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Let It Ride is a casino card game based (loosely) on poker. Instead of having to beat someone else’s hand, you play against a pay table. Your payout is based...

Mississippi Stud is one of the more volatile table games ever devised. It is a hybrid of traditional Five-Card Stud played against the dealer rather than other players. At first...

If you play blackjack, why aren’t you counting cards? It’s a proven mathematical way to eliminate the house edge, and some players are so good at it that they make...

There’s something very James Bond-esque about baccarat, right up there with shaken martinis, fancy cars, and Walther PPK pistols. Because of that, the game can take on a bit of...

The motto for most gamblers who come to Las Vegas on a lark is rather simple - go big or go home. If you’re going to wager real American dollars...

Keno is a lottery style game. There are many variations of it. Keno is so popular you can play it on scratch cards, scan cards, and video machines. The basic...

Every time I’m in the casino, it seems like the popularity of roulette is dying. Sometimes, there isn’t anyone at the table or there are only a few people playing....

You’ll occasionally run into someone who learns that you’re a gambling writer. They’ll usually have a similar set of questions, but the one that always surprises me is, what is...

Even though everyone knows that slot machine games are entirely random, people still try to come up with strategies and systems for winning. Such efforts are doomed to fail for...

It’s no secret that craps is my favorite gambling game. It’s just more fun than any other game I can imagine. Sure, I wish it had a skill element, and...

Slot machines have several attractive qualities, including jackpots, bonus features, and interesting themes. Many gamblers are drawn to these benefits as a result. However, one big downside to slots is...

Slot machines are the most popular game in any casino. Sure, people bet more on the lottery, and the worldwide sports betting market is huge. But slot machines are the...