Our guest this week is bridge and backgammon expert Kit Woolsey. We talk about his recent book The Backgammon Encyclopedia Volume 2 as well as some of his stories from years of playing bridge and backgammon at the highest levels. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download Show Notes [00:53] The difference between the […]
You’re Upsetting Our Players
In 1999, I started communicating with “Richard,” the marketing director of the Laughlin Flamingo hotel. (Today the same property is called the Aquarius, and it may change names again because the parent company is in the process of changing owners.) Richard knew my name because I wrote columns for Strictly Slots and Casino Player, both […]
Podcast – Rozanna Travis and Jo
This week our guests are two female advantage players. Rozanna Travis, and Jo started out as card counters on one of the largest blackjack teams of all times. Over the years they have played with several other teams, as well as individually. This is the first of two interviews with them. podcast Click to listen. […]
Understanding a Flow Chart in Super Double Bonu...
Super Double Bonus is a version of Double Bonus where four jacks, queens, and kings earn 600 coins instead of 250 and the straight flush returns 400 instead of 250. The best-paying version, which returns 45 for the full house and 25 for the flush, returns 99.695% when played well. When combined with a decent […]
Gambling With an Edge – author David Clar...
Our guest today is David Clary. David is a news editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, and has written a new book entitled “Gangsters to Governors: The New Bosses of Gambling in America.” podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download Show Notes [00:44] The book’s aim and whether the goals were met [02:51] Government revenue […]
The Las Vegas Massacre and Me
Many of us are sick and tired of discussing the terrible events of October 1 and the speculation afterwards of what made this unhinged man do what he did. If that’s where you are and you want to skip this article, I won’t blame you. Once it was discovered that Stephen Paddock played video poker, […]
Podcast – guest tax man Russell Fox
Our guest this week is Russell Fox. Russell is a certified tax professional who handles many professional gamblers. We talk about strategies that effect people with gambling income. podcast click to listen – alt click to download Show Notes [00:49] Tax evasion v.s. tax avoidance [01:43] The federal tax bill and its relevance to gamblers […]
How Much Does It Cost?
Recently I posted an article concerning winning a Louis Vuitton handbag at an invited-guest event at the M casino. I said that I had played $100,000 in coin-in before the drawing so that I would continue to receive invitations to such events in the future. Nobody told me that $100,000 in play was required. There […]
Podcast – listener emails part 2
We have no guest this week. Bob and I answer questions from our listeners. We always welcome your questions so post them below, or send them to us at [email protected]. This is a follow-up to the show two weeks ago. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download Show Notes [00:47] 7 star experience & […]
Year’s end tax questions for gamblers
Russell Fox, our favorite accountant for gamblers will be on the show in a couple weeks. We will be talking about tax things to be thinking about before the end of the year. Send us your questions for Russell. You can post them here, or send them to [email protected].
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