Our guest this week is Joe Navarro, author of Read ‘Em and Reap, 200 Poker Tells, and several other books on reading body language. For 25 years, Joe Navarro worked as an FBI special agent in the area of counterintelligence and behavioral assessment. Today he is one of the world’s leading experts on nonverbal communications and […]
A Difference in Perspective
Bonnie and I invited some friends to dinner at the Silverton. The husband, Joe, is a competent video poker player and his wife, Sarah, is a recreational player. Sarah is simply not interested in investing the time and energy to become better. Joe mentioned that neither he nor Sarah had ever been in the Silverton […]
Podcast – Guest Barry Meadow
Our guest this week is Barry Meadow, author of Money Secrets at the Racetrack, which we discuss today. This is not a handicapping book, but more about the thinking behind deciding which horse to bet, and how much. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Teaching Advanced 8/5 Bonus
The new semester of free video poker classes at the South Point will begin on Wednesday, January 27, at noon, in the Grandview Lounge — which is eight days after this article is originally published. Everyone at least 21 years of age is welcome.
I Lost My Wallet at a Casino Where There’...
If you spend enough time in casinos, eventually you’ll drop or lose something. If it’s a chip, you’re probably out of luck, but I’ve seen found chips returned by pit people. A bigger problem is dropping your wallet in a casino where you have heat. For me personally, this is a hypothetical topic, because the […]
Podcast – guest BJ player Steve Waugh
The guest this week is blackjack player Steve Waugh. Bob and Richard talk to Steve about how he went from engineer to professional blackjack player, and discuss some of the crazy things that have happened to him in casinos. Think that card counters can’t be barred in Atlantic City? Don’t throw your water bottle in […]
Do You Need to be Good at Math to Succeed at Vi...
There are people who have never liked mathematics or been particularly good at it. Would that attitude or lack of ability make success at video poker more difficult? I believe that mathematically-challenged players rarely get very good at this game.
Podcast – guest Jeffrey Compton publisher...
Our guest this week is Jeffrey Compton, the publisher of CDC Gaming Reports. We discuss the takeover of the Review Journal by Sheldon Adelson, and Jeffrey’s new book which looks at how slot clubs work, and how they have changed over the last 20 years. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
Podcast – guest Russell Fox
This week we talk with tax professional Russell Fox. Russell is based in Las Vegas and handles many professional gamblers. We get some year end tax advice, and ask him questions like: Can I form an LLC? Can a professional gambler carry losses forward? Can I choose not to file as a professional, and is […]
Concentrating on the Wrong Little Stuff
A friend of mine, “Paul,” is convinced he’s being cheated at a casino. He played 25,000 points the other day to earn a gift card. He then took a picture of the card reader with his points displayed. He pulled his card and re-inserted it and a total of 24,986 points appeared. He had been […]
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