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Tournament Fun

Posted At : April 10, 2009 10:48 PM | Posted By : J Scott
Related Categories: Tournaments

Brad and I don’t do tournaments as often as we used to. They are too often very time-consuming, with too many entrants chasing too little prize money. But to tell you the truth, we are probably getting a bit jaded. It has been 25 years since our first trip to Las Vegas and we have been in a lot of tournaments since that time. Pounding those buttons and all that screaming and hollering just doesn’t seem to get us very excited any more. (Of course some cynics may say that after you win a half million in a tournament, it’s all downhill from there! :)

Anyway, we recently were in an invitational tournament at Excalibur where we were put into three teams, headed by three hosts. Individual prizes weren’t huge – each person on the winning team won $1000; those on the two losing teams got nothing. But it was a fun event because of the enthusiasm of the hosts, who got in the spirit with a prize fight theme, dressing the part. Our host is Marcy, the fighter on the right. We didn’t win but we pounded those buttons fiercely, defending our pride and supporting our brave leader. 

 

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Odds and Ends

Posted At : March 15, 2009 1:04 PM | Posted By : D McKee
Related Categories: Tournaments,M Casino,Taxes,Transportation,Gambling Success Hints,Video Poker

Gambling Podcasts

Steve Bourie interviews many well-known gambling names on his monthly podcasts, Anthony Curtis, Max Rubin, John Grochowski, to name a few. This month he and I talk about getting the most for your money when visiting a casino. Also last March we talked about gambling and taxes.  You can see the list at http://americancasinoguide.com/podcasts.shtml and click on any to listen.

Mini-slot Tournaments

Excalibur is starting midday mini slot tournaments Thursdays through Sundays. I know there are others held at Ellis Island, Terrible’s, NY-NY, to name a few. There are more listed at http://lasvegasadvisor.com/tourneyresults.cfm. However, for up-to-date information on any of these, you might want to call the casino near the time you plan to participate. These mini-tournaments have a habit of coming and going with little or no publicity. Some are free; others have a small entry fee, typically $20.

Shuttle To/From New M Resort 

There is a shuttle between the M and the Fashion Show Mall, 7 days a week. Call for schedule near the time you want to ride for up-to-date information.

Machine Stickers

For years on all video poker machines at any Harrah’s property it took $10 to earn one point. Recently in Atlantic City, a few of the video poker machines with better paytables (mainly 9/6 JoB) were changed to give one point for $20 coin-in. Fortunately the machines have a sticker informing the players of this change.

In fact, putting stickers on video poker machines is a relatively new development that players must watch for. The Palms and the new M sticker machines that aren’t eligible for promotions.  Stations casinos sticker their Optimum Play machines stating that they require $4 to earn one point (versus 1 for 1 on other machines). 

I’m all for stickers on bad-schedule video poker machines. What about this sticker: “You cannot win on this machine!"

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