The Cost of Tips
In mid-February, Andrew Uyal, a Las Vegas Strip casino pit boss, wrote in his Behind the Curtain column on the www.gamblingwithanedge.com site an article titled Who Actually Cares? It was about tipping. One of the comments made to his article was about my writing, so Uyal forwarded it to me to make sure I saw [...]
Podcast – Professional card counter Joe
Our guest this week is a professional card counter named Joe. Joe is a young blackjack player with the expressed goal of getting kicked out of every casino in the country. We are also joined by Colin Jones, who was in town for a Blackjack Apprenticeship boot camp. podcast Click to listen – alt click [...]
How Do You Figure?
Let me describe a hypothetical situation that is based in reality. Let’s say the two best games for you at a casino are 25¢ Ten Play 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe (99.64%) and 25¢ Spin Poker 9/6 Jacks or Better (99.54%). Let’s also assume the slot club plus the various promotions adds a half percent. You [...]
Dr Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick Inaugural Podc...
Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick Launch their first podcast. During the podcast they talk Poker Blackjack and casino gaming. About Danielle Benham Hot Aussie Chick Danielle Benham is a fixture in the Poker community. She is respected author, player and radio and TV personality. Her modeling career that has been on going for [...]
Podcast – guest Gaming Writer John Robiso...
Our guest this week is John Robison, author of The Slot Expert’s Guide to Playing Slots. John has been a gaming writer for more than twenty years and we talk about some of the inner workings and misconceptions regarding slot machines. podcast Click to listen – alt click to download Show Notes [01:39] John’s thinking on slot [...]
Apples and Oranges
I’ve written before how I sometimes play at various Dotty’s outlets. My usual pattern is to play about $100,000 coin-in each time I go. In January, I received an offer from Dotty’s that was the first ever of its kind, in my experience anyway. They sent me a two-night stay at either the Hoover Dam [...]
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