Category Archives: Frugal Fridays

8/6/2007 I just finished reading the July issue of Henry Tamburin’s Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter (BJI) and as usual, I was impressed with the content. For example, Ken Smith, the tournament pro that you’ve probably seen on the televised UBT blackjack … Continue reading →

7/6/2007 After the column last week on casino security, I found some notes in my files with more suggestions for your safety. A casino safe-deposit box is a great security option after you win a large jackpot. Hotels usually provide … Continue reading →

6/1/2007 Over the years, we’ve had input to Frugal Fridays from the Frugal Daughter, the Frugal Son-in-Law, and the Frugal Grandchildren. Now it’s time for the Frugal Sister to check in. In years past my sister Starr, and her husband … Continue reading →

5/3/2007 A purely personal-opinion column! Some Vegas Favorites Shows: Elton John: The Red Piano Phantom of the Opera Carrot Top Shows to see with grandkids: Blue Man Group Any non-X-rated magic show Masquerade Show in the Sky at the Rio … Continue reading →

4/5/2007 Time flies when you’re having fun! I know how worn a cliche that is, but I can’t believe that seven years has passed since I volunteered to write a short weekly column “for a little while” to draw more … Continue reading →

3/2/2007 More good stuff that had to be cut out of Frugal Video Poker. Q: What’s the RNG in a VP machine and how does it work? A: RNG is the abbreviation for Random Number Generator, the electronic device inside … Continue reading →

2/1/2007 After I wrote in last week’s column about cashing in your players club points and/or using up your comps, I found the following in my files, an e-mail that a friend had sent me after reading my June 10, … Continue reading →

1/4/2007 Parking for casinos near the four corners of Tropicana and the Strip: Don’t park in the MGM garage; it’s too far from the casino. Instead, we park in the New York-New York garage and use the skywalks to the … Continue reading →

12/7/2006 http://wizardofodds.com/ – The Wizard of Odds is a frugal-gambler’s best friend when you want to find detailed and reliable based-on-the-math gambling information. You can find the answers to many of your questions, no matter what the game. Especially valuable … Continue reading →

11/2/2006 How many of you, who come to this Web site every week to read Frugal Fridays, have spent much time cruising the other pages of it? If you haven’t dug a little deeper into all the data on this … Continue reading →