Gambling has a long history. Archaeologists found a 5,000 year old pair of dice while excavating a Bronze Age site in Iran. Native American tribes have games that date back thousands of years and a few of these games are still played today at Pow Wows. Humans have been risk takers for millennia and gambling [...]
Soon the figures will be out for the gambling industry’s take for the previous year. Until the economic slide of 2007 the gambling industry in the United States enjoyed brisk growth. Up until 2010 the industry had not recovered but state lotteries were doing fairly well and were seen as recession resistant. In 2011 Datamonitor, [...]
In Australia ‘pokies’ (video poker and slot machines) are a popular pastime in pubs and other venues. Australian pokies are just about the same as slots and video machines in casinos around the world. They are made by the same manufacturers that supple Las Vegas and European casinos. Australian pokies feature special games designed to [...]
For many players it seemed as if Las Vegas casinos were content with providing the same old slots and video poker and keno games. Although many new versions of slot games have been launched they all work in much the same way. Despite the limitations slot machine jackpots have been enough to lure a steady [...]
Video poker is available at land based casinos and also at online casinos. Most video poker games are based on five card draw poker. The earliest video poker games appeared in the mid 70’s at about the same time as the earliest personal computers. Although the early games were primitive by today’s standards they were [...]
In the mid 1970’s the first personal computers appeared. Hewlett Packard introduced computers that could fit on a desk. Early models included a keyboard, a small monitor and a printer. The advances in technology made it economically feasible to combine a television like screen with a central processing unit. Many historians credit gambling legend Si [...]
Video poker was introduced in the 1970’s and was an instant hit. The development of random number generators enabled game manufacturers to launch video poker games and more sophisticated slot games. Occasionally video poker machines are referred to as ‘poker slots’ and the relationship between video poker games and slots is a close one. Video [...]
In the early days of slot machines most slot games had only three reels and were operated mechanically. Technology has advanced a lot since then and today most new slot games have five reels although the old fashioned three reel machines may still be found in some of the older casinos. As the name implies [...]
Most avid slots players consider video poker to be boring and limited. Some players wonder which game gives players the most advantages and which game gives the house an edge? The truth is that video poker machines are limited. There is very little skill involved and most video poker machines only give an illusion of [...]
Free spins are a must on today’s slot games. Free spins are triggered when three of more unrelated symbols appear on the game reels. Free spins are usually triggered without player intervention. Occasionally slot game developers will give players a choice of free spins. One new slot game called Mile High offers players the option [...]
