Keno or Yes?
Many casino games can be traced to antiquity; still others are associated with specific historical moments in time and place. Today’s casino game of Keno is one such, with its roots in Chinese prehistory and history, as well as having a specific historical significance for Americans. read more
How Slot Machines Work
While slot machines deal in chance, nothing inside the slots, either physically or in terms of the programming has been left to chance. read more
The Seven DOs & DON’Ts of Slots
Don’t believe the pundits who say that all slot machines are alike and playing any one is like playing every one. read more
Thinking Outside the Box
Players are in the gambling game. Casino executives are in the math business. For the casino, the underpinning of all their games is math. Casino games are structured to give the house the edge in one of two ways: the house wins more decisions or the house takes a cut of a player’s winnings... read more
The DOs & DON’Ts of Craps
Craps is as primitive as men standing around a sacred alter casting lots to decide the fate of the Canaanites. If the lots fall one way, the Canaanites will be absorbed into the tribe; if the lots fall another way, the Canaanites are toast. Craps is Lady Luck’s oldest flirtation with the minds and hearts of man and, unquestionably, her most exciting and seductive... read more
In Baccarat Bigger is Best
Size counts. Bigger is better. The rich are different than you and I. Most intelligent people would scoff if they were told the above clichés were true... read more
10 Tried & True Techniques of the Slot Scammer
Here’s a trite statement that you have probably seen in many gambling articles: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” The operant word in that cliché is “probably,” as some things that actually sound too good to be true are indeed true: penicillin, aspirin, and card counting at blackjack... read more
The Gambling Times They Are A'Changin
When the original Gambling Times was being published (before it morphed to WIN magazine and gave me my start in this industry), gaming euphoria was just starting to spread across the land... read more