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Can You Play Roulette in California?
BY Shaun Stack 3/3/22 - 7 MIN READ

California offers many different gambling opportunities. It features tribal casinos, racetracks, lotteries, and cardrooms. If you want to gamble in the Golden State, then you won’t have to look far....

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Can You Play Slots at 18?
BY Shaun Stack 3/3/22 - 7 MIN READ

18 is the special age when you can vote, play the lottery, join the military, buy tobacco products, and work full time in the US. It’s not, however, an age...

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Can You Play Blackjack in Texas?
BY Shaun Stack 3/2/22 - 7 MIN READ

Being the birthplace of Texas Holdem, Texas has a reputation for card games. However, the Lone Star State isn’t friendly towards card games in general. It takes a strict stance...

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Why Isn’t Craps Legal in California?
BY Shaun Stack 2/28/22 - 7 MIN READ

California features one of the world’s biggest casino gaming industries. Its 76 tribal casinos generate $9 billion in annual gaming revenue. This total rivals next-door Nevada ($12b), which is world-famous...

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7 Obscure Casino Games to Add More Fun to Your Next Gambling Adventure
BY Shaun Stack 2/18/22 - 8 MIN READ

Casinos do a fantastic job of providing games that appeal to various consumers and entertain the masses. Most casino gamblers will find a game or two that they prefer and...

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House Edge and Strategy of No Commission Baccarat
BY Shaun Stack 2/16/22 - 7 MIN READ

Baccarat is a very old casino game, having been played in its current form for more than 400 years. It’s known as “the royal game,” an elegant companion to the...

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Blackjack Probability of Winning – Odds for Each Hand
BY Shaun Stack 2/9/22 - 7 MIN READ

Blackjack strategy is heavily context-dependent. That means the right play depends on every variable in the game. Each player hand has a different optimal strategy which itself depends on the...

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The 6 Best State Lotteries in America
BY Shaun Stack 2/8/22 - 7 MIN READ

At the time of this post, 45 states plus DC run some form of lottery. The US lottery landscape is varied. Some states lean heavily on instant win games; others...

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The Kelly Criterion and Blackjack
BY Shaun Stack 2/4/22 - 7 MIN READ

Wouldn’t it be great to have an elegant mathematical formula that would help you determine your ideal bet size no matter what game you’re playing? Such a thing exists, and...

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How to Set up and Run a Private Blackjack Game
BY Shaun Stack 2/3/22 - 7 MIN READ

Who makes the most money in blackjack games found in casinos? It doesn’t take much research to find the answer to the question is the casino. Casinos offer blackjack games...

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What Can You Gamble on at 18?
BY Shaun Stack 1/31/22 - 7 MIN READ

The legal gambling age across the US is stereotyped as always being 21 years old. However, you can actually enjoy some forms of gambling at 18. This fact makes sense...

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How Do you Know When a Slot Machine is Going to Hit?
BY Shaun Stack 1/31/22 - 8 MIN READ

The most common question I get about slots is some variation of “When is a slot machine loose?” People always want to know how they can identify a slot machine...

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