On Saturday November 3, I was at the Palms for a special drawing. This was not the typical 7 p.m. weekly drawing open to everyone. This was a special invited guest drawing where fewer than 200 people (based on previous play) had been invited to receive a free cruise — and this group would have […]
Posts in category Video Poker
Why Do I Play Video Poker?
I’ve written before that the reason I started gambling was because of the sex! Although there is some truth in that claim, the main reason I said it was to entice readers into continuing to read.
Sharing a Big Jackpot
On October 27 the Palms gave away $50,000 to one player. There were 40 possible tickets in the drum — if everybody eligible showed up. Some players had more than one ticket. When players earned the tickets they received somewhere between $100 and $3,000 but for the final drawing there was no second place. It […]
A Look at The Grifters
One of the websites I’m regularly checking out these days is Arnold Snyder’s www.write-aholic.com. I always knew Snyder was a gifted writer (But who knew he was an old hippie?) and I find a lot of his insights fascinating. His review of Jim Thompson’s The Grifters inspired me to pick up the book. I’m not […]
The Ability to Pull the Trigger and Keeping One...
One of my favorite websites is www.richardmunchkin.com. Munch is a friend and a frequent guest on the radio show — and also someone who regularly writes or says something that gets me to thinking. His October 7 blog called “What makes a great AP?” was one of those somethings.
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time —P...
In last week’s column (available a few clicks away), I started to tell you about a slot machine promotion I played at the South Point. The story continues:
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time — ...
In September of this year, South Point ran a “Spin 2 Win” promotion every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It was for slots only — not video poker — and I basically ignored it. Still, I received some information during the last week of the month that convinced me that I should play a whole lot […]
A Look at Holy Rollers Documentary DVD
This Thursday evening, our guest on Gambling with an Edge radio show will be Colin Jones from the Holy Rollers blackjack team. In preparation for the interview, I watched the DVD Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card-Counting Christians.
Power of the Pack
Let’s say you’re playing a variation of Deuces Wild. Assume you are asked to look at the following two hands: Q♠ J♠ K♦ T♦ 4♠ and Q♠ J♠ K♦ T♦ 3♠. Assume further that you are told that in one of the hands you hold Q♠ J♠ and the other one you throw all five […]
More Dogs than Bones
I used this same title in my May 1 article. This is not the same article, but it again relates to the situation of more people wanting a limited number of machines than there are machines.
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