On a recent broadcast of Gambling with an Edge, our guest (Mark Anduss, www.markslasvegas.markanduss.com) compared Total Rewards, the player’s club of Caesars Entertainment (formerly known as Harrah’s) with MLife, the player’s club of the MGM Mirage family of casinos. Recently Bonnie and I traveled to Harrah’s Cherokee for three days and then immediately on to […]
Gambling With an edge – guest Kevin Lewis
The guest this week is Kevin Lewis, on to talk about video poker in the Reno/Tahoe area. We also discuss the upcoming loss rebate promotion at Revel in Atlantic City. podcast click to listen – alt click to download
A Trip to Cherokee
I received an offer from Harrah’s Cherokee Casino for $1,000 in free play, $500 in travel reimbursement, $250 in casino food credit, two rounds of golf, and two concert tickets — valid anytime between early April and the end of June. I also received an even bigger offer from Harrah’s New Orleans which was available […]
Don’t Revel in your loss rebate
The internet is all aflutter with the announcement by Revel Hotel-Casino in Atlantic City, that for the month of July they are offering a 100% loss rebate up to $100,000. That’s right, 100% on 100k. The offer applies to action on slots, video poker, and electronic table games. There are threads on Wizard of Odds, […]
Podcast – guest Bill Zender
The guest on the show this week is Bill Zender, head of Bill Zender and Associates Consulting. Bill is a former gaming control agent, and has worked in many aspects of the casino business, from dealer to casino manager. He is the author of, How To Detect Casino Cheating at Blackjack, and Advantage Play for the Casino Executive as […]
Playing for an Entry
I received an email from someone named Al asking about slot and video poker tournaments in which you have to play to earn an entry. He wanted to know, basically, whether or not it’s worth it to participate. An example of this type of contest is the Thursday senior slot tournament at the South Point […]
Forming a team – part 1
There has been a lot of chatter on the blackjack boards recently about new teams forming. I wanted to take this opportunity to pass on some of my thoughts on teams. I have played on 5 or 6 teams over my career, and what I mean by a team is a group of players who […]
Podcast – guest Mark Anduss
The guest on the show this week is Mark Anduss. Mark is a poker player that runs the website Mark’s Las Vegas. Mark is on to talk about the difference between the Total Rewards program at Caesar’s properties, and the MLife program at the MGM properties podcast click to listen – alt click to download
Checking Up
In business, there is a motto regarding employee supervision: EXPECT. INSPECT. That is, assume that they are going to do a good job — but check on them anyway. You should do the same thing as a video poker player.
Podcast – guest Andy Bloch
The guest on the show this week is Andy Bloch. Andy is a very well known professional poker player, and a former member of the MIT blackjack team. podcast click to listen – alt click to download
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