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 at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter.
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Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction of Maria Romano
[00:48] How is Maria related to the owners of American Coin?
[01:36] American Coin’s history and business model
[05:09] Nevada Gaming Control Board investigates American Coin’s program
[14:10] EPROM gaffes and testimony
[17:38] The murder of Larry Volk
[27:05] South Point Casino December Promotions – half price when paying with points until 12/24
[27:57] Predictit.org – place bets on political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners
[29:02] VideoPoker.com – Gold Membership offers correction on most games
[30:27] Frank Romano’s lawsuit[35:15] Frank Romano’s book, American Coin: A True Story of Betrayal, Gambling, and Murder in Las Vegas
[36:45] Maria and Frank’s financial recovery
[39:38] Additional book discussion
[44:14] What is Maria doing now personally and professionally?
[48:11] Recommended – The Las Vegas Improvisational Players, A Public Fit
SouthPointCasino.com
Predictit.org/promo/edge
VideoPoker.com/gwae
LoveKnotsLV.com
LVimprov.com
APublicFit.org
American Coin by Frank Romano https://amzn.to/34ulDOW
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remember howard hughes? he lived at top of a casino in las vegas.i wonder what one would have to pay for one to do that,not nessescarily a luxury suite?
2 Comments / questions for Bob re the American Coin photo
You wear a tie when you’re playing VP?
Aren’t you worried with your hand over the machine that you’ll hit the Draw button accidentally?
Enjoyed the Podcast very much!
Very odd show. Feel like I jumped into the middle of a conversation.
I do not normally wear a tie when I play video poker. — although occasionally I’m dressed for another occasion and play some vp before going home.
The cover of the book came from a shot made from an episode on the History Channel or the Discover Channel, which used to make quite a few documentaries on gambling — and I was part of several of them.
Wearing a tie when I’m going to be on a television show is not a far stretch.
Bob
Glad I wasn’t the only one. This episode is going to be very confusing to anyone who didn’t know about American Coin previously.