A very entertaining show – but such high energy that I came out exhausted just from watching. Amazing how they can still do it just like they did when they were young.
Donny and Marie do a very personal meet-and-greet after the show. Since Brad and I have been on Nutrisystem for several months, Continue reading
Most Vegas locals casinos, plus many downtown, have senior days. Here is a quickie promotional round-up for those of us in our golden years. This is not a complete list – you should check casino Websites for more. And I haven’t given many details, since they often change from month to month. So you need to check individual casino websites often even if you are familiar with the programs. Almost all senior programs are for ages 50+ and almost all have food discounts. I have listed some special extra benefits that I thought were more valuable or more unusual. Continue reading
Tuesday evening, May 12th, I will be speaking at a meeting of the SOUTHERN NEVADA CASINO COLLECTIBLES CLUB in the Founders Room at the downtown El Cortez Casino. Guests are welcome at both the 7 p.m. meeting and the casino memorabilia trading /selling sessions at 6 p.m. and after the meeting. Brad and I look forward to seeing old friends and meeting some new ones. I’ll have some autographed books on hand but I am always happy to sign a well-worn copy you can bring from home!
Valet parking is available and the parking garage for the El Cortez is directly behind the casino with a security guard at the entrance!
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This first weekend in May is predicted to be a monster. I am not interested in a monster prize fight, but I am concerned about monster traffic jams. You won’t find us near the Strip. However, because it is also Derby weekend, it might be worth your time to check out promotions off the Strip.
First, you can make going to Today’s News, right at this site, a regular habit: http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/whatsnews.cfm#20016. Frequently they report on good up-coming promotions, especially on holidays or other special days. Also Continue reading
First a warning: A business associate, with whom I gave an interview in the past, has published an article on a US software provider that he has caught rigging their games. He said, “It’s actually likely to be all their games, but we caught them on VP.” http://thepogg.com/skybook-cheating-video-poker-amigotechs-software/ I don’t know how many readers here play online but, although I have never done so and don’t know much at all about this particular gambling area, I thought I needed to share this information.
Now for some reads I found interesting. Continue reading
In the last three parts of this series, I talked about “advantage players” and “skilled players.” Some may feel that I look down on “recreational” players. In fact, some of my friends and relatives feel they need to “apologize” when I see them at a slot machine or a video poker game with a really bad paytable.
There is no need for such apologies. What you play in a casino is no reflection on your character. As is true in so much in life, understanding and accepting individual differences is the key to being a valuable member of the human race.
That being said, I guess I will never stop feeling that I would like to help recreational gamblers not lose so much money. I am not judging them; I understand their goal is entertainment, but I want to help them be able to have more fun by showing how to make their bankroll last longer.
The current casino environment that is seeing cuts in all areas is not hitting just the skilled gamblers. The recreational gamblers are feeling the pain in their pockets too. But there are many ways players can stretch a casino bankroll, some that take little or no effort or study: Continue reading
Skillful Play
(Scroll back to last month’s blogs if you missed Part 1+2 of this series.)
In Part 2 I talked about how advantage players are coping with casino cuts, and I suggested that some may decide to leave the “Advantage Play” category and move into “Skillful Play.” They will continue to do the “good” plays whenever they can find them, but will sometimes do the under-100%-EV plays when they still want to enjoy the casino entertainment option.
There are also some advantage players who are not deliberately or consciously moving to this “skilled” category but are gradually slipping into it. Continue reading
Just a little smile on a day that you may not feel like smiling!
Yes, I know – you are dreading this weekend – you can’t put off doing your taxes any longer!
Is some of this dread due to puzzling gambling issues? Should you finally consider filing a Schedule C for your gambling “business”? Should you take the standard deduction or itemize so you can write off your gambling losses? What should you do about the 1099 forms you received that are connected to fantasy sports activity or casino tournaments – add them to your W-2G forms? What about your W-2G’s from another state showing they took out state taxes – any way to get that money back? Can I use casino win/loss statements to get figures to use on my tax return since I didn’t keep a gaming diary?
I know some of you are struggling with these questions because you are writing to me in private e-mails about them. Continue reading
For 31 years Brad and I have been chasing casino promotions. For many of those years we could count on finding multiple-point bonuses on our video poker play on holidays. Yesterday’s Easter was no different. For us it was a slightly weird – but in a nice way – holiday multiple-points day in Las Vegas.
First, we visited the Gold Coast, where we could get a 7x bonus on our first 10,000 points. We were playing single-line $2 NSUD (Not-S0-Ugly- Deuces) – side-by-side as we always play, if possible. Early on I was dealt 4 deuces – hurrah, that $2000 hopefully would give us enough “traveling money” for both of us to reach the max points and at least break even. The key word here is “hopefully”! Continue reading
