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Bobby Vegas — Be a Patriot

Bobby Vegas: Friends Don’t Let Friends Play Triple-Zero Roulette

Bulletin! Bulletin! Stop the presses. A Bobby Vegas emergency has been declared. Calling all able-minded swift-fingered patriots.

Developed in the last hours of Memorial Day, your mission, if you choose to accept it, is: Come to Vegas. Now.

To paraphrase Ed Harris’ quote from Apollo 13, “Failure is not an option. People, work the problem.”

People! Men, women, heck, bring your dogs if you have to, America needs you today, so step up.

My best bud Bobby Wilson alerted me that he was driving down the Strip (during the BTS K-Pop invasion at Allegiant, no less ) and said the street was as empty as COVID. He’d invited his son to town to take advantage of hotel rooms for $0. Zero? I had to check it out. Okay, I didn’t find any zero-dollar rooms, but I was stunned to find on Expedia Strip hotels for $8-$20 a night!

Here they are: Circus Circus, Harrah’s, Horseshoe, Linq all $8; Flamingo and Excalibur $9; Luxor and Sahara $12; Strat $15; Planet Hollywood $20. These are all before resort fees, so call it $60-$70 total per night. On the Strip! Find a hotel anywhere in the U.S. right now for less than $125 to $200.

“All we are asking is give Vegas a chance.”

Be an American. Gamble. Eat! (As Grandma used to say, “You’re just skin and bones!”) Party, dance, see shows, buy clothes, but come to VEGAS.

America needs you. More important, Vegas needs you. All you need to do is super easy. With literally tens of thousands of empty hotel rooms (especially if you’re flexible and can come Sunday to Thursday), grab a super-value Bobby Vegas vacay.

The Canadians abandoned us. The Mexicans. The Asians. While Americans are being socked with $4 and $5 gas, food inflation, rising utilities, the corporates are desperate, throwing deals out there you NEED to take advantage of. Smell blood? Pounce.

Frankly I’m tired of all the Vegas bashing. This is a value play of epic proportions. Don’t miss out. Grab it.

With any active casino play, they’ll roll out the red carpet and toss in free … well, everything. Free play, food credits, shows — you name it, you can probably get it. Just ask. Then tell us. Report back to us here @ LVA HQ.

Pining for the good ol’ days? They’re here. Again. I stayed at the Stardust for $14 a night with $10 free play back and a free buffet coupon or two.

I’ve been raving about the insane deal the Wynn’s been sending me that, when all the free play and food credits are subtracted, ends up costing $6.50 a night. For the Wynn.

People. Step up. Vegas needs you. Ask not … no, correct that. Do ask what Vegas can do for you and what you can do for Vegas. Easy peasy. Just show up.

We thank you. We salute you. Now go find the good machines and rock the house, baby. Patriotism never felt this good.

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Bobby Vegas — Is $10 Worth $110? Inquiring Minds Want To Know

Bobby Vegas: Friends Don’t Let Friends Play Triple-Zero Roulette

A reader asked about the best games to play at Caesars. My four-letter answer? NONE.

Wanna play 9/6 JOB? You can — for $25/$125.

At the Rio, just behind Caesars and across the freeway, its $.25. That’s a buck twenty-five max play. One percent the level at Caesars. Play while Rome burns? Or Samba at the Rio?

I’m a dancer. Guess where I play?

Our reader, let’s call him “Joe Player,” also wanted to know whether my Frugal Video Poker Strategy Guide ebook, combined with my “Best VP on the Strip” booklet, which I value together at $50, are worth my price of $19.88. (Pssst! Hey! Yeah, you. The coupon code is: advantage 10 at BobbyVegas.com.)

My answer? Place open palm to forehead. Slap repeatedly.

I’ve personally won over $3,500 with info gleaned from my worn-out hard copy of Jean Scott’s FVPSG. I actually used it so much, I had to buy bought a second copy before I ended up republishing it. Now it’s on my phone. Yours can be too, kids.

Gold doesn’t come close to the value of Jean’s guide. It’s worth 100 times the price.

Progressive breakevens at a glance? For ANY SCHEDULE? Where NOT to PLAY? It’s not just how much you MAKE, it’s how much you KEEP.

Now, Joe Player was 1150 tier credits away from Diamond and wanted to get to “waived resort fees” at Caesars. According to VPfree2, Caesars’ resort fee is $62.50.

Here, just take my wallet.

Over the bridge at Rio, use the AWESOME NRF (that’s NO RESORT FEE) coupon from LVA’s Member Rewards Book and get the RF waived for nothing.

BTW, Rio has a VERY nice pool, 9/6 JOB EVERYWHERE, Penn and Teller, KISS, and Star Wars Burlesque. (The Palms and Gold Coast across the street combined have nearly two dozen restaurants, all good. Also, there’s a Walgreen’s nearby for water, snacks, and meds — and the Strip is a short ride away; you can even walk it, if you dare.)

Back to playing for Diamond.

Joe Player had a 10x-points offer, which would make the Triple Double Bonus 99.68% or the 99.54% JOB $25/$125 games at Caesars positive expectation.

Again, at VPfree2 under the Players Club tab (which I always check; thank you, VPFree2 people; you’re the best!), you can check the points comp levels at any casino.

So, risk thousands to waive the resort fee or use a coupon for NRF? Conclusion? NO BRAINER.

Remember, people, “Play where you want to play and stay where you want to stay.”

PS. Go see the biopic Michael and if you don’t think Jafaar Jackson (Michael’s nephew) is incredible as MJ, I’ll give you a free ebook. Just save your ticket.

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Bobby Vegas—Like Ocean Waves, the Deals Keep Rolling in

Bobby Vegas: Friends Don’t Let Friends Play Triple-Zero Roulette

Life is chaos. Everyone’s “Kung Fu fighting.” Feeling assaulted by AI? $5 gas? $6?! Me too.

I did have a great birthday, though. Friends showed up, big time. Cards, letters, songs, CAKE! (by the ocean), meals, gifts — it’s really nice being appreciated.

And for a kid who was surprised to make it out of high school alive (remember the very unPC term “juvenile delinquent?” Yeah, honors in THAT class) and survived two years of hell recently (including five surgeries) seven-oh’s a big number for me. Okay, they haven’t named a street after me … yet.

Then there are all the fab birthday deals spanning days and nights of free food, play, and fun to tickle my scuffler fancy.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t make Vegas for this year’s birthday. I just wanted to play some VP and go dancing, but I broke my toe banging into a coffee table leg, so no
“breaking” for this dancer.

Even when I’m not IN Vegas, I monitor email offers, mailers, etc. and was happy to see all the deals going on at Four Queens (and elsewhere). However, the cost of their Silver Slots tourney seemed a LOT higher. Signing up for the $12K event was 360 smackolas. They do give a $75 one-ounce silver token, so call it $285. Still didn’t it used to be $99 or $149?

During December and again now, Wynn’s standard offer to me, $174 a night (includes the $55-per-night resort fee), $25 each free play and food credit got very good by adding two tickets to Awakening. Two nights minus all that is, as Anthony counts it, $28 a night at Wynn. Winner winner XS Nightclub for dinner.

Then I almost had a heart attack (bad joke; been there). My new Rainbow Emerald Island mailer came without their super points multiplier pay schedules. Noooo!!

Called in … still in place … phew! And being their top-notch “Rainbow is customer service,” she wanted to know, “Do you play at the bar? Different schedules.” And “Do you want me to READ the multiplier schedule over the PHONE?” Wow. Some casinos won’t even answer the phone. Oh, I can also “pick up the printed schedule at the cashiers booth.”

Besides amazing monthly food deals, you can now use your points for Lyft to and from the casino and at many nearby Water Street venues. Innovative.
There still is gold at the end of Water Street’s Rainbow.

Last question. Timeshares? Ever done the deed? In a fit of lunacy, I took the $200 offer.
Let Hilton try to close me — heck, why not? True story: Years ago, my ex and I went on a timeshare weekend on the Outer Banks. I just said, “Honey, in the presentation, I have THE LAST word.”

She chatted on and on about curtains and colors so much that the salesman was already spending his commission. Then he finished. I looked him in the eye and said one word. “No.” He got it.

Keep scuffling.

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Bobby Vegas — Life Lessons from Video Poker

Bobby Vegas: Friends Don’t Let Friends Play Triple-Zero Roulette

Two Words: Risk Management.

Don’t worry, I’m not quoting Kenny Rogers again. Rather, I’m tipping my hat to the other “dancer” and the video poker guru also named Bob.

Yes, I’ve read all his books. You should too. And while the other Bob plays on a rarified level WAY above where I play, there are definitely lessons to be gleaned. Let me explain.

I’ve been a 100% commissioned sales rep (in wholesale, most recently LED lighting) my whole life. That’s a tough road. But I have a simple market plan. I answer all calls and emails. I tell the truth. I fix the problem. I create opportunity. And I’m never a d*ck.

Many of my clients are lifelong friends spanning decades.

When there’s no floor, no paycheck and your entire income is based on your results? Well, whom you work with is key and losing just ain’t fun.

I applied these experiences when I started plying the video poker trade. I was committed to learn how to win with the lowest risk possible and the highest return.

Everyone has their own comfort level. Big D may be playing $25 a hand, even $125 a hand, while I’m playing 25 cents. Fine by me. What I learned from the other Bob is how he managed the swings in cash flow.

For Big D, a five-figure swing up or down in a single day was normal. Since he had total confidence in his ability to play virtually perfect VP, he knew that OVER TIME, he’d win. That was the lesson I applied to my commissioned-sales-rep business. OVER TIME I’d win.

After many years monitoring my quotation activity, sales-closing ratios, sales volume on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, I pretty much knew I’d make between X and Y sales within a clear parameter, hence Z cash flow.

Example: Quoting $10,000 a day for 30 days at a 5% commission with a closing ratio between 10% and 20% ($10k x 30 @ 5% x .1 -.2), whether I actually made that money, I knew I’d created $1,500-$3,000 in commissionable EPV, or what I call Expected Commission Value.

Some days I made zero and spent money and time. Other days/weeks it just rolled in in barrels. But over time, it worked like a charm.

Like the daily swings in VP, I knew, based on past results, that if I just kept plugging, like hitting a royal, I’d eventually cash in. I just needed the bankroll to survive the swings and not be a victim of risk of ruin. Remember the 6 Ps from my last post?

There was a period where I risked investing time and money in large projects, mostly military bases. This involved a much longer lead time, up to two years. But the payoffs were in the five and six figures. Those were my royals.

Risk management. Winner winner steaks for dinner. And I gleaned all that from learning about video poker. And not being a d*ck.

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Tier Match at MGM Properties

Once again, MGM is doing a tier-match promotion, this one through June 2026. These promos usually give you tier status for three months and you need to meet the actual tier requirements to continue at that tier level after the three-month period.

This one is different. At MGM, I had about 100,000 tier points when I applied for the tier match. 75,000 is Gold and 200,000 is Platinum. I used my Caesars Diamond Elite card and was given Platinum status. But on my card, it shows Platinum status for the entire year.

Here is a link to the status-match program.

Here are the challenge rules.

Here is a link to all the MGM Tier match offers by state.

You don’t get the really good benefits (airfare, cruises, etc.) until you actually get to the point level required for the given status.

So what does Platinum get me that Gold doesn’t? Lounge access (but only for one person). 30% slot point bonus (20% for Gold). $100 in cruise ship free play ($75 for Gold). There are also some gift shop bonuses, expedited valet and taxi service, etc., but these are minor benefits.

The rules say only one status match lifetime, but this is the third one I’ve done with MGM.

Is it worthwhile to do? You should consider the following factors.

  • How much do I use MGM properties?
  • What is free parking at MGM worth to me?
  • If I am a current MGM player, does moving up a level really benefit me?
  • Should I use it now or save it for next year?

Now, I don’t know what the lounges in Las Vegas are like. The lounge in Detroit is functional. The food is good, but the lounge is small and alcoholic drinks are about the same price as on the casino floor. I’ll be checking out the Las Vegas lounges at the beginning of June and will report back.

I’m using the match as a stopgap until I get full Platinum status. There is enough value in that for me and there is enough to play in Detroit. Your situation will vary greatly based on your state and situation.

Also see my Las Vegas Savings Tips page for more ideas.

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A Surprise Bonus to Online Gambling


This example is specific to my location and circumstance, but the idea is most likely applicable to a lot of situations.
I’m in the Detroit area and play at Motor City Casino (MCC). The video poker is the 98.5%–99.0% variety. Between free play, comps, and mailers it’s an OK recreational play. One big perk is Signature status, which gets you and a guest into their Signature lounge. I would pay $75 a person for the meal there. The food is that good.

Now, to get Signature status, you need to earn 15,000 Signature points in six months. For video poker, $5.60 coin in gets you 1 point, $3.35 on slots. You need 90 regular points for 1 Signature point.

So in six months, you need to play $1,350,000 through on 99% video poker. The cost would be $13,500. The food is very good, but not worth $2,400 a month. There is 0.18% in free play and 0.112% in comps. That gets the cost down to about $10,500 (cashing in the comps for free play). That’s still too much to pay.

But recently, MCC started making comps redeemable at 1-1 for free play (formerly 3-1). Now, if I play the best VP game at 99.0% and add in 0.18% for base free play and 0.112% for comps converted to FP, we’re at about 99.29%. Add 0.05% for mailers and we’re up to 99.34%. But a 0.66% loss is still too much to give up on $1.35 million.

Another promo MCC runs pretty frequently is on Saturdays, if you earn $10 or more in comps, you get the same amount in free play. Comps for VP are 0.112%, so you need to run about $9,000 through on video poker. Slot comps are 10 times that, so finding some advantage slots is the much better play. That makes the VP free-play return up to about 0.4%.

Getting there, but still not enough.

Enter online play. If you play on FanDuel Detroit, you earn Signature points and comps at the same rate as live play. The best game is NSUD at 99.72%. Add the cash value of the comps (0.11%) and we’re at 99.83%. At level 4 on Fan Duel, you get a 15% loss rebate weekly up to $35. That adds about $50 a month (estimated). Now we’re getting close.

FanDuel also gives about $300 a month in bonuses.

Let’s add it all up:

For $1,350,000 coin in over 6 months on Fan Duel

Base game loss = -$3,780

Converted FP = $1,497

Fan Duel bonuses = $1,800

Loss rebate = $300

I’m down to a cost of $183. Playing at that level on FanDuel gets me to their VIP level. The loss rebate increases to 25% to $125 per week. Also, as a Signature member, the secret code bonus at MCC (twice a week on average) increases from $5 to $20. I’m sure there will be some other perks as well. I expect the Fan Duel bonuses to increase. I expect the Motor City mailers to increase.

What was once too expensive a proposition to attain Signature status via live casino becomes viable using their online casino partner.

A lot of conditions must line up for this to work. Even if you aren’t a typical online player, it’s worth checking out. Throw in the new-player sign-up bonuses and the convenience of getting in action whenever you feel like it and it might just be enough to gain status at your local casino.

I will report out how good the Fan Duel VIP program is as I gather more info. This will be the real test to see if this online play is worth it or not.

Also see my Las Vegas Savings Tips page for more ideas.

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Bobby Vegas — This Renaissance Neanderthal’s Totally Free Vegas

Bobby Vegas: Friends Don’t Let Friends Play Triple-Zero Roulette

“Vegas is dead! There’s no hope. I brought $1,500 and I’m going to party till it’s all gone!”

OMG. Go eat some worms

What’s your Vegas trip goal? Be a high roller? Tuck dollars in G-strings at Spearmint Rhino? Ecstasy at Sphere or Zouk? Hit the Deuces Wild royal? A legendary 30-minute craps roll? It’s all good.

For me it starts with the Six Ps: Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance

Planning and preparing my Totally Free Vegas Trip start with Southwest and Chase points for flights. Then I search Priceline or Turo for my car hack. I’ve even rented $20-a-day U-Haul pickups. Of course, I take advantage of LVA’s no resort fee coupons and a great hotel rate.

Result? $500 out of pocket for a week in Vegas.

Then there’s a pretty good chance that with matchplay runs, positive-expectation video poker, and most food and entertainment comped, I’ll cover my nut. So rather than being $1,500-$2000 out, I’m ahead by $1,000, before I even land at Reid.

Good friends risk more and score more. $25 VP. Black-chip BJ. $50 craps. Have at it. This scuffler wants to have fun. Being 100% commission my whole life, I’m just not thrilled about losing money. Making money in Vegas is not my number one goal. Relaxing and having a good time for as little as possible are.

It’s okay. Choose your poison. That’s not one of the Six Ps, but perhaps it should be number seven.

Your goals, games, and wins may be different, but with planning and preparing, you’ll know your goals cold, so when opportunity knocks, you can grab it.

One of the lessons I’ve learned in Vegas is respecting my intuition. When to double down on a streak, when it’s time to walk away a winner. Hello Kenny Rogers.

Yeah, I quote Elvis, the Grateful Dead, Bruno Mars, AND Kenny. That’s why I call myself a Renaissance Neanderthal — well-read, well-rounded (in more ways than one) and occasionally, I even take a shower.

What are your goals? What are your successful techniques? Do you play at comp levels? My bud Carolina Mike rolls around town on comp nights and good VP. He knows his advantage games cold and winner winner free steaks for dinner. Ct Rob does it too and has a blast doing it.

What is winning for you? What do you do to win?

You may not get excited about coupon runs as I do. Fine. Maybe your highlight is a gourmet meal or buying your sweety or yourself something nice.

To quote Ed Harris from Apollo 13, “Failure is not an option. No on my watch, people. Work the problem.”

Knowing what winning is before you arrive, setting yourself up to win, even dealing with bad breaks and losing streaks will make for a better trip than the other 125 squares on the plane home. Plan to win you’ll have a good shot at it. Plan to lose and Vegas’ll be happy to accommodate you.

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Bobby Vegas — Bad Beats and Keeping Cool

Bobby Vegas: Friends Don’t Let Friends Play Triple-Zero Roulette

My crew and I were relieved that during my December Golden Week trip to Vegas, on the boot heels of NFR, I didn’t end up in the hospital. Kinda broke that curse. But that history also went on my long list of things I’ve done in Vegas twice: hospitalized twice, pulled over twice (sober), seen it snow twice, and been propositioned twice before breakfast.

It was a great trip and a great time to be there—if you didn’t mind bumping into A LOT of cowboys. Funny thing, there was no parking on the first floor of Rio self- park the last Saturday of NFR. It was full of horses. But the winning and dancing were wonderful.

Still, as bad beats just seem to keep coming, I had an unexpected and unwanted Christmas present on Christmas Eve back at home. While otherwise in a great mood and having a good day, at 1 p.m. I started having vertical stabbing pains across my left chest and down my arm.

Just days before this I thought I was having a heart attack when I woke up at 5:30 a.m., drenched in sweat and the room spinning. When I sat up, I started to retch.

Called 911 and in the ER they determined it was vertigo. I was out in seven hours after being given Meclazine.

Three days later, I actually had a “small” heart attack and found myself back in the same ER. Being Xmas Eve, they told me I’d be there a few days, as only critical patients get treated on Christmas. I had a stent put in Friday morning. Duke Hospital is top notch, though being there three times in five months, not so much.

So I’m taking a few weeks to get back and as soon as I can I’ll be blogging, about the new MRB, matchplay runs, and more.

For now, I can report I was happy to receive an invite to Wynn with an old-school offer: $25 in freeplay, $25 in resort credit (the waterfall at the spa is a wonder), and two tickets to Awakenings (it’s a few years old and I’m guessing Sphere is taking a lot of business), all for $174 a night, resort fee included. And I barely play there. I mostly go to see an old dealer friend.

Taking out the tickets and credits, that’s $75 a night for two nights. At Wynn. Free parking, no triple zero roulette, some JOB, and all is well.

See, folks, there’s hope on the horizon and as for me, well … The Cat in the Hat? With maybe nine lives.

It’s apparently very hard to kill me. And no worries, scufflers, I’ll be back soon so … Keep cool and know when to cash in.

The adventure continues.

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What Will I Do for Bonnie?

Bob Dancer

Author’s Note: When I originally wrote this, I was planning to quit gambling January 1. Since then, I’ve changed my mind about that, as I wrote in my 12/23 blog. When I was still in my “I’m going to quit gambling” mode, several readers asked me what I was going to do after I quit. Since many gamblers will be quitting, I decided to run this one anyway.

Before we were married, I told Bonnie that I was not a guy who would give her presents on traditional days (birthday, anniversary, Christmas, etc.) but I often received gifts from casinos which I would pass along to her, and she wouldn’t be shortchanged gift-wise. Although this initially struck her as odd, and not at all what she was used to with her first husband before he died, she decided she could put up with that.

When Bonnie comes along with me on casino trips (which is my hobby, not hers), often I find a way to reward her. When we went to the ROW in Reno, we’d each get $400 in Resort Credit a month, which Bonnie usually spent at one of the gift shops, and sometimes they had purse or jewelry giveaways which she enjoyed. She found herself well “taken care of.”

At Harrah’s Cherokee, we each got $200 in spa credit a month and most of our trips crossed monthly boundaries, so she would have two $400 spa days every trip, which we usually took four times a year or so.

Every additional casino I play at gives me something she can enjoy — whether it’s gift shop credit, free shows, meals, or whatever.

During our 11 years together, we’ve spent an average of three weeks a year cruising on NCL in balcony suites courtesy of casino largesse.

While in Las Vegas, I get free meals to the tune of $1,500 a month or so. In addition to feeding Bonnie, she has some in-town and out-of-town relatives, and we regularly treat them too. 

I didn’t provide this list to say, “See, what a nice husband I am” or “See how rich I am.” I provided it to indicate that when I stop gambling, all of these goodies will be going away. Some will linger awhile until the casinos figure I’m not coming back, but eventually they will all terminate. Casinos aren’t in the business of providing goodies to former players. 

I may periodically receive a “come back again” present from a casino. Going in to collect those things without playing at all is the surest way to stop receiving them in the future.

So, what will I do to keep Bonnie happy? The answer is some version of, “I haven’t figured it out yet.” It would probably cost $40,000 a year or more to give Bonnie what she’s used to receiving “for free.” While I still have some revenue from non-gambling sources and some accumulated capital (which I’m used to thinking of as “bankroll”), spending money on things I used to get for free requires developing some new habits and procedures.

Bonnie is not a greedy lady. She can understand why casinos won’t be giving us as much in the future. But still, she is used to a certain standard of living, largely supplied by me, and that was part of an implied contract when she agreed to marry me. Taking all that away from her is like a form of punishment she did nothing to deserve. Nor did I “screw up” somehow to cause this problem.

Bonnie brought assets into the relationship — some of which provide an income stream. I’ve paid for the bulk of expenses because I had both more assets and more income — and got a lot of things “for free.” We’ll probably shift to a more equal sharing of expenses. How we will do that, and how she will react to that, is unknown at this point. We haven’t had that conversation yet.

We’re both relatively frugal and figuring out how to do this is a puzzle to solve together. We’ll work it out somehow. We’re nowhere near destitute. We’re old enough that our assets will probably outlast us. (Hopefully. Unless the doomsday clock strikes midnight.) And the relationship works well for both of us. 

This is one of my blogs with more questions than answers. But that’s all I have for now.

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Bobby Vegas — The Smart Money Dance

Bobby Vegas: Friends Don’t Let Friends Play Triple-Zero Roulette

A very interesting article (for me anyway), just posted in The Economist on the lengths smart money bettors go to once they’ve been ID’d. Mostly referring to UK betting, there’s plenty of info for U.S. bettors too.

I don’t consider myself “smart.” Possibly enlightened. Maybe swimming with the smarts, happy being a catfish, a scuffler.

When North Carolina opened sports betting, like any half-conscious advantage player, I took every sign up, netting over $1,000 (then used my NFL futures strategy, which I’m told is NOT smart, though I won three out of four seasons, then stopped).

But what really struck me in the article wasn’t just the inventive covers smarts used to avoid detection and get their bets in (like using beards, especially whales), but how thoroughly the books could detect and ID a square or a smart by the first bet, or sooner.

Did you use a debit card (square, good) or e cash? (smart, bad). Male? Or female? (Bad.) Type of bet placed? When was it placed? At posting? Bad. Are your bets smarter than the house’s from day one? (Very bad.)

Though illegal in some states, the smarts’ bets were restricted immediately.

The continuing automation of gaming makes it harder every day to implement advantage plays. It becomes increasingly important not just to play smart, but also coy or with covers. Or both. Using every advantage you can.

A Huntington Press book on blackjack strategy focused on how to effectively throw off the house by making certain bets that LOOKED square, but barely affected the player’s edge. Taking the minimal loss in edge was worth it compared to the reduced house heat.

In sports betting, a simple strategy is to throw in parlays. They’ll leave you alone.

There are areas in electronic game software that appear to deploy additional randomization when the software detects betting patterns particularly in e-roulette.

When e-roulette first came out, many games were deployed without software pattern-detection settings. Certain bias patterns occurred that could be exploited — for almost two years. Eventually, the house turned on the pattern-detection software, probably because the game wasn’t earning “enough.” Then when you played that same machine, as soon as a betting-pattern bias was detected, the ball speed changed. End of pattern.

Reading the manufacturers’ manuals revealed that the software was implementing “cheating-prevention” techniques almost as bad as old-school magnets.

I’m deploying strategy. So are they. Mine’s advantage play. There’s is illegal. Beyond calling Gaming Control, there was little I could do to stop it, except continue my relentless pursuit of advantage play … elsewhere.

They want losers. Period. In reality, I’m neither a square nor a smart. Just a scuffler. My goal? I don’t like to gamble. I like to win money. Play as long as possible, win some and lose as little as possible. The house doesn’t like that either.

Example: Just came back from a week in Vegas. My trip was free. The secret? Stay under the radar.

The adventure continues.