By John Grochowski on Tuesday November 29, 2016

Blackjack is the most popular casino game, so it’s only natural that new table games shown at Global Gaming Expo would include a healthy portion of blackjack variants. Take Double Up Blackjack from Score Gaming. After your first two cards, you can Double Up by making a bet equal to or less than your blackjack bet. After that, you receive no more cards. Winners are paid even money, just like your main blackjack and double down bets. Dealt a 20 vs. a dealer’s 6, a player would never want to double down, which brings one more card and about a…

Blackjack is the most popular casino game, so it’s only natural that new table games shown at Global Gaming Expo would include a healthy portion of blackjack variants. Take Double Up Blackjack from Score Gaming. After your first two cards, you can Double Up by making a bet equal to…

By John Grochowski on Tuesday November 22, 2016

I’ve seen “Casablanca” at least a dozen times. I’ve seen it in a theater as part of a series of classic films. I’ve seen it on TV in pre-home video days, and I’ve seen it on VHS and DVD. Until this fall’s Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, I’d never seen it on a slot machine. But when I saw a sign in the corridor touting a Casablanca slot at the Everi booth, I knew I had to take a look. Everi’s slots were set up in demo mode so all I had…

I’ve seen “Casablanca” at least a dozen times. I’ve seen it in a theater as part of a series of classic films. I’ve seen it on TV in pre-home video days, and I’ve seen it on VHS and DVD. Until this fall’s Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Expo and…

By Lisa Konupka on Monday November 21, 2016

The Holidays are upon us and to me that means eating, and lots of it. I love cooking during the Holidays and here are a couple of my favorite recipes. (more…)

The Holidays are upon us and to me that means eating, and lots of it. I love cooking during the Holidays and here are a couple of my favorite recipes. (more…)

By John Grochowski on Thursday November 17, 2016

New table games shown each fall at Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas aren’t as quick to reach widespread distribution as new slots. There’s less turnover of games at the tables. Blackjack may be forever, but most new slots are here and gone in a few months. Distributors of new table games are looking for someone to give their game a chance. Sometimes games become regional hits before becoming national staples. That’s what happened with Three Card Poker, which became a player favorite in Mississippi before spreading to Nevada and the nation. One of the games vying for a niche…

New table games shown each fall at Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas aren’t as quick to reach widespread distribution as new slots. There’s less turnover of games at the tables. Blackjack may be forever, but most new slots are here and gone in a few months. Distributors of new…

By John Grochowski on Monday November 14, 2016

Every year, I try out new games at the Global Gaming Expo and write about a few highlights. Most of the slot games are things you’ll see in casinos in the next few months. That’s what I assumed would happen last year with The Simpsons slot from Scientific Games. It was one of the hits of the show, with people crowded around to try it out all week. So I was taken aback when I arrived at Scientific Games’ booth at the 2016 expo in Las Vegas and was once again steered to The Simpsons. It seems the video slot…

Every year, I try out new games at the Global Gaming Expo and write about a few highlights. Most of the slot games are things you’ll see in casinos in the next few months. That’s what I assumed would happen last year with The Simpsons slot from Scientific Games. It…

By John Grochowski on Wednesday November 2, 2016

With the exception of blackjacks, all player hands lose sometimes, and even blackjacks push if the dealer also has a two-card 21. There are times when even 20s just can’t seem to win. The dealer gets on a roll and pulls a 21 – and another and another. Player frustration follows. That’s the way it went recently for Chuck, a player who emailed me his experience.  “One hand, three of us had 20s and the dealer had a blackjack,” Chuck said in the email.” Three times within five hands I was dealt 20s. On one, the dealer also had a…

With the exception of blackjacks, all player hands lose sometimes, and even blackjacks push if the dealer also has a two-card 21. There are times when even 20s just can’t seem to win. The dealer gets on a roll and pulls a 21 – and another and another. Player frustration…