In last week’s article, I mentioned that I had played $500,000 coin-in on a game at the Palms. A man I know as “Al from New York” asked me how I could possibly get that much money into a machine. After all, feeding a machine with hundred dollar bills is a time-consuming process. (I normally don’t give out the real names of people in my columns, but Al complained that he never got credit for his questions, so I took that as permission to use his name.) Continue reading Feeding the Machines
Author: Bob Dancer
Why Didn’t Somebody Tell Me?
On Saturday November 3, I was at the Palms for a special drawing. This was not the typical 7 p.m. weekly drawing open to everyone. This was a special invited guest drawing where fewer than 200 people (based on previous play) had been invited to receive a free cruise — and this group would have a special drawing at 9:30 p.m. where $20,000 in cash, free play, or cruise credit was to be given away. Continue reading Why Didn’t Somebody Tell Me?
Why Do I Play Video Poker?
I’ve written before that the reason I started gambling was because of the sex! Although there is some truth in that claim, the main reason I said it was to entice readers into continuing to read. Continue reading Why Do I Play Video Poker?
Sharing a Big Jackpot
On October 27 the Palms gave away $50,000 to one player. There were 40 possible tickets in the drum — if everybody eligible showed up. Some players had more than one ticket. When players earned the tickets they received somewhere between $100 and $3,000 but for the final drawing there was no second place. It was “winner take all.” Continue reading Sharing a Big Jackpot
A Look at The Grifters
One of the websites I’m regularly checking out these days is Arnold Snyder’s www.write-aholic.com. I always knew Snyder was a gifted writer (But who knew he was an old hippie?) and I find a lot of his insights fascinating. His review of Jim Thompson’s The Grifters inspired me to pick up the book. I’m not going to be repeating the stuff Snyder wrote, so I recommend you start from:www.write-aholic.com/book-review-the-grifters-by-jim-thompson-regency-1963/. Continue reading A Look at The Grifters
The Ability to Pull the Trigger and Keeping One’s Promise to Oneself
One of my favorite websites is www.richardmunchkin.com. Munch is a friend and a frequent guest on the radio show — and also someone who regularly writes or says something that gets me to thinking. His October 7 blog called “What makes a great AP?” was one of those somethings. Continue reading The Ability to Pull the Trigger and Keeping One’s Promise to Oneself
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time —Part II of II
In last week’s column (available a few clicks away), I started to tell you about a slot machine promotion I played at the South Point. The story continues: Continue reading It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time —Part II of II
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time — Part I of II
In September of this year, South Point ran a “Spin 2 Win” promotion every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It was for slots only — not video poker — and I basically ignored it. Still, I received some information during the last week of the month that convinced me that I should play a whole lot of money through $5 and $10 slot machines. Continue reading It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time — Part I of II
A Look at Holy Rollers Documentary DVD
This Thursday evening, our guest on Gambling with an Edge radio show will be Colin Jones from the Holy Rollers blackjack team. In preparation for the interview, I watched the DVD Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card-Counting Christians. Continue reading A Look at Holy Rollers Documentary DVD
Power of the Pack
Let’s say you’re playing a variation of Deuces Wild. Assume you are asked to look at the following two hands: Qâ™ Jâ™ K♦ T♦ 4â™ and Qâ™ Jâ™ K♦ T♦ 3â™ . Assume further that you are told that in one of the hands you hold Qâ™ Jâ™ and the other one you throw all five cards away. The question is which is which? And why? Continue reading Power of the Pack