This article was originally published by me on July 24, 2012. Someone recently commented on it to me and I went back to check it out. I feel the article has stood up well over the past seven years and is worth revisiting, partly because many of my readers today weren’t readers way back then. […]
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Global Casino Chaos
This week Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick take you around the world to visit the global Casino chaos that is in our sights. Whether it be Malta, Australia, New Zealand United States, China, Cambodia, the Philippine’s or, the Ukraine, global casino chaos is clearly happening. There are casinos closing, there are casinos opening, […]
Take Care of Your Money
As I told you last week, I was recently reading Colin Jones’ new book, The 21st Century Card Counter, preparing to interview him for the GWAE podcast. Although Colin is addressing his comments towards blackjack players, a lot of the general information is useful to video poker players as well. Today’s column was inspired by […]
Grand Theft Poker Jokes & Grand Theft Auto...
If you tuned in to Dr. Nick & the cray cray Hot Aussie Chick last week you’ll have heard about Chinese gangs via Crown Casino. This week they talk about more popping up, physical & mental brutality & control for illegal casino workers (including even taking their passport) & a whole bunch of take overs, […]
Better than a casino comped meal?
Even though this deal is no longer available, I’m sure there will be similar opportunities in the future. The next time I see a promo like this, I will make sure to write about it in time for others to use it. We go to Carrabba’s restaurant occasionally. Carrabba’s is part of the Bloomin’ Brand […]
How Often Do You Test Yourself?
I was recently reading Colin Jones’ new book, The 21st Century Card Counter, preparing to interview him for the GWAE podcast. Colin has been on the show a number of times and runs the Blackjack Apprentice Group which teaches players how to win at blackjack. When referring to while he was running a blackjack team, […]
The Most Important Thing in Being a Successful ...
There are a number of aspects to being a successful video poker player. Let’s list the major ones: 1. Know how to play the game(s) competently. 2. Play the game(s) without making unnecessary errors. What I mean is that you’re able to concentrate and translate what you know into how you play. 3. Obtain and […]
Those Who Don’t Know History are Doomed to Repe...
The title quote is attributed to Edmund Burke, among others. But it applies to something that happened in Las Vegas recently. I didn’t see it all and there are parts of the story I don’t have, but the part I do have is plenty interesting. On Wednesday, July 17, I received a text from a […]
The Value of the Right Partner to a Successful ...
There are a couple of possible meanings to the word ‘partner,’ and I want to be clear at the start how I am using the word. I’m talking about a life partner. Male, female, same sex or not, married or not. It’s somebody you are emotionally and financially connected with. I’m going to be using […]
Choosing Between Promotions
In playing to win, you need to figure out where to spend your time. I came across such a dilemma recently and tried to figure out how to solve it. The problem was too complex for me to solve completely, but I created a simplified model using “reasonable” assumptions and was able to come up […]
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