Gambling With An Edge
I have decided to become a radio personality when I grow up. And I decided to grow up starting this Thursday at 7 p.m. on 1230 AM in Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas no longer stays there, because we’ll be talking about it on our [...]
Whom Do You Trust?
About fifty years ago Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon had an afternoon television show entitled “Who Do You Trust?” I remember years later Johnny saying that correct grammar would have been “Whom Do You Trust?” I’m going to trust that Johnny was [...]
Apples and Oranges
The M recently held a 2-week-long point invitational challenge. I ended up winning it, but that is not what this column is [...]
MGM Resorts International Rolls out M life Play...
I played at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas between 1999 and 2001, when I was severely restricted due to my success at video poker. (It was Shirley’s fault, really. She’s the one who hit the $400,000 royal flush.) During this time, MGM became “MGM Mirage” due to its merger with several Mirage corporation properties. [...]
Video Poker New Year’s Resolutions
I belong to a local gym and every year there’s a big influx of exercisers in early January. A large number of people, apparently, make a New Year’s Resolution that “this year” is the one where they eat smarter, eat less, and exercise more. By mid-February, the gym population is pretty much back to normal. [...]
Change for Gold Coast Seniors
Mondays have been “Young at Heart” (for seniors 50+) at the Gold Coast for some time. Some benefits stay constant, but the rewards for video poker players changes from time to time. Beginning November 1 they removed their senior drawing and 5x points for video poker players and replaced it with a 100-coin bonus on [...]
Never miss another post