If you are singing “Viva Las Vegas,” don’t get “All Shook Up” if you see Hawaiian Elvis sweating your blackjack game. Hawaiian Elvis Hawaiian Elvis used to wear Elvis glasses like this… but now he is trying to tone down his look. Tell him you want, “A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action,” but […]
Using Markers in Casinos
I’ve used casino credit on a semi-regular basis for more than two decades. While I’ve learned many things over the years, I don’t consider myself an expert on using casino credit. Still, I’ll share what I know (or at least think I know) and perhaps it’ll be useful to some of my readers.
Podcast – guest Colin Jones
The guest on the show this week is Colin Jones. Colin is one of the founders of the “Church Team” which was profiled in the documentary The Holy Rollers. You can read my review here. http://www.richardmunchkin.com/2012/02/holy-rollers-documentary-about-card.html He has the website Blackjack Apprenticeship where he trains new card counters. http://www.blackjackapprenticeship.com/ podcast click to listen – alt click […]
Holding All Five Cards
A friend of mine, I’ll call him “Dan,” was playing Ten Play Jacks or Better and was dealt AAAA7. Dan held only the four aces and hit the deal button. Since Jacks or Better is not a kicker game, he received 125 coins for each of the 10 lines. While this is a nice score, […]
Podcast – guest Ed Miller
This week’s guest is Ed Miller, author of Small Stakes No Limit Hold Em, and How to Read Hands, as well as 4 other books on poker. We talk about the new online poker, and the upcoming World Series. podcast Click to listen Alt click to download We are now on Stitcher! Get the Stitcher app here Stitcher.
A Quizzical Evening at the Casino
I mentioned a few weeks ago that a man named Dan Sechkar edits my columns for me. Dan is a puzzling sort of guy and he created a column full of puzzles. I enjoyed working these out. Perhaps you will too.
Cool new app – at least it’s new to...
This has nothing to do with gambling, but when I find something new that I like I want to pass it along. I got an app today called Paper Karma. Do you get junk mail? Well whip out your phone with this app, snap a picture of the junk mail, and send it off to […]
Disguise Part 2
In part one I talked about some disguises that didn’t work, and a few that did. The bottom line is that everyone I know gave up on them because they were too much of a hassle. Now I want to talk about the things you can do that are more practical. Here are the things […]
Podcast – guest Michael Gaughan
The guest on the show this week is Michael Gaughan, owner of the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. We talk with Mr. Gaughan about legendary owner of the Horseshoe, Benny Binion. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
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