Winning Strategies | Last week, I discussed how casinos don’t actually gamble. But how does this concept of not gambling apply to the table game, video poker or slot portion of the casino business? It’s all about the math.
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Successful gamblers come in all shapes and sizes. Whether you gamble online from the comfort of your home, through your mobile device or you prefer visiting a land-based casino, there are a few traits that are common among successful gamblers.
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Winning Strategies | I think I saw more innovation at the Global Gaming Expo this year than I have seen in the past several years. While the number of companies with offerings seems to have shrunk, I liked that I saw a variety of new games.
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There have been murmurings for years about a high-speed rail link from LA to Vegas, but when the DesertXpress project was officially abandoned in 2016, that seemed to be the end of it.
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Slot Club Spotlight | The Downtown Grand is celebrating five years as the “Grand Entrance to the Downtown Party” with a month-long promotion offering guests exceptional food and beverage and gaming specials.
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Reel Deals | The South Point Poker Room is now qualifying players for the $200,000 Holiday Freeroll through Friday, Nov. 30. Players who earn 120 hours of live poker play will receive $120 and qualify to play for a first-place prize of $35,000.
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Slot Club Spotlight | Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower is a landmark Las Vegas resort with an 80,000-square-foot casino. The gaming floor is constantly updated with state-of-the-art slot machines, video reels and poker, plus a race and sports book.
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Slot Club Spotlight | Tulalip Resort Casino, Quil Ceda Creek Casino, and Tulalip Bingo & Slots have joined forces to present ONE – “The One Card for All.” This single card does it all – use it every time you play and you will be recognized and rewarded at all three casinos.
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If you can bluff a human being, can you bluff a machine? It’s not a question we often ask ourselves, but it’s one that you may want to give consideration to. We all love a bit of safe, responsible online gambling - you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t.
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Video games have been extremely popular for decades, but streaming them for viewers has only become prevalent in the last few. While Twitch was only created back in 2011, as of 2018, around a million people are tuning into Twitch at any given time.
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Winning Strategies | This past week, I played a fair amount of video poker and something struck me: If you want to win at video poker you have to get your Four of a Kinds. You need Royal Flushes too – but that is more over the long run.
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Slot Club Spotlight | “From Dust to Gold.” That’s the saying the Palms Casino Resort has been touting since undergoing an extensive $620 million remodel over the past 2 years.
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This August the EPT (European Poker Tour) returns in Barcelona. One of the most popular poker events of the year – attracting the biggest poker players from all around the globe. The action started August 21st and will not stop until the 2nd of September.
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Winning Strategies | You almost assuredly will not see National Video Poker Day on any calendar. I made it up.
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Winning Strategies | I get asked a lot if video poker machines are “rigged.” My father, Lenny Frome, gave video poker the title of America’s National Game of Chance. I don’t think he would’ve done this, nor would it have been deserved, if it was a game known to be rigged.
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Gambling has changed a great deal over the years and has evolved from the high street to a brand new digital era thanks to advances in technology.
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Apart from the lottery-based game of Bingo, Keno is also a highly popular game which is typically available to play literally everywhere. Now, as a lottery-based casino game, you’d probably expect that winning at the game is all down to luck.
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Technology is having a massive impact on our lives and over the last decade, the speed of innovation has increased dramatically.
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Winning Strategies | Last week, I discussed a variety of Bonus video poker variants that you might want to try after you get a bit bored with Jacks or Better.
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Few issues surrounding the internet are as hot-button a topic as the idea of privacy and the right to be forgotten online. Indeed, most of us will have noticed the recent surge of “your privacy is important to us” pop-ups on every webpage over the last few months.
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