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With electronic keno you can set your own pace, but you can expect to play up to 10 to 12 games per minute. And, of course, the more games you play, the more chances you have of winning.
Deuces Wild gives players one of the best chances to win. Find out what's the best strategy for playing the video poker game.
There are several reasons for video poker's popularity. The first is that people can play at their own pace, without pressure from dealers, croupiers or other players. But there's so much more.
Three Card Poker combines the head-to-head excitement of blackjack, where player goes against the dealer, and Caribbean Stud, in which players are paid for attaining a minimum hand.
Despite its name, Pai Gow Poker bears little resemblance to its ancient Chinese namesake, which is played with 32 domino-like tiles.
Casinos that have poker rooms provide the tables and dealers, and charge the players an hourly fee or take a percentage of the pot; players actually gamble against each other. Find out about the game.
In this variation of five-card stud, players don't compete against the dealer or each other. They try to get a good hand by combining three cards dealt to them with the dealer's two "hole" cards.
Caribbean stud poker has become popular because of its progressive jackpot, which often reaches into six figures. It is based on five-card stud poker and played on a blackjack-style table.
Baccarat is the most glamorous, if not mysterious, game in the casino. Three dealers or 'croupiers' service the game. Learn more about James Bond's favorite game.
Blackjack or "21" is the casino's most popular table game. The rules are simple to learn, and, if sound basic strategy is followed, the player can greatly reduce the casino's edge and possibly swing it in his favor.
Slot machines have been around for more than 100 years, but today's high-tech marvels bear little resemblance to their cast iron predecessors. Find out more here.
Craps is one of the most exciting and fastest games in the casino. And, because of its low house percentage against the player, it provides a chance to win large sums of money in relatively short periods of play. Learn how to play here.
Most sports books offer wagering on horse races - thoroughbreds, quarterhorses and trotters - that are transmitted via satellite to Las Vegas from major tracks around the country. Find out more.
Sports betting requires more skill than luck. To compensate, sports books do everything possible to tilt the percentages in their favor. Find out what you need to know.
Keno has one of the highest house percentages against the player yet the game remains popular. The reason is it's an inexpensive way to gamble and there's a possibility of hitting a lottery-like jackpot. Find out more.
Roulette can be as simple as pie, if you bet it the right way. Here's one option that can help you play for longer.
by Dale S. Yeazel, Special to GT | Prop (proposition) bets fall into one of two categories: hardway bets and one-roll bets. There are four hardway bets a player can make: hard four, hard six, hard eight and hard ten.
by Dale S. Yeazel, Special to GT | One of the little known bets a player can make on a craps table is called a "turning bet" and also known as a "hop bet."
A roulette dealer spins the wheel and waits for the ivory ball to land on a number. Bettors have the option to guess which number out of the possible 38 the ball will land on. Find out more.
The Las Vegas Strip’s only bingo room is going virtual. The Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is launching a partnership this week with Buffalo Studios, the company behind the popular Facebook game Bingo Blitz.
Atlantic City honored Dennis Gomes, by naming the street in front of the casino in his honor Friday. At a curbside ceremony, Mayor Lorenzo Langford unveiled a sign renaming a portion of North Carolina Avenue as Dennis C. Gomes Avenue.
Big changes are in store for gamblers and hotel guests at the Atlantic City Tropicana Casino and Resort as the establishment starts a $25 million renovation project. The undertaking is the first of what could be four or five years of work to re-do the casino resort.
Expanding its hopes of an online future, WMS Industries Inc. (WMS) announced on Monday that it was acquiring Jadestone Group AB, the Swedish online gaming developer.



