Competent Double Double Bonus players know that from a hand like A♠ A♥ A♣ 4♦ 7♠, the correct play is AAA and not AAA4. Players might be tempted to hold AAA4 because four aces with a 2, 3, or 4 (a kicker) in this game receive 2,000 coins and four aces with any other fifth […]
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Podcast – Michael Shackleford aka Wizard ...
Our guest this week is Michael Shackleford aka The Wizard of Odds. We discuss the updated version of his book “Gambling 102”. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Michael […]
How Would You Do It?
On the videopoker.com forum, a player recently wrote about coming across a quarter Five Play Super Times Play machine that consistently had a 5x multiplier. Every hand. He milked it for 45 minutes or so for almost $4,000 and left — happy to get away undetected. Let’s say, however, that you want to milk the […]
Podcast – listener emails part 2
No guest this week as Bob and I dip into the mail bag for a second time. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes[00:00] Introduction of show featuring questions from listeners[01:04] […]
Podcast – listener emails
No guest this week as Bob and I dip into the mail bag. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download Show Notes[00:00] Introduction of show featuring questions from listeners[00:38] Should I player have […]
Checking the Meter
I’ve found a bank of four machines where sometimes the progressives are playable. I’m intentionally changing the details a bit because I wish to instruct players but not give away the exact location of the play. As is my wont, every time I think the progressive is high enough and I’m the only player (which […]
You Want Me to Play to Lose $100?
I was playing 25¢ Five Play 9/6 Jacks or Better Multi Strike at the South Point during their “Half Price Amazon Gift Cards” promotion in November. A friend, “George”, sat down next to me. And later still his wife joined us. I didn’t notice how much George put in to start. Early on he hit […]
Podcast – Maria Romano on American Coin
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 […]
Multiple Drawing Entries
There are many casinos with promotions where the player can earn extra drawing tickets during certain periods, such as 5x tickets during 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays, or perhaps 10x tickets all day Tuesday. To the player, whether 5x drawing tickets is worth more or less than 2x points depends on the value […]
Podcast – Buddy Frank and G2E
Bob and I get a return visit from long time slot director Buddy Frank, and this was taped immediately after the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) show, the biggest casino industry trade show of the year. We spend a lot of time talking about the new things we saw. Although there were a few somewhat interesting […]
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