I recently finished reading Getting More by Stuart Diamond. It is a book that teaches negotiation skills. I have read many other books in this general genre, but I believe Diamond’s book is the best. Continue reading Negotiating in Video Poker
Gambling Versus Time of Day
On a recent cruise, we left Miami on a Saturday (Eastern Time zone) and our first port of call was Costa Maya, Mexico (Central Time zone) on Monday. Sure enough, to make sure that “ship time” matched the time on land, in our “Freestyle Daily” newsletter for Sunday it told us to move our clocks and watches back one hour before we went to bed Sunday night. Most of us figured out that we would be told to move our clocks the other way Thursday night, after we had returned from our final port of call. Continue reading Gambling Versus Time of Day
Where Is Your Focus?
Let’s say you decide to go out and play video poker for three hours later today. What should be your focus? I’ve asked this question to many players and the most common answer is that they are focused on winning. In my opinion, that’s 100% the wrong answer. Winning should be far down the list of things to focus on. Continue reading Where Is Your Focus?
A Look at The Smart Money
The Smart Money, by Michael Konik, is a sports betting memoir by one of my favorite gambling writers. Continue reading A Look at The Smart Money
I’ve Never Done This Before
On Tuesday, February 15, (Happy Birthday to me!), at 1 p.m., I’ll begin another 10-week semester of free video poker classes at South Point. This is my eighth semester at this casino, and perhaps my 50th semester since I began teaching classes in 1997. Continue reading I’ve Never Done This Before
Gambling With An Edge
I have decided to become a radio personality when I grow up. And I decided to grow up starting this Thursday at 7 p.m. on 1230 AM in Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas no longer stays there, because we’ll be talking about it on our show. Continue reading Gambling With An Edge
Whom Do You Trust?
About fifty years ago Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon had an afternoon television show entitled “Who Do You Trust?” I remember years later Johnny saying that correct grammar would have been “Whom Do You Trust?” I’m going to trust that Johnny was correct. Continue reading Whom Do You Trust?
Apples and Oranges
The M recently held a 2-week-long point invitational challenge. I ended up winning it, but that is not what this column is about. Continue reading Apples and Oranges
MGM Resorts International Rolls out M life Players Club in Las Vegas
I played at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas between 1999 and 2001, when I was severely restricted due to my success at video poker. (It was Shirley’s fault, really. She’s the one who hit the $400,000 royal flush.) During this time, MGM became “MGM Mirage” due to its merger with several Mirage corporation properties. More recently, the company was rebranded again and is now “MGM Resorts International.” Continue reading MGM Resorts International Rolls out M life Players Club in Las Vegas
Video Poker New Year’s Resolutions
I belong to a local gym and every year there’s a big influx of exercisers in early January. A large number of people, apparently, make a New Year’s Resolution that “this year” is the one where they eat smarter, eat less, and exercise more. By mid-February, the gym population is pretty much back to normal. It’s one thing to MAKE a resolution. It’s totally another to STICK to one for a lengthy period of time. Continue reading Video Poker New Year’s Resolutions