No guest this week as Bob and I dip into the mail bag. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes[00:00] Introduction of show featuring questions from listeners[00:38] Should I player have […]
Checking the Meter
I’ve found a bank of four machines where sometimes the progressives are playable. I’m intentionally changing the details a bit because I wish to instruct players but not give away the exact location of the play. As is my wont, every time I think the progressive is high enough and I’m the only player (which […]
Podcast – Card Counter “SD1”
Our guest this week is a card counter we call SD1. We discuss how he got started, and where the professional gambling road has taken him. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download […]
You Want Me to Play to Lose $100?
I was playing 25¢ Five Play 9/6 Jacks or Better Multi Strike at the South Point during their “Half Price Amazon Gift Cards” promotion in November. A friend, “George”, sat down next to me. And later still his wife joined us. I didn’t notice how much George put in to start. Early on he hit […]
Podcast – Maria Romano on American Coin
Our guest this week is Maria Romano, the widow, daughter, and brother of the three principals of American Coin company — the video poker company that was cheating players in the late 1980s. We discuss the book by her deceased husband, Frank Romano, called “American Coin.” We welcome your questions – send them to us […]
Multiple Drawing Entries
There are many casinos with promotions where the player can earn extra drawing tickets during certain periods, such as 5x tickets during 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays, or perhaps 10x tickets all day Tuesday. To the player, whether 5x drawing tickets is worth more or less than 2x points depends on the value […]
Podcast – Buddy Frank and G2E
Bob and I get a return visit from long time slot director Buddy Frank, and this was taped immediately after the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) show, the biggest casino industry trade show of the year. We spend a lot of time talking about the new things we saw. Although there were a few somewhat interesting […]
Mattress Mack and the Astros Hedge
Postscript In 2022, Mack bet $10 million to win $72.6 million if the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. When the Astros won 4 games to 2, Mack collected on the biggest sports bet of all time (and more than the entire state of Nevada has ever won in an entire […]
Dealing with Money
I recently received an email from a slot director with whom I’m friendly. It read: I’ve had a number of customers ask me what banks in Las Vegas are gambler friendly, meaning they understand how “professional gambler” is an actual profession and as such, banks would be used to multiple deposits, withdrawals etc. in varying […]
Podcast – The Inside Story of Mattress Ma...
Bob and I continue the interview of Anthony Curtis and Frank B talking about Mattress Mack. When we finished last week’s interview (which you should listen to before this one), we didn’t think we’d be doing a second. But we had a lot of things we hadn’t spoken about and everyone was present and available […]
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