Category Archives: Video Poker

Can You Solve This Puzzle?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by queen of comps

This happened to Brad and me recently. We received a good offer from an out-of-town casino, RFB including a suite for 3 nights, two concert tickets, 3x points, and a nice cash bonus to boot. We like this casino and … Continue reading →

Posted in Comps, Video Poker | 62 Comments

South Point Offers

Posted on April 2, 2010 by queen of comps

Have you given the South Point casino your e-mail address yet?  They just sent out another e-mail blast to customers who had done so.  This time it was for a $20 free play bonus on April 1 – no April … Continue reading →

Posted in Casino Promotions, Video Poker | 4 Comments

No Million Dollar Book

Posted on March 27, 2010 by queen of comps

Want to hear some of the hints I would put in a future book – if I really wanted to write another book, which I don’t.  Perhaps I would  call it  How to Grind Out a Million Dollar Video Poker Win by Working Hard  for Twenty-Six … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcast, Video Poker | 3 Comments

Update to Skip’s Tribute

Posted on March 20, 2010 by queen of comps

I had forgotten to mention that if you happen to include a check in any correspondence to Skip’s wife, Marie, you would need to make it out to Marie Rabe.  Skip Hughes was a pen name.  His real name was … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Skip Hughes

Posted on March 17, 2010 by queen of comps

I just heard about the death of Skip Hughes, a good friend – and certainly one of the leading pioneers in helping video poker become a popular gambling subject on the Internet.  Tribute to Skip Hughes was last modified: March … Continue reading →

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Directions to the “Higher Road”

Posted on March 1, 2010 by queen of comps

I want to answer a comment someone posted under my Feb. 20th post about “Frugal VP – the Book.” (To access reader comments and my “comments on the comments” you must click on the title of a particular entry. I … Continue reading →

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Calendar Time

Posted on February 1, 2010 by queen of comps

Do you have your February gambling calendar made out? You do – especially if you visit a casino quite frequently and want to be a wise gambler and make your gambling bankroll go further. Calendar Time was last modified: March … Continue reading →

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Lucky Mistakes

Posted on January 9, 2010 by queen of comps

Reading about a mistake made by a convenience store clerk that netted one man $128.6 million made me start thinking about mistakes that I have made in my almost 26 years of gambling in casinos. And, yes, no matter how … Continue reading →

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Response to Comments

Posted on January 3, 2010 by queen of comps

My last blog entry, about our holiday trip to Harrah’s New Orleans, generated a lot of questions and some negative comments – as I knew it probably would. Some of you wrote to me privately and some left comments here. … Continue reading →

Posted in Comments, Video Poker | 3 Comments

Back From New Orleans

Posted on April 4, 2009 by queen of comps

Just spent 3 nights at Harrah’s in the Big Easy. Some people we talked to on our trip thought it was pretty funny that people who lived in Vegas would make a trip to New Orleans to gamble. One joked about carrying … Continue reading →

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