I was playing at South Point for double points on Memorial Day, Monday May 30. Double points at that casino are valuable to me. A rather infinitesimal bonus for being there at 8:20 p.m. is that if they called my name for first prize in the “$800,000 Win A Toyota A Day” promotion, I’d get […]
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A Different Sort of Breakpoint Calculation
In last week’s column, we looked at the standard way of calculating royal flush breakpoints (BPs) on progressives. If you didn’t see that column, I suggest you review that one first before tackling this one. https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/bob_dancer/2011/0524.cfm
How to Calculate Breakeven Points
Frank Kneeland and I are creating progressive strategies for a number of games which are now in the M casino. If you don’t know which games I’m talking about, see www.lasvegasadvisor.com/bob_dancer/2011/0510.cfm We are giving you a list of numbers saying that you should change your strategy if the royal flush is higher than a certain […]
New Semester of Free Video Poker Classes at Sam...
I will be teaching a six-week semester of classes at Sam’s Town, on Tuesdays, starting in the middle of June. The schedule is listed below:
A Different Type of Progressive at the M
Frank Kneeland, my co-host on my “Gambling with an Edge” radio show on Thursday evenings, primarily plays video poker progressives. He and I challenged ourselves to come up with a type of progressive that is good for the player and profitable for the house. And we wanted to avoid the boom-or-bust cycle that makes a […]
A Look at Scorecasting
Scorecasting is a non-fiction book by Tobias Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim. Moskowitz is an economist at the University of Chicago, and Wertheim is a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated.
Spinning Just Enough
In March, the Gold Coast held “Wheel of Cash” drawings every Friday and Saturday night. Players earned drawing tickets by playing casino games, and five lucky players each night got a chance to win somewhere between $500 and $5,000 in cash.
Pete Crosses The Line
I was waiting at the M for the results of the Wednesday senior drawing. A woman recognized me and wanted to chat. I didn’t recognize her, but there are thousands of people who’ve attended my classes that I don’t specifically remember, so I listened to her question. She told me her name was Sandy.
A Different Take on Strategy Cards
Frank Kneeland is my co-host on the Thursday night “Gambling With An Edge” radio show, archived on www.bobdancer.com.
How Much Stress Should There Be in Gambling? Pa...
For the past two weeks, I’ve been riffing on Frank Kneeland’s comment that he wants gambling to be as stress free as possible. Below is his promised rebuttal.
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