I was playing 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe at the South Point on a double point day. A lady I’ve known for years, “Sandy,” sat down to play at the machine next to me. She’s a fairly recent widow and I knew her husband as well. We’re friendly, but not close friends.
Podcast – guest Bill Ordine author of Fan...
Our guest this week Bill Ordine author of Fantasy Sports Real Money. We speak with Bill about his book, the potential for advantage play, and the future of fantasy sports podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
Bankroll Concern
I ran into a man, “Paul,” who had taken several of my classes. I remember Paul as a better-than-average student. I believe he makes good “what game to play” decisions and will have a strategy card with him. When we met in early January, I recommended that he play the South Point promotion because I […]
Podcast – guests Jeffrey Compton & D...
Our guests this week are Jeffrey Compton, the publisher of CDC Gaming Reports, and Darryl McEwen of the Seven Stars Insider. We talk with Jeffrey about current news topics in the gambling world, and we talk to Darryl about changes for 2016 in the Total Rewards program. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to […]
Lifetime Winnings
Every year, the video poker bulletin board vpFREE asks its members to participates in various polls. One recent one was “What was your total lifetime VP profit or loss (include all cash or cash equivalents received) as of 31 DEC 2015?”
Casino (Mis-)Management: Time Wasters #1-3
We can’t even cover all the ways casinos waste time in one post, so we’ll just look at three of them that relate to card handling. Now, if you’re in charge of cleaning up the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, do you send the custodians with their mops and vacuums in the middle […]
Podcast – Blackjack Ball 2016
This week we discuss the Blackjack Ball 2016. Every year Max Rubin holds a party for the best, and biggest blackjack players, and some of the most successful gamblers in other gambling endeavors as well. Our guests this week are Max Rubin, the host of the ball, Bill Benter, this years inductee into the Blackjack […]
2016 Blackjack Ball
Once a year for the past 20 years, the finest blackjack players in the world get together for an evening of drinking, visiting, drinking, dining, drinking, and testing themselves against one another. The event is hosted by wit and raconteur Max Rubin with some help from Barona Casino. A few lawyers and other gambling professionals […]
Podcast – guests Frank B & Mike Shac...
The guests this week are Mike Shackleford of wizardofodds.com, and Frank B of LVA Sports. We talk about Super Bowl prop bets, and current gambling news. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Drawing to a Suited KQ
If you draw three cards to a suited ‘KQ’, which is more likely—a royal flush or a K-high straight flush? In games with no wild cards, like Jacks or Better or Double Double Bonus Poker, both jackpots are equally likely. In both cases you need three perfect cards to complete the hands. When you draw […]
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