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Preserving profits is the key to enjoyable casino outings

Knowing how to take advantage of good fortune and how to properly manage your money during both hot and cold streaks is what puts smart slot players on the gambling "honor roll". Video poker is in a class by itself in the genre of "electronic gaming devices." Unlike their traditional reel and video slot cousins, long-term success on video poker is…

Winnings ・ 26 May 2023

The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Betting can impact payback percentages of slot machine games

It's a mathematical fact that when you play a slot machine betting less than max coins per play for a particular game, you're not taking full advantage of the machine's programmed long-term payback percentage. Every slot machine game is governed by what is known as a PAR (Probability and Accounting Report) sheet. It is proprietary information…

Winnings ・ 21 April 2023

The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Some tips and advice to get the most from your casino outings

There are many reasons for slot players to learn how to play video poker, but one of the very best is the transparency of video poker games. Whereas the individual payback percentages of traditional spinning reel and video slots are proprietary information, video poker is an open book. The payback percentages of video poker games are based on a…

Strategy Guide ・ 12 January 2023

The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Odds can be in favor of craps players who bet the 'Don't'

The vast majority of gamblers who play craps bet that the dice will pass. In other words, they hope that the shooter will make the point before rolling a seven. There is another dimension to the game known as betting the "Don't," sometimes referred to as the "dark side" of this fascinating table game. When you wager on the Don't, you're betting…

Craps ・ 07 January 2023

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Illinois Casinos Revenue Tick Higher To $116 Million In October

The Illinois Gaming Board reported nearly $116 million in casino revenue for October as venues around the state picked up the slack with top revenue generator Rivers Casino reporting slightly declining figures for the fourth consecutive month. The figure represented a 1.9% improvement on September's total of $113.8 million, fueled by a sharp 6.2%…

Finance ・ 21 November 2022

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Hollywood Casino Aurora owners present plan to move out of downtown, rebuild by I-88

The owners of Hollywood Casino Aurora want to close their facility downtown and rebuild it on a site closer to Interstate 88, they announced Monday. The new location would cost about $360 million and include a casino with about 900 slot machines, 50 live table games and a sportsbook, officials at Penn Entertainment said. The current casino has more…

Land-based ・ 07 November 2022

The Times Of Northwest Indiana

International Game Technology delivers what slot players want

The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) wraps up today in Las Vegas after a four-day run. Gaming companies from around the world unveiled their new product lines before industry leaders, including International Game Technology (IGT) which had the largest presence on the exposition floor with more than 200 innovations. Among the developments slot players can…

Tournaments ・ 22 October 2022

The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Blackjack can be as complex or as simple as you make it

What really separates the informed casual players from the scientific students of the game of blackjack? Answer: Keeping mental track of the cards that have been played in order to make more informed playing decisions. Anyone can play blackjack according to the rules of basic strategy. Casinos will even allow you to refer to a basic strategy chart…

Blackjack ・ 17 February 2022

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The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Start the new year off right with sound gambling tips

For those of you old enough to remember David Letterman's popular Top Ten lists, here are good gambling tips that hopefully will prove helpful to you on your casino gambling adventures as we start with a fresh slate and a new year: 10. Learn to play the game of casino craps. You'll have the advantage of making wagers known as "free odds" which…

New Year ・ 30 December 2021

The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Spin Poker, the game that plays like a video slot, has staying power

Unlike slot players who more readily embrace new generations of games, video poker players have displayed an unwillingness to accept any of the "bells and whistles" which manufacturers have attempted to create. Video poker devotees just want the good old-fashioned draw poker machines available in a variety of game families (Deuces Wild, Bonus…

Poker ・ 23 November 2021

The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Time is of the essence when playing slot machines

When it comes to deriving the best value for the money you choose to wager during a casino outing, it's always time well spent revisiting some of the principles to which you must adhere in order to cope with the edge that properties wield over all the games. Quite honestly there is very little chance for gamblers to show a profit over an extended…

Sports ・ 23 September 2021