This week’s guest is Willy Allison, surveillance expert, and CEO of World Game Protection Inc. I thought this was a really good episode with lots of good info on surveillance. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Sharing a Big Jackpot
On October 27 the Palms gave away $50,000 to one player. There were 40 possible tickets in the drum — if everybody eligible showed up. Some players had more than one ticket. When players earned the tickets they received somewhere between $100 and $3,000 but for the final drawing there was no second place. It […]
Podcast – guest Arnold Snyder
This week’s guest is Arnold Snyder talking about his new novel Risk of Ruin. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
A Look at The Grifters
One of the websites I’m regularly checking out these days is Arnold Snyder’s www.write-aholic.com. I always knew Snyder was a gifted writer (But who knew he was an old hippie?) and I find a lot of his insights fascinating. His review of Jim Thompson’s The Grifters inspired me to pick up the book. I’m not […]
Podcast – guests Staci Alonso & Chri...
The guests this week are Staci Columbo Alonso – IGT Vice President of Global Marketing and Chris Brune – IGT Distinguished Game Designer. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
The Ability to Pull the Trigger and Keeping One...
One of my favorite websites is www.richardmunchkin.com. Munch is a friend and a frequent guest on the radio show — and also someone who regularly writes or says something that gets me to thinking. His October 7 blog called “What makes a great AP?” was one of those somethings.
Las Vegas Backgammon early 1980s
This article was written by Jake Jacobs in 2006. It is about the Vegas backgammon scene in the early 80s. I wanted to post it here as a prelude to my review of Ace – Deuce: The Life and Times of a Gambling Man. The book was written by J. E. Anderson who was a […]
Podcast – guest Brian McAllister part 2
This week’s guest is Brian McAllister, a long-time video poker player. This is part 2 of the interview from the October 4th show. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time —P...
In last week’s column (available a few clicks away), I started to tell you about a slot machine promotion I played at the South Point. The story continues:
Darryl Purpose – Next Time Around
For those of you not familiar, Darryl Purpose is a member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame. I did an extensive interview with him, which you can read here – interview. In the interview he said that when he was 16 his mother gave him a copy of Beat the Dealer, but he forgave her because […]
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