Oct 21, 2026 | Features Articles, Gaming News, In this Issue
The word “free” appears everywhere in casino marketing: free rooms, free play, complimentary dinners, show tickets, golf, resort credit and VIP experiences. For a good casino customer, those benefits can be substantial. But experienced players know there is an important distinction between something being complimentary and something having no cost.
Casino comps are a marketing investment. The casino is trying to reward profitable play, encourage a return trip and keep a valuable customer from choosing a competitor. That does not mean the player should ignore them. Quite the opposite. If you are going to gamble anyway, understanding how your play is evaluated can help you receive benefits that better match the value you are already generating. The key is to stop thinking only about actual wins and losses and start understanding theoretical loss.
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Sep 13, 2026 | Features Articles
Roulette brings elegant suspense to gaming floors across the South and Midwest. The spinning wheel and bouncing ball create drama at casinos and resorts from the Gulf Coast to Indiana, blending European sophistication with American flair.
Mathematician Blaise Pascal is credited with the wheel’s origins. In 1655, while attempting a perpetual motion machine during a monastic retreat, he created a spinning device that became roulette’s foundation. The name means “little wheel” in French. Early versions mixed Italian Biribi and other wheel games.
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Sep 12, 2026 | Features Articles, Gaming News, Property Reviews
There are good ways to end a night at the casino, and then there is hitting a Royal Flush on your very last hand and walking away with $176,491. That was the unforgettable scene recently at Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort, where a guest sat down for what would become one of those casino stories that gets told again and again.
Right in the middle of it was Rusty, one of Scarlet Pearl’s most popular table games dealers and, depending on who you ask, possibly one of the luckiest dealers on the Gulf Coast. Rusty may not be ready to claim that title himself, but the recent six-figure win at his table certainly added another chapter to his reputation.
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Sep 11, 2026 | Features Articles
There are horse races, and then there is the Breeders’ Cup. For two electric autumn days, the sport of kings transforms into an international spectacle of speed, strategy, fashion, wagering and pageantry unlike anything else in North American racing. When the Breeders’ Cup returns to Keeneland, the event once again places the Bluegrass at the center of the thoroughbred universe.
The Breeders’ Cup is more than a championship series. It is horse racing’s grand finale — a celebration of elite competition where world champions are crowned, fortunes are won and lost at the betting windows, and generations of racing history converge on one unforgettable weekend.
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Aug 25, 2026 | Features Articles, Gaming News
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The $1.25 million Travers Stakes brings one of the year’s strongest 3-year-old fields to Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 29. Known as the “Mid-Summer Derby,” the 1¼-mile Grade 1 could go a long way toward deciding the 2026 3-year-old championship. Golden Tempo (5-2), winner of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, is the horse to beat, while Renegade (3-1) and rapidly improving Sea Strike (5-1) appear capable of taking him down. Napoleon Solo (8-1) and Baby Vino (10-1) offer legitimate upset potential, while Emerging Market (15-1) and Ocelli (20-1) are intriguing longshots for bettors looking to spice up exactas and trifectas. Check out our race breakdown and full field info!
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