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AP Moves Away from the Casino

“AP” stands for “Advantage Play,” which basically means using your wits to gain an edge. These may be found in and out of the casino. Squeezing every last penny out of a video poker machine is not very useful if you waste dollars elsewhere.

Here are a few AP moves I’m fond of, in no particular order. I’m sure you have others:

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My Wife Thinks This is Cheating

Dear Mr. Dancer:

My wife Doris and I regularly play at a Mid-West casino. I’d rather not tell you which one. Near the end of last year, they had a “Twelve Days of Christmas” promotion which was pretty good.

On each of twelve days, if you had an Elite card and played $500 through on decent video poker machines, you could come in and pick up a scratcher. Scratchers awarded at least $10 in free play once you scratched the silvery cover off, often much more, and were supposed to range up to $1,000 — but I never saw one that high. Continue reading My Wife Thinks This is Cheating