Category Archives: Frugal Fridays

4/2/2004 A warning – I’m up on a soapbox this week! I’ve tried to be broad-minded about Vegas and its reputation as Sin City, but I can’t stay quiet anymore. Things have gone too far. I really don’t know when … Continue reading →

3/3/2004 I enjoyed my vacation, but I’m glad to be back. And I’m coming back in a month that marks a special anniversary for Brad and me. Exactly 20 years ago, in March 1984, Brad and I made our first … Continue reading →

2/6/2004 Jean Scott is still on vacation and will be till further notice. But check this page occasionally between now and then for exciting developments in the world of gambling, and/or at the Las Vegas Advisor, as they occur. 2/20/2004 … Continue reading →

1/2/2004 Happy New Year, everyone! Now that the late-December festivities are behind us, it’s time to turn our thoughts to all our plans for the new year — such as filing our 2003 tax returns! As Emeril would say, Oh … Continue reading →

12/4/2003 How did I ever keep up before I had a computer and discovered the Internet? I learn so much by using online resources. Here are just a few samples of valuable information I’ve picked up recently on the cyber … Continue reading →

11/6/2003 I want to thank everyone who has written to me and said nice things about More Frugal Gambling. I especially enjoy hearing examples of how players have used my writings to allow them to stretch their gambling dollars into … Continue reading →

10/3/2003 Editor’s Note: Here, Jean Scott provides a sneak preview of More Frugal Gambling, in the form of an annotated Table of Contents – the annotations being Jean’s comments on the chapters. The book itself is due back from the … Continue reading →

9/4/2003 More bad news from the Coast Properties: All full-pay video poker games have been downgraded at the Barbary Coast. Sherman has now reached the sea, crying that there’s nothing left to burn down! Fortunately, other casino executives have taken … Continue reading →

8/1/2003 Recently, Brad and I played Multi Strike off and on for three days straight. I played more hours in those three days than I sometimes do in a whole month. The occasion was (a shock, I know) a vacation, … Continue reading →

7/4/2003 This is my third and last column in this series on the fascinating 4-line video poker game, Multi Strike Poker. I think almost everyone will enjoy the unique sound effects of this game. You soon learn to “read” your … Continue reading →