Why You Might Be Disappointed With A Straight Flush Jackpot: Part |
Why Don’t Straight Flushes Pay More? Straight flushes, which consist of five consecutive cards in the same suit, are tough to get. In Jacks or Better (also called Draw Poker), straight flushes happen every 9,000 hands or so and are paid 250 coins. Compare that to 4-of-a-kinds, which happen every 430 hands or so […]
How To Evaluate Slot Promotions The Right Way
Should You Do A 10X Slot Dollar Day? I opened my email newsletter from the Borgata and read that I could earn 10X Slot Dollars on Sunday, March 20th from noon to 7pm. 10X SLOT DOLLARS! Not five, TEN! Yippee! My knee jerk reaction when I see 10X is that of course I’ve got […]
My Stay At The Borgata With The MyVEGAS Rewards Program
The Borgata recently joined the myVEGAS program and I nabbed a one night Sunday through Thursday room comp before they discontinued that reward. I’m local to Atlantic City and I get mailers from the Borgata (but only room rates). I’m also Black Label via showing my Diamond Card from Total Rewards, obtained by purchasing the […]
Casino Gaming | Video Poker vs. Blackjack | Part II
Continuing our conversation from Part I, Skilled or lucky, blackjack players are frequently barred from playing. This happens less often at video poker, even when players consistently win, although it does happen more today than it did several years ago. Why? I think the reason is that the general public thinks that card counting at […]
Casino Gaming | Video Poker vs. Blackjack | Part I
Casino gaming explained: There is considerable overlap between blackjack players and video poker players. Let’s look at why.
Casino Review | Let’s Take A Closer Look At The Linq
Linq Las Vegas Casino Despite its lack of an overt 1980’s theme and overly simple logo, The Linq casino is really unlike most that you’ll find in Las Vegas. Remember, this is a casino-hotel designed specifically with millennial casino customers in mind. Creating a property for younger customers while still satisfying the older core customer […]
Overview of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Red Card
Photo : Blackjacker1979 Introduction Wynn and its adjoining sister tower and casino Encore make up one of the most luxurious properties in Las Vegas. The target guest at Wynn is an affluent traveler that may not care as much about players club points than visitors to some other casinos. Unlike most casinos on the Vegas […]
Casino Gaming | Why I Prefer Video Poker To Slots
Video poker machines are not at all the same as slot machines. For the most part, the two machines attract a totally different set of players from each other — players who gamble for very different reasons. Let’s compare gambling on a machine to traveling in a car across the country. The video poker players […]
Casino Gaming | Video Poker vs. Regular Poker
Some time ago, a friend and I were walking through a casino. He stopped in front of a Double Bonus video poker machine and started to deposit quarters. I commented that I didn’t know he played that game. He responded that he played REAL poker, so surely he could handle this. When I later asked […]
Alert : Opportunity for Mlife Platinum via matching to Hyatt Diamond Status Twitter Deal
A great opportunity has presented itself for those with high and mid-tier status in a hotel loyalty program. There seems to even be rumor that even mid-tier such as SPG Gold, Hilton and Marriott Gold are being matched to Hyatt Diamond. Those with “top tier” status (SPG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum) should easily be […]
