Betting on Bob
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A Picture worth Taking
I participate in both vpFREE and videopoker.com forums. Often players will hit some sort of jackpot, take a picture, and post it on one or both forums.
It’s a Gradual Process
For about a year and a half, I played 8/5 Bonus Poker Multi Strike (BPMS) at the Silverton for $120,000 a month coin-in. That game returned 0.20% more than regular 8/5 Bonus Poker (BP) — which means the EV is $240 a month higher for this much play. The swings were fairly large and BPMS […]
Sports Fans Learn Bad Common Sense
I’ve watched a lot of sports on television through the years. Some of the “common sense” you pick up by watching the games and listening to the media is just plain wrong if you try to apply it to gambling. Let me give you some examples.
But the Patient Died
You’ve heard the expression, “The operation was a success but the patient died.” What does it mean?
A Difference of Opinion
It was a drawing at the Palms. There were three of us. Friends all. “Al,” Bob, and “Charlie.” (I’m using quotation marks around two of the names to indicate I’ve changed their names. In fairness, I suppose I should make it “Bob” as well because I changed that name a while back as well.)
One of those Phone Calls
I’ve been asked to lend money to gamblers perhaps 50 times. I almost never say ‘yes.’ Of the times I’ve said yes, it’s always been somebody I believe had an edge at gambling. Players without an edge are a bottomless pit moneywise. Even if they pay you back the first time (which they usually do), […]
A Different Sort of Tournament
I usually don’t play in low value invitational slot tournaments, unless there is something extra going on at the same time. But when I received notice of the heads up tournament at the Palms for this past weekend, I decided to enter. The “extra” that drew me in was simple curiosity. I wanted to figure […]
When Is Thirteen Million Dollars not Thirteen M...
The Coast Connection appears some Fridays in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It’s an advertising supplement geared towards promoting Gold Coast, Orleans, Sam’s Town, and Suncoast casinos. Some weeks there are very valuable coupons, such as point multipliers, match play coupons, and food offers. Sometimes the coupons are sparse. But the R-J only costs 75¢. The […]
When is $50 not $50
To figure out how to spend my gambling time, I estimate how much each promotion is worth on a dollars-per-hour basis. Let me give you a hypothetical example.
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