By John Grochowski on Thursday May 26, 2016

Roulette has so many possible bets, players always are exploring ways to combine them in the hopes they’ll hit on a way to beat the house. Truth be told, there are no combinations to be discovered that haven’t been tried before. Modern roulette wheels with numbers 1 through 36 along with 0 and 00 were in use in France in the late 18th century. Players have been looking for just the right combination for more than 200 years. Still, readers often send me their systems, as with this one from my email box. “ What do you think of this…

Roulette has so many possible bets, players always are exploring ways to combine them in the hopes they’ll hit on a way to beat the house. Truth be told, there are no combinations to be discovered that haven’t been tried before. Modern roulette wheels with numbers 1 through 36 along…

By John Grochowski on Monday May 23, 2016

I’m always looking for tales of unusual things that happen in casinos. One came my way from a reader who wanted to share his experience with a big cash player. “I once saw a person buy in at a craps table for $10,000 – all in $20 bills!” he wrote. “It was just me and another player. The new guy wanted the table for himself and a $50 minimum bet. “We were allowed to keep playing at $10 minimum until the counting was done. That took a while! We were comped $25 by the pit boss for not continuing to…

I’m always looking for tales of unusual things that happen in casinos. One came my way from a reader who wanted to share his experience with a big cash player. “I once saw a person buy in at a craps table for $10,000 – all in $20 bills!” he wrote.…

By John Grochowski on Thursday May 19, 2016

I don’t like to get bogged down in math in this blog. All casino games have roots in math, but you don’t have to be able to do the math yourself to shop for the best bets. House edges are easy to find online or in books about gaming. Nonetheless, I do get reader requests for explanations about the underlying arithmetic, especially in craps. “Can you explain how house edges are derived?” one reader asked. “Maybe you could walk through the math for the house edge on the pass line.” The house edge on the pass line is one of…

I don’t like to get bogged down in math in this blog. All casino games have roots in math, but you don’t have to be able to do the math yourself to shop for the best bets. House edges are easy to find online or in books about gaming. Nonetheless,…

By Travel Tunica on Wednesday May 18, 2016

School’s Out for Summer! Time to start planning your next trip to Tunica to see these great shows! For a complete list of upcoming entertainment, click here. May 2016 21 ~ Jennifer Nettles ~ Horseshoe Casino & Hotel 27 ~ Moonshine Ball featuring Naughty By Nature ~ Tunica Roadhouse Casino & Hotel 28 ~ Foreigner ~ Horseshoe Casino & Hotel 28 ~ Mickey Gilley ~ Resorts Casino Tunica 29 ~ Clint Black ~ Sam’s Town Casino & Hotel June 2016 3 ~ Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience ~ Horseshoe Casino & Hotel 11 ~ Tracy Lawrence ~ Gold Strike Casino Resort…

School’s Out for Summer! Time to start planning your next trip to Tunica to see these great shows! For a complete list of upcoming entertainment, click here. May 2016 21 ~ Jennifer Nettles ~ Horseshoe Casino & Hotel 27 ~ Moonshine Ball featuring Naughty By Nature ~ Tunica Roadhouse Casino &…

By Mary Catherine Webb on Friday May 13, 2016

As summer approaches and the days get longer, you often look for new experiences and new places to visit. Did you know that Tunica has three museums open and offering fun for all ages? It is a perfect way to spend a day in Tunica whether a regular visitor or a first timer! Gateway to the Blues Museum & Visitor Center The newest attraction to Tunica is the Gateway to the Blues Museum- be sure to make it your first stop on Blues Highway 61 and see the story of the blues come to life in all its tormented and…

As summer approaches and the days get longer, you often look for new experiences and new places to visit. Did you know that Tunica has three museums open and offering fun for all ages? It is a perfect way to spend a day in Tunica whether a regular visitor or…

By John Grochowski on Tuesday May 10, 2016

Video poker is a much different game than table poker. In video poker, you’re playing draw poker, is rare to nonexistent on the tables. You’re not playing against other players, you don’t have to try to read anyone else’s hand and you don’t have to evaluate whether to raise, call or fold. One other important difference: Video poker moves much, much faster than table poker. Still, I sometimes get emails from table poker players who want to draw comparisons between the games. One arrived in April from a veteran player who’s surprised by all the attention royal flushes get from…

Video poker is a much different game than table poker. In video poker, you’re playing draw poker, is rare to nonexistent on the tables. You’re not playing against other players, you don’t have to try to read anyone else’s hand and you don’t have to evaluate whether to raise, call…