The Mystic Gambler 
By Tony Raap, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (TNS)
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 | 2 a.m.
Slot machines have always ruled the gaming floor at Rivers Casino on the North Shore.
But casino executives are betting on arcade-style games and so-called party pits to attract younger gamblers.
The thinking is that the industry will need to offer games that look and feel different to engage the millennial generation.
Playing at a Keno lounge has the distinction of being the casino game with the highest house edge. But it also plays the slowest, so the player’s per-hour expected loss is in line with the other games. If you’re going to play keno, be sure to play the live game at a keno lounge to take advantage of this slow pace. Video keno has a lower house edge, but the speed more than makes up for this to make it a more expensive option.
By Ed Komenda
THE TAXMAN COMETH
Imagine: You just hit a $33 million jackpot on Megabucks. If you’re lucky, you’ll see half of that after taxes. It’s a cruel world, but Uncle Sam wants his cut. How you choose to receive your payout helps determine exactly how much you’ll cash in. Here’s how it works:
TheMysticGambler.com receives many emails requesting the best patterns and the luckiest numbers to play. My normal reply to such questions is to remind them that Video Keno numbers appear in a perfectly random manner. And while the Charts and suggestions that we offer in the e-booklet do offer some ideas about patterns and where to pick your numbers, the focus is on increasing returns and bigger jackpots. Having said that, there are numerous articles written about picking ‘lucky’ patterns and numbers, one of
If you’re going to play Keno, you’ll want to play at the best keno casinos and get the most out of your keno dollars. There are a number of things to consider like playing games that may have better pay tables than others, the amenities of the casino, and the available limits. Often it simply comes down to value and the keno casino experience that you enjoy.
Pesach Kremen, who writes for Gaming Today suggests
One of the things that I’m often asked about is the selection of keno base numbers. It always surprises me when I receive an email asking about base numbers so for the purposes of clarity perhaps a better explanation is necessary.
For those that don’t use the Mystic Keno Smart Charts, let me give you a little background: One of the tried and proven methods of multiplying your Keno jackpots is by using a mathematical reduction. That is, taking a group of numbers (base) and arranging them into smaller groups in the most efficient manner.
According to a new survey, more than half of Macau casino visitors spent less than $125 during their most recent trip while gambling at the world’s most popular gambling destination.
That’s according to the IFT Tourism Research Center (TRC) at Macau’s Institute for Tourism Studies. They recently published the Macao Visitor Profile Survey 4th Quarter Report, which contains the results of field surveys of