Category Archives: Memories

35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 17 – Q+A

Posted on August 29, 2020 by queen of comps

Last week I finished leading you down that long winding path of advantage play we took, but I promised that I would answer the questions so many of you were asking during these last 16 weeks of reminiscing.  So, it … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 16

Posted on August 22, 2020 by queen of comps

Last week we took the short walk on the last leg of our 35-year journey down the winding path of advantage play and now we can look back at the big picture.  I had been writing – yea, preaching – for … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 15

Posted on August 15, 2020 by queen of comps

I will now take you on the last leg of this long winding path we have been describing for many weeks.  It is now 2019 and this is definitely a downhill journey. Good video poker opportunities, which have been steadily … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 14

Posted on August 8, 2020 by queen of comps

Last week I talked about the great profitability potential on the advantage-play path we took during what I called the Golden Years of Video Poker. But now I will be discussing the change in that path after the Great Recession … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 13

Posted on July 31, 2020 by queen of comps

Okay, it’s time to slow down on the reminiscing about how much fun we have had on this journey down the advantage play path.  You wanted some numbers, didn’t you? Beginning in 1997 I realized the need to keep a … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 12

Posted on July 25, 2020 by queen of comps

I would really like to write an autobiography, just talking about all the fun times and interesting experiences we’ve had in the casinos over the years. I already am writing a blog which covers a lot of that sort of material … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 11

Posted on July 18, 2020 by queen of comps

“We’ll never move to Las Vegas; where would we go on vacation?” That was the answer I gave to questions for years: “You go to Vegas all the time and stay for weeks on end.  Why don’t you just move … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 10

Posted on July 10, 2020 by queen of comps

Last week I left you with a photo of 23 DayMinder planners. Yes, in 1997 I finally began to keep organized records, after 13 years of scribbling in a journal some sketchy details of our gambling activities. 1997 was the … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 9

Posted on July 3, 2020 by queen of comps

1997 and 1998 were transitional years that brought many changes.  We were still “living” in casinos – 195 days in ‘97, almost all of them comped.  I was getting pretty expert at maximizing players club benefits, working for hours to … Continue reading →

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35 Years of Advantage Play – Part 8

Posted on June 26, 2020 by queen of comps

So…last week you read about my miracle jump from quarters to dollars at the Four Queens in August of ‘95, increasing our bankroll by $8000, and might be thinking that you would see me now talking exclusively about Brad’s and … Continue reading →

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