Bob Dancer – Page 19 – Las Vegas Advisor

Posted on March 22, 2022August 29, 2023 by Bob Dancer — 13 Comments

A New Scam

Here was the email:

Hi Bob,

It may be hard to believe, but people regularly forget about deposits, property they owned or overlook funds that they should have inherited. This actually happens more often than you might think. In fact, there are billions of dollars in unclaimed assets in locations throughout the United States. We performed a simple search on your email address ([email protected]), and quickly discovered that you have unclaimed assets. Please take a closer look by following the link below and hopefully you can regain control of your missing valuable property that is rightfully yours.

Reclaim Your Money Now

Thank you!

Posted on March 15, 2022August 30, 2023 by Bob Dancer — 14 Comments

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:

Posted on March 8, 2022August 24, 2023 by Bob Dancer — 6 Comments

Is It Worth It?

I was playing a very nice $5 progressive at Circa. It was on the 165-foot bar at the west end of their casino’s lower level. In addition to containing slots and blackjack, the machines have numerous video poker denominations from 25¢ to $5, and each denomination has numerous games all connected to the same progressives. The progressives on these machines are linked to similar machines at the Golden Gate (directly across Fremont Street) and the D (also on Fremont Street, but two blocks east).

When I started play on Valentine’s Day, the progressive was at $38,800 and the best game to play was 8/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe. I’d been tipped off by a friend. I know the 9/6 non-progressive version of this game very well, and practiced at this progressive level for a bit before I drove to the casino.

Posted on March 1, 2022August 24, 2023 by Bob Dancer — 9 Comments

The Last Thing I Would Do

The Las Vegas Advisor solicits “Questions of the Day” and some of the ones related to video poker are passed along to me. I answer, on average, one or two of these a month.

On February 9, there was a QOD about hitting a jackpot while using someone else’s slot club card.

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Bob Dancer — 10 Comments

What’s The Difference?

A friend originally from out of state, Sam, told me that tipping practices in Las Vegas seemed strange to him when he first moved here. After class one day, he asked me my opinion and felt I gave him a self-contradictory answer.

“Tell me more,” I responded. “What inconsistency did I give you?”

Posted on February 15, 2022August 24, 2023 by Bob Dancer — 28 Comments

What Would You Do?

Author’s note: Today’s story is a composite between two different incidents that were somewhat similar, but each different from the other. So, the final result is fiction but based on fact. Readers are invited to consider how they would have handled this situation had it happened to them in a game they played. Ignore for now that this game was larger than many of my readers play. This kind of situation can happen on a game of any size.

In 2002, there was one $5 Multi Strike Deuces Bonus Poker game at the ABC casino, along with three $1 versions of the same game. The game was worth about 99.6%, but with the slot club, mailers, and promotions, it was a good game. Especially since valuable weekly drawings were held and this $100-per-play game resulted in a lot of tickets obtained at an advantage.

Posted on February 8, 2022August 29, 2023 by Bob Dancer — 12 Comments

Video Poker Endowment

You’re playing dollar pNSU Deuces Wild, the 15-9-4-4-3 pay schedule also called Airport Deuces, five coins at a time, and you’re dealt W W W 7♦ 9♦, where each W indicates a wild card. Specifically, a deuce. This is a dealt straight flush, worth $45 in this game. Congratulations!

Posted on February 1, 2022August 24, 2023 by Bob Dancer — 3 Comments

Using NSU Deuces Wild Strategy for pNSU Deuces

NSU is the 16-10-4-4-3 pay schedule of Deuces Wild that returns 99.728% when played well. “pNSU” (for pseudo NSU) is the name Liam W. Daily and I used to describe the 15-9-4-4-3 Deuces Wild pay schedule that returns 98.913%. Our name is still seen out there sometimes, but the name Airport Deuces, among others, is a far more common nickname for this game. Some people prefer to call these games “NSU (or pNSU) Deuces” or “NSU (or pNSU) Deuces Wild” but I’ve always preferred just NSU and pNSU.

I know NSU really well. I’ve played it probably 5,000 hours over the years. Taught it several dozen times, including the Advanced Strategy with all the penalty cards perhaps ten times. I co-wrote the Winner’s Guide for the game. And I still review the fine points periodically.

Posted on January 25, 2022August 24, 2023 by Bob Dancer — 10 Comments

A Question from a Reader

All sorts of comments get posted to www.gamblingwithanedge.com concerning the various blogs or podcasts posted there — including mine. The following comment was posted a week and a half after the original came out, and I assume most of the readers had already moved along to later posts. Still, it occurred to me that I have something to say about the post, so I’ll do it here.

Bob…have enjoyed your blogs and books throughout the years. At 75 I’d be thinking you’ve won enough and banked enough to try something less stressful. Like square dancing . . . or if that’s too much maybe fishing!

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Bob Dancer — 16 Comments

Another Advantage Play

Today’s blog has nothing to do with gambling. I recently profited from it, however, and surely some of you will too. (And just as surely, many of you will not profit by it.) Perhaps I’m wrong, but I see my readers as interested in more than just video poker.

This blog has to do with unclaimed property. In the United States, every state has some sort of unclaimed property division. In Nevada, it’s found at Unclaimed Property Home (nevadatreasurer.gov). It shouldn’t be too hard to find similar departments in other states and possibly countries. (I know I have at least one Swiss reader, Boris. Perhaps he can tell us if they have one of these departments there.)

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