Our guest this week was Darren Hay. Darren is a video poker expert from the east coast. Bob and I also discuss the case of 2 players from Poker Stars that were arrested at the Wynn for dice scooting, and the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) which was in town this week. Darren Hay podcast Click […]
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Good Judgment Affected by Losing Streak
Sam’s Town offered a nice low-roller promotion in September that they are extending through October. On Sundays, earning 1,750 points entitles you to $20 in Rebel gas cards. This is a 1.1% add-on to whatever multiplier you are normally entitled to if you play less-than-100% games. It’s a 0.55% add-on if you play their 100% […]
A Look at Busting Vega$ by Ben Mezrich
In Munchkin’s and my September 1, 2011 Gambling with an Edge radio shows, guest Andy Bloch (poker player and former MIT Blackjack Team member) mentioned that he was involved in the Monte Carlo arrest described in Ben Mezrich’s book, Busting Vega$. Bloch claimed some of the details in the book were different than what actually […]
A Look at Extra Action Poker
I’ve been playing Extra Action Poker on www.videopoker.com. The game only appears in a few casinos so far, but the nice thing about my column is that it will remain on this site indefinitely, so if six months from now you want to consider playing this game, the information about it will still be here.
If a Tree in a Forest Falls and Nobody is Aroun...
I never figured out why people debated the subject listed in the title of this article. Of course there was noise. To my mind the presence of sensors, human or otherwise, is not a necessary requirement to knowing whether or not there is noise. For whatever reason, some people want to take the other side […]
Annual Invitation to Come Square Dancing with S...
A year ago, when my weekly column was on a different site, I wrote a column encouraging you to join Shirley and me square dancing http://www.casinogaming.com/columnists/dancer/2010/0914.html Everything I said in that column still applies except that this year the beginner’s classes are on Tuesdays, beginning September 13.
Five Times Zero is Zero Only if You’re Ca...
I was at a Palms drawing on Friday night in mid-August. Afterwards I stopped by the Gold Coast to play a bit (4x points) and to pick up four beverage packs earned the day before. During “Thursty Thursdays,” 1,200 or more points on Thursday earns you four beverage packs (water, soda, beer) that you can […]
New Video Poker Class Semester Begins August 31...
I’ve been teaching video poker classes fairly regularly for 14 years in Las Vegas so another semester beginning soon is hardly earth-shattering news. Still, the new semester is different in a few respects.
Being Restricted
Both blackjack players and video poker players risk being restricted by casinos — largely for the same thing — which is winning too much. Many casinos view advantage players as highly undesirable, but most let advantage players who are losing continue to play.
Playing an Straight to Eight Promotion
Someone asked me about a promotion at a Rounder’s bar that paid you an extra $20 for a max-coin 45678 straight or straight flush when played for quarters. The best game there is 6-5 Bonus.
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