Last week’s article (found here) discussed the process of getting ready to play for extended hours at “unusual” times. While writing it, I needed to decide whether getting ready for drawings was going to be part of that same article or a later one. It now should be obvious what my decision was. Drawings are […]
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Waiting for Wednesday
Bonnie and I regularly shop at a Sprouts Farmers Market, a grocery chain found in a few Western states. It’s kind of like a health food store — with less expensive produce. One feature of the stores is that their ads run Wednesday to Wednesday. That generally makes shopping on “Double Ad” Wednesdays the most […]
More than Six and a Half Little Words
I recently read a blog by James Grosjean titled Six and a Half Little Words. It reminded me of an incident in my own life. I was debating whether to respond to his blog or to post it as a separate column several weeks later. It turned out to be quite a bit different from Grosjean’s […]
They Said It – But They Probably Didn’t M...
On September 15, I received an email from a host at the Silverton stating that two weeks later, September 29, there was going to be a Diamond Appreciation Party by the pool starting at 5:30. Light hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and 12x points from 5 p.m. – midnight for those who checked into the party. For […]
New Video Poker Games at G2E from a Player’s Po...
At this year’s G2E gaming show, I published a discussion of new video poker games — written for casino managers. You can see that here. Today’s article is addressed to players — but it assumes you have read the previous article. Any phrasing that is exactly the same in the two articles is listed in […]
I Lied to a Little Girl
I was at the elevators which connect the parking garage to the casino at South Point. I held the door open for a family of two adults and three children, the oldest being a girl who was maybe eight years old. The kids got to the elevators before the adults and the oldest girl was […]
Wasting an Ace
I was playing $10 Bonus Poker at the M Resort in Las Vegas at 5 a.m. one morning. I know it’s too early for most players to be at a casino but there was a method to my madness. The machines I want to play are at a bar in a room that is frequently […]
A Mistake That Didn’t Cost Me
I happen to believe that mistakes cost you — even when they don’t. Say you were playing 9/6 Double Double Bonus for single line dollars, five coins bet, and were dealt 3♦ K♠ K♥ 3♣ 8♦. Assume you’re knowledgeable enough and disciplined enough to know that holding KK33 is correct — but you were playing […]
Not Very Well Thought Out
In a recent online blog, Jean Scott wrote how she’d run a slot club. Among other things, she said: “I’d never run an unfair promotion, like a slot-point marathon where quarter players are competing with $5 players. People like a promotion where everyone has at least a chance to win.” If she owned a casino […]
What Are You Trying to Get?
My niece Jessica, in her late 20s, recently married Blake. They live in Southern California. I asked them beforehand to choose their wedding present from me — either a check or a Vegas weekend. They chose the latter and then asked if it could include some video poker lessons. Sure, no problem. In mid-August they […]
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