were playing Caribbean Stud Poker and both were betting the side bet, and by some striking coincidence, both got a royal flush. Would they both get the full amount on the progressive meter? Adrian P...read more