Casino Player September 2022

The Best Of Gaming Awards 2022

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 The Games We Play . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Atlantic City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Chicagoland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Gulf Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Lake Tahoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Laughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Las Vegas Downtown . . . . . . . . . . .70 Las Vegas Locals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Las Vegas Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Native Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Native Northwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Native South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Native Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Racinos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Reno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 Southern Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Tunica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Cruising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

T H E G AME S WE P L AY

PLAYING THE MACHINES 28

Understanding the Slot: As the casino industry expands, the same old slot-machine myths survive—many through a misunderstanding of how slots work by Frank Legato PLAYING POKER 30 The Show Must Go On: WSOP begins, Phil Hellmuth wins again and Grand Poker

PLAYING THE BOOKS 32 Betting the Favorite:

36 Sports Betting Explained: A beginner’s guide to working the books

Plenty of news continues in the world of sports betting, especially as the NFL season gets underway by Sean Chaffin

Series returns by Sean Chaffin