I’ve written before how I sometimes play at various Dotty’s outlets. My usual pattern is to play about $100,000 coin-in each time I go. In January, I received an offer from Dotty’s that was the first ever of its kind, in my experience anyway. They sent me a two-night stay at either the Hoover Dam […]
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A deal on Harrah’s Diamond card for 2018
This article will be about obtaining Harrah’s Diamond status for the rest of 2018. I won’t be addressing whether it is worthwhile to obtain Harrah’s Diamond status. Diamond status requires 15,000 Tier Credits. 1 Tier credit is $5 coin in on slots and $10 coin in on video poker. Now, there are several video poker […]
History of Your Bankroll
A player, “Alex,” came to one of my video poker classes and chose to tell me how his bankroll developed. I’m guessing he was 45 years old, although I could be off in either direction. He started by borrowing $100 from a friend, hitting a good hand which allowed him to end the first day […]
100 Smackers to Test New Games — and More to Co...
We’re working on lots of new things for gamblers at LVA. They’re summarized below, but you might want to take advantage of this first one right away. If you live in Las Vegas or will be in town March 1 or 2, you can participate in a field study for new games that’s being […]
I Don’t Want to Lose That Much!
This particular incident happened at the Gold Coast casino in Las Vegas maybe ten years ago, on games that are long gone. The fact that these individual games are no longer available doesn’t change the thought processes of the players involved. My game of choice at that casino back then was a $2 single line […]
A Reason to Leave
In many jurisdictions, including Las Vegas, casinos can restrict players from competing. The restrictions can be complete or partial — permanent or reviewable. For many players, including myself, being restricted is a state of being with which we are quite familiar. I was waiting for a drawing at a casino in December and a friend, […]
A Different Way to Look at It
In Week 2 of my free video poker classes at the South Point, I usually teach beginning 9/6 Double Double Bonus Poker. Many of my readers wouldn’t be caught dead playing such a game. It returns only 98.98% when played well and there are plenty of better games around, at least in Las Vegas. Still, […]
DFS, the Super Bowl: Value Picks & Bingo
Both major daily fantasy sports websites are offering contests for the Super Bowl, a departure from prior seasons when there seemed to be broad understanding that DFS contests should include more than one actual event in order to stay within legal guidelines. But there has been no loud protest from regulators or watchdogs. DraftKings already trotted […]
Am I Healthy Enough?
In December, the M Resort had a promotion involving W2Gs. Simply put, every W2G you earned from December 1 – December 29 gave you a “drawing ticket.” For each drawing ticket you earned through those 29 days, if you also received another one on December 30, you received a bonus of $150 in free play. […]
Video Poker’s Participation Awards
A ‘participation award’ is one you get just for being there — whether you win or lose. There are people who believe that when raising children, winning and losing isn’t so important, but participation is. With that in mind, there are some sports leagues for children where every player gets a trophy at the end […]
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