Author’s Note: About 30 years ago, Bradley Davis published Mastering Joker Wild Video Poker. It was one of the standards when I started to study the game in 1993, so I bought it and read it. A few years later, I met Davis in Atlantic City at a symposium where several gambling authors gave presentations […]
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Which One is Worth More?
I’ve written about this subject a few times in the past, but not recently. If you’ve seen it before, check to see if you remember the correct answer. If you haven’t seen it before, now is the time to test yourself. All of us need to review from time to time to keep our skills […]
Which Game is Best?
Today I’m going to describe a casino that doesn’t, to my knowledge, exist. But there are a number of casinos with more-or-less similar situations. The math to calculate these things is fairly easy, once explained. By “best game,” I usually mean the one that pays the most. Later on, we’ll consider some other factors that […]
Food Comp Stories
The local mailers at the Four Queens for September and October included some hotel room nights accompanied by food/beverage credit. My offer came with $75 worth of such credit and Bonnie’s offer came with $50. You could not get that credit unless you also checked into a hotel room. We weren’t having any visitors and […]
Big Sequential Royal Jackpot
Recently, at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, a lucky quarter video poker player, with a $1.25 bet, collected more than $150,000 for a sequential royal flush. I’ve received a number of inquiries asking things such as: Was I said lucky player? (no) Was it a play with a positive expectation? (yes) and, If […]
When Do You Quit?
At www.gamblingwithanedge.com , in the comments section for a recent blog post of mine, a poker player said he had two stop limits–one for being ahead and on for being behind. (It’s possible he uses the same amount for each. He didn’t say.) He wanted to know if winning video poker players use this system […]
A Sexy Correlation
Author’s note: I ran this originally in December 2009, while I was teaching classes at the Eastside Cannery. After this was published, Andy and Sharon became good friends with Shirley and me, and later Bonnie and me. Recently Sharon, real name Phillis, died after dealing with a brain tumor for years. Reprinting this article is […]
What’s in a Phrase?
Listeners to our podcast know I typically end with the line, “Go out and hit a royal flush!” Colin Jones, the owner of blackjackapprenticeship.com, one of the sponsors of our podcast, has numerous podcasts of his own in which he typically ends with, “Keep generating EV!” Not that I’m planning on changing, but I like […]
Valentine’s Day
Author’s note: I’ve become very active recently in the storyteller community. I’ve appeared on several national shows — all via Zoom. I’ve won a few competitions, but have lost far more than I’ve won. This story is about a video poker promotion which happened 24 years ago. Although a story is different than a regular […]
They Make You Wait
Author’s note: Sometimes I get criticized for “bragging about my success.” The unusual feature at Dotty’s I’m discussing today is only relevant when you do have success. Like all players, I have good and bad weeks — and this one was a good one. So, if you get annoyed at me talking about one week […]
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