Randy Ray

The gaming public has an insatiable curiosity about everything to do with the gambling industry. Every question imaginable is asked and answered. Visiting a casino — especially for the first time...

Gambling, by definition, involves risking something of value on an uncertain event. This can be a roll of the dice, a turn of a playing card, or the outcome of a...

Penny slot machines are the king of slots. After all, they draw more players than any other type of slot. Gamblers’ reasons for playing these games vary. Some like chasing big...

Craps looks like a confusing game to new players because the table features so many different betting options. This setup can fool gamblers into thinking that craps is a complicated game....

Expected value (EV) is one of the most important concepts in gambling to understand — especially if you have aspirations of being a professional gambler of any kind. When you have...

Modern forms of poker originated on riverboats traveling on the Mississippi River. That said, anybody who hears about Mississippi Stud Poker might think that it’s steeped in history. But the truth...

Slot machines and the lottery have their obvious differences. But these gambling games are also similar in that they’re completely random. The lottery is random in that you never know which...

One of the toughest things about gambling has nothing to do with in game strategy. Instead, many players want to know when they should quit a gambling session. Unfortunately, there’s no...

Like most people, my earliest memories of playing with a deck of cards date back to kitchen table games of War. The classic card game can be played with two or...