A version of this article was originally published in 2008. As I’ve progressed in my video poker knowledge and experience, I answer some questions differently. Therefore, I’ve changed several things in the article. Not long ago I received the following email from someone I didn’t know: Mr. Dancer: I recently inherited some money. I’ve decided […]

In May 2000 I was a guest in the home of my brother Dick and his wife Lisa, who at that time lived near Houston, Texas. My then-wife Shirley was off on a women’s religious retreat and I chose to spend time with Dick and Lisa rather than being a temporary bachelor in Las Vegas. […]

Let’s compare two different games that return almost the same amount — namely 9/7 Triple Double Bonus (TDB) and 9/6 Jacks or Better (JoB). The percentage return is often considered to be the “bottom line” figure. I intentionally picked two games where the percentage returns were very close. If everything else were equal, I’d recommend […]

I regularly read “how to win” discussions from a variety of disciplines. I was recently re-reading David Sklansky’s The Theory of Poker and came across the following: “Any time you make a bet with the BEST OF IT, where the odds are in your favor, you have earned something on that bet, whether you actually […]

If you can prove to a casino you are worthy of credit, they’ll lend you interest-free money. Frequently you don’t have to pay it back for thirty days–sometimes longer. How smart is it for you to use this casino credit? First of all, you have to assume that the casinos provide credit to players because […]