Brad’s Gambling Life–Part 6, Into the Military

Posted on April 25, 2011 by queen of comps

Although spending 10-12 hours a day in the San Antonio, Texas summer sun wouldn’t appeal to most people, Brad loved every minute of basic training at Lackland Air Force base: the punishing exercise sessions, the regimented marching everywhere you went, the constant screaming of the tough DI.  It was just the challenging life this strong and healthy and enthusiastic 17-year-old had pictured since he had played with toy soldiers in his childhood sandbox. Continue reading →

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Gambling and Stress

Posted on April 21, 2011 by queen of comps

Bob Dancer, with some help from Frank Kneeland, recently wrote a three-part series on this subject.  You can read it here in another section of this LVA site.

They covered the subject well, mentioning some of the factors that cause stress Continue reading →

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Response to Your Comments

Posted on April 19, 2011 by queen of comps

Don’t blow it all on gas,groceries and keno.

I don’t know how to respond to this comment.  Is it a joke?  Or, has this person never read any of my books Continue reading →

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Winning a Tax Fight

Posted on April 14, 2011 by queen of comps

Today’s mail contained a nice surprise for us – a check for $4,693.71 from the wonderful state of Indiana!  I had just about given up on ever seeing any of the Indiana tax (3.4%) that was withheld from every $1200+ jackpot we hit in 2009 on a two-day visit to the Horseshoe in Hammond.  We were extremely lucky that trip, but when you are playing $1 Fifty-Play, you will get a lot of W-2G’s and that gross total certainly won’t mean that this was your net win. Continue reading →

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Gambling Nostalgia

Posted on April 11, 2011 by queen of comps

Funny how well you get to know some people in cyberspace even if you have never met them in person.  My guest on the blog today is one of those people.  I became acquainted with Mickey Crimm on the video poker forum vpFREE and have been fascinated with  the details of his colorful life.  Mickey has always been a “ramblin’ man” and when he took up gambling about twenty years ago, his ramblin’ didn’t stop – it just made him very successful – and has provided some very entertaining  gambling stories. Continue reading →

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Jean and Brad Join the Mob

Posted on April 6, 2011 by queen of comps

Well, not exactly – but recently we mingled with some of the relatives of notorious mob figures at the VIP Preview Party at the Las Vegas Mob Experience, a museum that has just opened in the Tropicana Hotel and Casino.

I am not a good person to review museums.  Continue reading →

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My Comments on Your Comments

Posted on April 3, 2011 by queen of comps

I appreciate all the valuable  input  since the Comment feature has been working again.   I believe many of you will find kernels of information there  that will help you with your goal of improving your gambling results.  And, of course, I welcome even more comments on the recent subjects.

Concerning the subject of whether “advantage players” are “ruining” things for the casual gambler Continue reading →

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Comment Feature is Now Working

Posted on April 1, 2011 by queen of comps

Hopefully permanently.

So those comments on my blog subjects you have been wanting to share – bring them on!

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Did you Know?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by queen of comps

Did you know that Popeye has a casino connection?  Popeye made his first appearance in the comic strip in 1929, as one of the men hired by Castor Oyl (Olive Oyl’s older brother)  to crew a ship in a plot to rob a casino. Continue reading →

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Technical Notes

Posted on March 29, 2011 by queen of comps

No wonder there have been no comments here recently.  That feature on this blog doesn’t seem to be working.  Hold those important thoughts, however.  Just as soon as it is fixed, I’ll let you know.

On another technical note:  I will never be an electronics expert, and I am forced to learn more technical stuff than I really care about.  However, I finally broke down and bought a smart phone (a Droid) Continue reading →

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