UltimatePoker started online poker for real money today. The bad news is this is only for people in Nevada. UltimatePoker is a subsidiary of Station Casinos. Why in the world would they choose this name? Did they not know that Ultimate Bet was involved in a huge cheating scandal and ripped off thousands of players? What’s next, […]
Posts in category General Thoughts/Opinion
Random thoughts on random posts
A couple posts on the blackjack forums caught my eye this week. The first was from a player who asked, “What is the best casinos for APs to play?” I had to laugh. First of all, the answer to the question is going to be completely different for every player depending on his circumstance. A […]
Name that casino
I know what you’re thinking, and that’s not it.
Name That Casino 3
There is still one casino unidentified from my original name that casino. It is this one. So it is time for one last hint. I was going to go with something hard, like this… But I thought that might still be too tough. So this next one should be enough to get it.
A couple random thoughts
I read a couple things that caught m eye this week. First there is this. 7 rules for recording police. Professional gamblers may have to deal with police in several situations. The first is when driving with large amounts of cash. In the past I have advocated recording the police in these situations. Laws vary […]
Ping Pang Pong revisited
I had quite a few comments about my review of Ping Pang Pong, so this week I headed back for another try. They are open from 10 am to 3 pm for Dim Sum, but I missed that. They open again at 5:00 for dinner, and I arrived just as they opened. I guess they […]
Becoming Bobby by Michael Konik
Becoming Bobby When I was 13 I worked for a summer in my Father’s law office in downtown Chicago. I would take the Chicago & Northwestern train down to the city. When you exited the back of the Northwestern station you were faced with the Chicago River. People streamed to the left, and right to […]
Ping Pang Pong
I saw an article this week, Chinese restaurant in Las Vegas named one of nation’s best so I had to try it. Hong Kong is one of my favorite cities, and the best food city I have spent any time in.
Million Dollar Slots – book review
Million Dollar Slots is the story of how Peter Liston, an accountant, turned high school teacher, turned advantage player ran $500 into millions playing slot machines. Yes, that’s right – he is an advantage player that just plays slots, and he’s been doing it for 18 years. It bears repeating – Every game in the casino […]
Name That Casino 2
I posted my first edition of Name That Casino here, and it was an epic fail. So it is time for a hint. Clearly 3 casinos at once was too much so we will start with this one. Here is your hint. You should start to see a motif here. Name That Casino!
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