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Spinach!

Bob Dancer

I was playing $5 NSU Deuces Wild at Harrah’s Cherokee on a recent Seven Stars trip. This casino is one of many that will not let you accumulate credits on your machine greater than $2,999.99. If I have $2,900 in credits immediately after the deal and I end up with a $100 quad or full house, the machine will “spit” out a $100 ticket and I’ll keep the $2,900 in accumulated credits. 

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Hockey Knights in Vegas is BACK!

Hockey Knights in Vegas is BACK!

It’s hockey season! Hockey Nights in Vegas’ host Eddie Rivkin is joined by new co-hosts Lindsey Brown of Lotus Broadcasting and Chris Chapman of Fox Sports Las Vegas to bring you all things Vegas Golden Knights as the Stanley Cup Champions begin their defense of the Cup! Episode 54 is a season preview. Eddie, Lindsey, and Chris discuss roster spots, who’s in goal, and how to avoid the Stanley Cup hangover, along with some predictions for the players and the team. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to this channel for all things VGK all season long!

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Lobster Buffet — Move up the Timetable

Lobster Buffet — Move up the Timetable

For our review of the Palms lobster buffet, we arrived a little after 1 p.m. ahead of the 2 o’clock opening, walked right up to the cash register, and paid to get in. Once we had our receipt, we didn’t need to hang around; we could’ve been last on line and we still would’ve gotten in for the first seating.

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You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou

You can't fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou

We live in an era of “alternative facts” and “false flag” narratives and, boy, are we the worse for it. It was only a matter of time before the gaming industry was on the receiving end of “false facts” and it’s happening, quite unfairly, to Bally’s Casino in Chicago. No, not the permanent megaresort that’s to go up on the city’s west side. We’re talking about Medinah Temple (above), best known as the former hangout of the Shrine Circus and venue for many of the best-sounding Chicago Symphony Orchestra recordings. What it isn’t—and never has been—is a mosque. But don’t let the truth stop a bunch of casino-hating, Islamic fanatics.

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If you can’t beat ’em, cheat ’em; Fun & games

No, this isn’t about politics. Or maybe it is. Either way, it’s another chapter in the crony-capitalism, juiced-in deal Washington, D.C.’s puppet government made with Intralot. Along with the Washington D.C. Lottery, Intralot is parent of that malign progeny GamebetDC. The latter recently changed its rules, suddenly imposing bet limits. It claimed to be motivated by problem-gambling worries. The real reason turns out to be that sharps were finding weaknesses in GamebetDC and using them to beat the system at sports wagers. Good for them! Not good enough for our nation’s capital, however …

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Life is a Gamble Bob Dancer episode #8

Bob Dancer is the world’s best known authority on Video Poker, having written many books, and countless articles on the subject. He of course was my cohost and founder of Gambling With an Edge for 12 years. But in this episode we are going back to when he was trying to be a professional backgammon player in the 1970s in Los Angeles, where cheating was a very real danger.

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Crossroads Sunday Brunch Buffet — It’s Vegan, Baby!

Crossroads Sunday Brunch Buffet — It's Vegan, Baby!


Crossroads (“Where vegans, flexitarians, meat eaters, and omnivores cross paths”) opened in L.A. in 2013. In May 2022, Crossroads launched its third location at Resorts World to much fanfare, being the first and only vegan fine-dining restaurant on the Strip.

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