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All Video Poker Machines Don’t Pay the Same for Four of a Kind

On many video poker games — Double Bonus Poker, Double Double Bonus Poker, Super Aces and more — most four of a kind hands pay 250 coins for a five-coin bet. A friend was surprised recently when casino with high pay tables overall had games that paid only 239 coins on those quads.

“Why would that be,” he asked. “Why cheap out by 11 coins?”

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Crapless Craps?

The first time I ever encountered Crapless Craps, also called Never-Ever Craps, was back in the 1980s in Las Vegas, at a place called Vegas World that since has made way for the Stratosphere Tower. Since then, I’ve seen the game in Mississippi and Minnesota. It’s not a casino standard, but it pops up from time to time.

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Travel Tunica Struck Gold at Chicago Steakhouse

While in Tunica, you won’t be lacking for a great dining experience as Lisa & I found out at Gold Strike’s Chicago Steakhouse!  I’m not always a regular patron of our local steakhouses because I most often think that they’re for special occasions, when I am looking to gorge myself on a juicy steak with some great wine.  But sometimes in the middle of the week or when you’re looking to sit at gaming table for a few hours, you want a meal that’s not too heavy.

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