{"id":120364,"date":"2019-11-28T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T00:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=120364"},"modified":"2020-04-17T19:03:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T02:03:40","slug":"podcast-guest-maria-romano-on-american-coin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-guest-maria-romano-on-american-coin\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast – Maria Romano on American Coin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome your questions – send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

podcast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click to listen – Alt click to download<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Show Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[00:00]  Introduction of Maria Romano
[00:48]  How is Maria related to the owners of American Coin?
[01:36]  American Coin’s history and business model
[05:09]  Nevada Gaming Control Board investigates American Coin’s program
[14:10]  EPROM gaffes and testimony
[17:38]  The murder of Larry Volk
[27:05]  South Point Casino December Promotions – half price when paying with points until 12\/24
[27:57]  Predictit.org – place bets on political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners
[29:02]  VideoPoker.com – Gold Membership offers correction on most games
[30:27]  Frank Romano’s lawsuit[35:15]  Frank Romano’s book, American Coin:  A True Story of Betrayal, Gambling, and Murder in Las Vegas<\/em>
[36:45]  Maria and Frank’s financial recovery
[39:38]  Additional book discussion
[44:14]  What is Maria doing now personally and professionally?
[48:11]  Recommended – The Las Vegas Improvisational Players, A Public Fit<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SouthPointCasino.com<\/a>
Predictit.org\/promo\/edge<\/a>
VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a>
LoveKnotsLV.com<\/a>
LVimprov.com<\/a>
APublicFit.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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