I was recently interviewed on the popular “Cousin Vito” gambling podcast. This 40-minute chat covered wide-ranging topics, from our first casino visit 33 years ago right up through the recent publication of The Frugal Gambler Casino Guide. It was a fun-filled discussion with a lively and knowledgeable host, starting about 11 minutes into the podcast. You can stream the interview on the website or here is a direct link to the MP3.
New Casino Offerings
Casinos are always looking for new ways to attract a younger generation of potential casino visitors. Many of them would not interest me or most of the people of my age group. Take the new free-roaming virtual reality arena in the MGM’s Level Up gaming lounge. Fighting zombies is just not on my bucket list.
However some of the new concepts, particularly the new electronic versions of the old standard table games, do interest me. I’ve been reading about the new “stadium-type” format for traditional casino games and have seen some smaller electronic versions of these, but really didn’t know many of the details.
Therefore, I was glad to see a very comprehensive discussion of stadium-blackjack, written by fellow gaming author Henry Tamburin, at the 888 Casino website. This piece includes pictures, description of the set-up and how it is played, and explanation of the rules.
We made our first trip to Las Vegas 33 years ago too. It was for our 25 wedding anniversary. We just got back from our 53 and last trip in August. We will both be 79 by the end of this year. The 5 & 1/2 hour trip each way seems longer each trip. The fun & excitement is not the same. we have so many great memories. We used to stay at a different casino on the strip each trip. We would walk up & down the strip when we were younger. Now we were staying 4 nights at The Orleans & 5 nights downtown where the casinos are near each other. we have so many great memories. but we decided it was time to call it a day. Thank you for your many great articles. We have been LVA members a long time. Frank & Kathleen Venis. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and now living in East Rockaway, N.Y.
We have been coming out for years, 3 weeks in fall, 3 months in winter. Trying to rent car for 3 weeks is costly, any ideas?