Video Poker 101

Unlike slots, video poker is a beatable game, but there are two key factors to winning at video poker. First, you must know what kind of video poker machine to sit down at. Second, you must use the correct strategy according to that particular game.

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Tue, November 22nd, 2005

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Interesting gambling facts:

  • As early as 1420, lotteries were used in Europe for public works. High-value commodities such as land and art were often sold through lotteries.
  • A nationwide survey by the U.S. Travel Industry Association found that 38% of all U.S. residents have been to Las Vegas in their lifetime. The average length of visitors' stay in Las Vegas was almost 4 days (3.7).
  • It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to become very popular across America, and in the late 40's Bugsy Siegel added machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas.
  • The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.