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 […]
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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 […]
You Can’t Do That!
I have played for more than ten years at Dotty’s, a chain of 15-machine (mostly) establishments located throughout Nevada. While the promotions at Dotty’s vary periodically, one constant has been their Jackpot Bonus promotion where 10% of all W2gs receive a 10% bonus. That is, if you hit a $4,000 jackpot, 10% of the time […]
How Likely Is This?
I hit a $2 NSU Deuces Wild royal recently — from left to right Q♣ K♣ A♣ T♣ J♣. It’s not an unusual royal in any respect. It was a one card draw with the queen coming in as desired. The next day, 22 clock hours later but only four hours of video poker play, […]
Not My Thing
I was beginning my play at the South Point for their July “Spin 2 Win” promotion, playing, for variety, the 25¢ Good Times Pay version of NSU Deuces Wild. This is a Triple Play game where you get multipliers from 1x to 7x on each of the three lines (averaging exactly 2x). This uses the […]
“We Won’t Pay!” – Round...
A few weeks ago there was the Bellagio S. Korean baseball incident where a handful of games were left up for betting after start time. Some bettors noticed the oversight and stuck in multiple bets on the in-progress games and ran good. They racked up a six-figure win and then the fun began. https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/29389142/probe-opened-las-vegas-bettors-exploit-error-international-baseball-bets The sports […]
A Somewhat Closer Look at Gambler’s Bonus
In my last two blogs, I mentioned the Gambler’s Bonus system that was attached to games I played long ago. I received a lengthy post (which you may find in the comments to the July 21 post on www.gamblingwithanedge.com ) asking me lots of specifics about that particular slot club system. I’ll respond where I […]
Southwest Companion Pass and required spend
Even though travel is very much suppressed at the moment, I went ahead and got my Southwest Companion fare this month. I did it by getting a Chase Southwest Business performance card in January and a Chase southwest plus personal card in June. I tried to do a consulting business in January. The plan was […]
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