I was walking through Sam’s Town here in Las Vegas on a Tuesday in June. The casino offers 10x points (worth 0.5%) for seniors on Tuesdays and I was scouting the place looking to see if anything might be of interest. Even after all these years, scouting is part of my routine. I’ve been restricted […]
Posts tagged strategy
Using NSU Deuces Wild Strategy for pNSU Deuces
NSU is the 16-10-4-4-3 pay schedule of Deuces Wild that returns 99.728% when played well. “pNSU” (for pseudo NSU) is the name Liam W. Daily and I used to describe the 15-9-4-4-3 Deuces Wild pay schedule that returns 98.913%. Our name is still seen out there sometimes, but the name Airport Deuces, among others, is […]
How I Do It
What I’m going to talk about today is a personal preference. It definitely works for me. I have no idea if it is something that would work for most people or not, but you take a gander and see if it’s a possibility for you. One of the games I play at South Point is […]
A Very Different Approach
On February 23, my blog addressed the subject of quitting while you’re ahead and other similar strategies that do absolutely nothing to the expected return of a game. I received a number of comments to that blog, including the one I’m going to share with you today: “I stop when I’ve won a decent jackpot, […]
Using One Strategy for Two Games
The mathematical analysis in this blog was done by Rick Percy. I do not have the tools to do that analysis myself. Thank you, Rick! My personal goal is to learn the best strategy for every game I play. Not everybody shares that goal. Some people want to minimize their work, or don’t have the […]
Are You Still Up to Snuff?
In Las Vegas, there was a 70-day break for the pandemic, assuming you played in the casinos on March 17 and returned on June 4. If you socially distanced before March 17, or didn’t rush back as soon as the casinos reopened, the break was longer. Certain casino venues elsewhere in the country opened earlier […]
What Would You Do?
In the 1970s, I was a backgammon player in Los Angeles. Decent enough player, but not great. One of the semi-regular players at the Cavendish West was a guy named Steve. Steve was a so-so intermediate player — but he cheated. After a while, word got out and he couldn’t get into a game because […]
Podcast – Super Bowl 2018
Our guests this week are Frank B. and Anthony Curtis. We discuss this week’s super bowl, and talk about proposition bets. We focus not just on good bets to make, but more importantly on how sharp players think and analyze bets in order to get an edge. podcast Click to listen – alt click to […]
Is There a Different Strategy and How Can I Be ...
This is a continuation of last week’s column. You may wish to read that one before you start here. I actually suggested you do some homework between then and now. I understand that many of you did not do the homework (it’s not too late!) but those of you who did will get more out […]
Is There a Different Strategy and How Can I Be ...
One of the casinos I play at is Dotty’s, which is a chain of more than 100 15-machine outlets all across Nevada, plus a few larger ones. There are perhaps 10 of them within 10 miles of my home. One of the promotions that attracts me relates to W2Gs. Every week, 10% of the W2Gs […]
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