I Lost My Wallet at a Casino Where There’...
If you spend enough time in casinos, eventually you’ll drop or lose something. If it’s a chip, you’re probably out of luck, but I’ve seen found chips returned by pit people. A bigger problem is dropping your wallet in a casino where you have heat. For me personally, this is a hypothetical topic, because the [...]
Podcast – guest BJ player Steve Waugh
The guest this week is blackjack player Steve Waugh. Bob and Richard talk to Steve about how he went from engineer to professional blackjack player, and discuss some of the crazy things that have happened to him in casinos. Think that card counters can’t be barred in Atlantic City? Don’t throw your water bottle in [...]
Do You Need to be Good at Math to Succeed at Vi...
There are people who have never liked mathematics or been particularly good at it. Would that attitude or lack of ability make success at video poker more difficult? I believe that mathematically-challenged players rarely get very good at this [...]
Podcast – guest Jeffrey Compton publisher...
Our guest this week is Jeffrey Compton, the publisher of CDC Gaming Reports. We discuss the takeover of the Review Journal by Sheldon Adelson, and Jeffrey’s new book which looks at how slot clubs work, and how they have changed over the last 20 years. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to [...]
Podcast – guest Russell Fox
This week we talk with tax professional Russell Fox. Russell is based in Las Vegas and handles many professional gamblers. We get some year end tax advice, and ask him questions like: Can I form an LLC? Can a professional gambler carry losses forward? Can I choose not to file as a professional, and is [...]
Concentrating on the Wrong Little Stuff
A friend of mine, “Paul,” is convinced he’s being cheated at a casino. He played 25,000 points the other day to earn a gift card. He then took a picture of the card reader with his points displayed. He pulled his card and re-inserted it and a total of 24,986 points appeared. He had been [...]
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