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There have been quite a few discussions on these Forums in my years here about what the lines may be between Advantage Play and cheating, but this article isn't about that. This first Edition of,...

There are a number of players out there who will avoid pursuing plays upon which they could potentially hit a taxable jackpot of $1200, or more. Their reason for doing so, as many of them will...

The past year was not kind to blackjack players along the Las Vegas Strip. Low limit players felt the pain more than those willing to play at least green chip action.

Video blackjack was a great alternative for Las Vegas gamblers looking for a quality return on bets of $5 or less. Most Strip casinos offered this product at one time. In many cases, video...

The inevitable has happened, and I'm not going to say, 'Finally,' happened because I frankly did not think it would come so soon. MGM has officially decided (to be rolled out at some point between...

I am probably seriously dating myself with the song referenced by the title of this Article, but not really, considering I wasn't even ten years old at the time the Naughty by Nature song hit the...

There are going to be any number of Advantage Players and recreational gamblers alike that feel the need to squeeze every dime they see out of what they deem to be an advantageous opportunity in...

It looks like we're starting the year off with what will be the largest lottery Jackpot in U.S. history surpassing the March 2012 656 million Mega Millions drawing! For those interested in taking...

I have written a good many Articles about various Promotions and the different ways that they can be played, but I thought it might be prudent to write an Article geared toward recreational players...

In the first Article of this three-part series, we took a look at the worst ways to play Loss Rebates and determined that betting on low denomination games, blindly picking high-denomination games...

The second installment of this series of Articles explored Double Jackpot Promotions and the worst ways to play those while the first installment took a look at Loss Rebate Promotions. This...

I first noticed Mat Franco when he did an amazing disappearing cell phone trick on the NBC show America's Got...

Eventually this will stop being repeated, but I am going to reiterate that my (hopefully weekly) News & Notes is going to be an Article to go over the Week in gaming that consists of items that do...

For those of you not up on your Ohio Valley casino slogans, the title of this Article is a play on The Meadows tagline of, "The One, The Only, The Meadows." While I certainly believe that such a...

I recently wrote an article about five strange casino policies, so this is essentially something of a follow up to that article. This one, however, is about seven game quirks (machines and tables)...

The first thing that I would like to do is thank Wizard of Vegas Member and renowned Advantage Player, 'Axelwolf,' for inspiring this Article. In fact, I should actually take it a step past,...

As with any other position of even minor authority, the decisions of the Administration of WoV are often questioned, so I am opting to offer this Article (which I think might largely apply to many...

It has been a long time coming, but the Seminole Tribe and Florida Governor Rick Scott have finally agreed to terms on a three billion dollar revenue sharing deal (over seven years) that will not...