Category Archives: Video Poker

A New Gambling Book

Posted on August 22, 2010 by queen of comps

I am happy to tell you about a new gambling book, The Secret World of Video Poker Progressives, by my friend Frank Kneeland.  I have been connected with this writing project for a while, reading one of the early drafts … Continue reading →

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Losing at VP – Part 6

Posted on August 18, 2010 by queen of comps

Continuing with excerpts from the Strictly Slots articles written in 2001. Here are some of the things Brad and I have done during our 11 years of playing video poker that have contributed to our losing less and winning more. Losing … Continue reading →

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Losing at VP – Part 5

Posted on August 10, 2010 by queen of comps

I’m under the weather, fighting an upper respiratory infection that is stubbornly resisting a couple rounds of antibiotics.  Recovering from too much fun on vacation, I guess!  🙂  So until I feel like writing the promised Alaskan cruise report, I will continue … Continue reading →

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Frugal Use of Casino Time

Posted on August 5, 2010 by queen of comps

The comment by Kevin Lewis on August 4 brings up an interesting issue, which is how to decide when picking up free play is a good use of one’s time.  I appreciate all  input  here and Kevin  often gives valuable information, i.e., his comments on July … Continue reading →

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Losing at VP – Part 4

Posted on July 21, 2010 by queen of comps

You May Try to Play Too Many Different Games or Switch Games Too Frequently These two practices are among the biggest enemies of VP accuracy, even for serious players.  Losing at VP – Part 4 was last modified: July 21st, … Continue reading →

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Losing at VP – Part 3

Posted on July 19, 2010 by queen of comps

(Check the Comments section on the right – some good ones recently.) Now more from the  2001 “Strictly Slots” articles about losing: You May Not Know the Correct Strategy No VP machine can be played well with intuitive decisions only.  … Continue reading →

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Losing at VP – Part 2

Posted on July 16, 2010 by queen of comps

More from the 2001 “Strictly Slots” article: You May Not Be Playing the Right Games   You protest, “But I’m playing video poker, not slots.  Everyone knows you have a better chance to win on video poker!” Not quite true!  Losing … Continue reading →

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Losing at VP – Part 1

Posted on July 14, 2010 by queen of comps

I sat down today to write, as I have been promising, about losing at VP, and suddenly felt overwhelmed. It is such a huge subject.  Where should I start?  Then I remembered I had written a couple of articles about this when I was contributing to … Continue reading →

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Reno Trip Report

Posted on July 1, 2010 by queen of comps

Brad and I just returned from a 4-day visit in Reno.  (The common joke when people found out where we were from was “Can’t you find a casino in Las Vegas?”)  We stayed and played at the Atlantis, which had … Continue reading →

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Are the Casinos Secretly Downgrading Machines?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by queen of comps

Okay, after a period of good VP promos that kept me busy, I’m back with time to discuss, as I promised earlier, that awful gambling subject called Losing! I hope you have been reading the many good comments written these last couple of weeks Are the Casinos … Continue reading →

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