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US Casino Advantage covers live and online gaming. This account is operated by @john_mehaffey. Other sites: @Vegas_Advantage, @WVAdvantage, @AdvantageAC.

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We recently visited Mesquite, Nevada, a casino border town about an hour from Las Vegas. It offers good value compared to Las Vegas and is perfect for a casino day trip. Here are the games we found: https://t.co/sLQ9hOtMnX

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We just updated our "Best Spin on Electronic Roulette" article, where Kristina explains machines that short-pay players or have other disadvantages, such as hiding the fact that the wheel has four zeros, as shown in the image below. Link: https://t.co/VwP0Tsdixc

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Crapless craps went from only being dealt at one Las Vegas casino in 2019, up to 38 today. The Pass Line's house edge is 3-4x higher at crapless craps compared to traditional craps. We explain the math and the best and worst bets to make at crapless: https://t.co/s7Z5CI0yFo

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Casinos rate players based on their level of action. Players sometimes accidentally hurt their rating. Here are some mistakes to avoid to help you get the best comps for your play. https://t.co/Jt3cWcRa5w

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The Basket is the worst roulette bet. Find out what it is, how large the house advantage is on it, and how you can make a similar bet with a lower hold here: https://t.co/52X2m5rECS

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Blackjack is one of the best casino games to play. However, learning the proper strategy is important. This is how much making common mistakes costs players per hand. https://t.co/SQrvyfbrnQ

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@BCDB1234 The drop is churned. For example, if a 6/5 blackjack table has a 2% edge, a 14% drop means the average player bet their buy-in seven times. Unlike slots, video poker, bingo, keno, etc, there is no way to track the exact hold for the game, only the percentage of drop held.

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Have you ever wondered how much bad blackjack rules affect your hourly rate? We have all the answers here: https://t.co/v9ev7Pomn1

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The most important rule for video poker players is finding the best paytables. This guide helps you learn a simple trick to determine the payback on inferior machines and how that affects returns. https://t.co/OLuisrwOQj

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Some players like video poker games with low variance. Others prefer wild swings. Many prefer somewhere in the middle. We have a list of the most popular video poker titles ranked by variance here: https://t.co/mIjH7Uau0o

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FanDuel just announced a $0.50 fee on every bet made in Illinois in response to a recent tax increase. This is how much it will cost players: https://t.co/S0KHCdVoNu

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If you have ever wondered what the royal flush progressive must be to make a video poker game positive, you can find all that information in our latest article: https://t.co/Wv8SfOTDqG

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Laughlin is a small casino market in the southern tip of Nevada. It offers low-limit games when compared to Las Vegas. Here are the major game differences between the two markets. https://t.co/RNJ25SY92r

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We just updated our Colorado blackjack and table game surveys.

Blackjack: https://t.co/Dfhh2fjSGh

Table games: https://t.co/wtMjOApVN4

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This is the trip report for our summer Black Hawk Colorado vacation. It includes the table games, ETGs, and video poker we found, including where to find 2D 3/2 blackjack that stands on soft 17, which is the best Colorado blackjack game. https://t.co/a6sqFy1fB7

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US Casino Advantage recently visited all casinos in Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek, CO. Here are the top 10 most luxurious casinos in those markets. Unlike some sites that scrape TripAdvisor for data, our rankings are based on our experiences. https://t.co/BGXF4yz9OT

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I recently got asked about how taking the maximum crapless craps odds affects the Pass Line and Come house edge. I did the math and added it to this page: https://t.co/MYS46SGRDN

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@HerbertTheFlea During our previous trips, we found 10/6 Double Double Bonus at one of the bars that is now gone. On this trip, we could not find anything better than what you would find on the Las Vegas Strip at $1.

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Last month, US Casino Advantage visited Cripple Creek. It is a small casino town west of Colorado Springs. This is the trip report. We also updated our Cripple Creek casino pages that are linked in this article. https://t.co/Ahx7QBJi2M

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@FiliusBruce Unfortunately, I don't know what to look for in slots. It is not something I've ever studied. Can you please give me some examples? Also, it takes us time to get these published, so if it is something that would change in a few days, it may be dated before we get it live.