Tricks and Tips for those Games of Chance and Rare Skill – Poker, Blackjack, etc.

The new generation of slot machines is flashier, noisier, and will soon be a lot smarter as well — thanks to computer networking that allows casinos to instantly and easily reprogram their machines with a few mouse clicks. This is a much simpler process than the old-school method: In the past, changing out a slot [...]

Brits gambled £50 billion last year (that’s over $87M, to those of us in the States). The figure is equal to more than what the UK spent on defence and transport combined, and is seven times what Brits gambled in 2001. What accounts for the spike? “The Government has helped to make gambling one of [...]

According to a Reuters article published yesterday, the a House panel has cleared an anti-Internet gambling bill: WASHINGTON – A U.S. House committee on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at stamping out the $12 billion Internet gambling industry by stopping businesses from accepting credit cards and other forms of payment. The bill, cleared by voice [...]

One of the things I like best about Party Poker is that you rack up Party Points with every hand you play — a lot like the comp dollars you earn in actual casinos. I’m able to enter two or three Players Club tournaments weekly with my points, and in a good week I’ll actually [...]

Every poker player has his/her own system when it comes to which cards they’ll play and which they won’t during Texas Hold ‘em tournaments. That said, here are the nine starting hands I love the most: AA KK QQ These three are nearly invincible. I like to slow-play them, then go all-in and knock out [...]

Lawmakers in New Jersey and Colorado are thinking about banning smoking in casinos. The gaming industry estimates that such a move would “cut casino revenues by up to 15% and cost up to 5,000 jobs.�

This has always been one of my favorite casino games because it’s low-key and usually friendly. It’s not the game for someone who wants a lot of fast-paced action, but it can definitely make you some money (case in point: a dealer named Harvey at the Circus Circus told me that he once witnessed a [...]