This particular incident and conversation with a floor person happened at local casino in Las Vegas. I’m not going to identify the casino because I don’t know if what was told to me represents casino policy.
Posts in category Casino Games
Five Hundred Dollars isn’t the same as Fi...
When Shirley and I finished a cruise recently, we scheduled separate flights back home from Orlando because she was planning on visiting a girlfriend there for a few days. Those plans got cancelled for some reason and Shirley was able to get on a flight a couple of hours after mine.
Paying for Drawing Entries
Listeners to Gambling with an Edge may remember a guest named Sammy Katz, who is an advantage video poker from the Midwest. I got an interesting email from him, reading in part: “A local casino I play at in the Midwest is doing their drawing promotions in a new way. You earn 1 entry for […]
Two Advantage Plays on Norwegian Cruise Lines &...
Shirley and I just returned from a week-long Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Sun. The cruise was “free” from the Palms, meaning that we “only” had to pay $521 in port fees and taxes — per person. We’ve taken a large number of cruises to many destinations, and this particular one was the only one […]
Time-Stamping Your Money
Assume you have more than $500 in your wallet. If it’s not true when you’re reading this, it has been true sometime before and you can do a “thought experiment” rather than a physical one. Reach into your wallet and pull out a $100 bill. Can you tell me when and where you got that […]
Going to MIT
A few weeks ago on the Gambling with an Edge radio show, poker writer Ed Miller was asked by Munchkin how difficult it would be today for somebody just starting to learn the skills of winning poker. Miller replied that it wouldn’t be that difficult.
Podcast – guest Stanford Wong
Our guest this week is Stanford Wong. We discuss controlled dice throwing, and his book, Wong on Dice. Bob and I also discuss “scares” which in video poker means near misses of a royal flush, but in blackjack usually involves security guards. Stanford Wong podcast Click to listen Alt click to download
A Look at Wong on Dice
Stanford Wong is one of my heroes. He has written knowledgeably about many different casino games — from video poker to blackjack to Pai Gow poker to sports betting to casino tournaments to . . . He is a friend and has been a repeat visitor to Gambling with an Edge. He will be appearing […]
Dice Control
Stanford Wong will be on Gambling With an Edge this week to talk about dice control, and his book, Wong on Dice.
A Look at How to Read Hands at No-Limit Hold...
Players ask me all the time what I think the beatability of video poker will be five years from now. In truth, I just don’t know. There’s at least a possibility that I’ll need to look beyond video poker to keep my time and my mind occupied.
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