{"id":122547,"date":"2022-02-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=122547"},"modified":"2022-02-17T14:54:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T22:54:19","slug":"podcast-mail-bag-2-17-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-mail-bag-2-17-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast &#8211; Mail bag 2\/17\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No guest this week as we once again dip into the mail bag. We also discuss Vegas rescinding the mask mandate, Mattress Mac, and Bet MGM &#8220;<u>claiming<\/u>&#8221; you can now deposit with credit cards with no fees.<\/p>\n<div>We welcome your questions &#8211; send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BLU1648218445\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nShow Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>[00:00]\u00a0 Introduction<\/div>\n<div>[00:50]\u00a0 Mask mandate removed in Nevada<\/div>\n<div>[02:27]\u00a0 Mattress Mack&#8217;s Super Bowl Bet and other prop bets<\/div>\n<div>[04:44]\u00a0 BetMGM accepts credit cards<\/div>\n<div>[07:12]\u00a0 Using a spouse&#8217;s player&#8217;s card<\/div>\n<div>[08:46]\u00a0 Penalty cards in DDB<\/div>\n<div>[10:12]\u00a0 Rat-holing chips while using a player&#8217;s card<\/div>\n<div>[11:21]\u00a0 Free cruises, tier matching, cruise offers, etc<\/div>\n<div>[12:42]\u00a0 Software and websites for video poker correction<\/div>\n<div>[14:22]\u00a0 Does it ever make sense to stop when winnings are much higher than expected value?<\/div>\n<div>[18:25]\u00a0 Side counts on a six deck shoe<\/div>\n<div>[19:30]\u00a0 How many hours of practice are required to be good at video poker?<\/div>\n<div>[20:30]\u00a0 The history and future of blackjack conditions<\/div>\n<div>[23:22]\u00a0 Does Bob use other advantage plays?<\/div>\n<div>[25:24]\u00a0 Accumulating change vouchers<\/div>\n<div>[27:29]\u00a0 South Point Casino Promotions &#8211; $500k Hot Seat in January, Feb $500k Crazy Cupid&#8217;s Money Madness casino-wide progressives<\/div>\n<div>[28:19]\u00a0 http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com &#8211; card counting training site and advantage play community with software and tracking tools<\/div>\n<div>[29:00]\u00a0 http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae &#8211; Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners<\/div>\n<div>[30:02]\u00a0 Finding back issues of Arnold Snyder&#8217;s Blackjack Forum Magazine<\/div>\n<div>[31:25]\u00a0 Should play for comps be focused at one property or spread around?<\/div>\n<div>[35:35]\u00a0 Planning to be a professional gambler?<\/div>\n<div>[37:53]\u00a0 Advantage plays in retirement with a $20k bankroll<\/div>\n<div>[42:05]\u00a0 Hole-carding as a tall player<\/div>\n<div>[44:08]\u00a0 Bob&#8217;s recent blog post and teammate decisions<\/div>\n<div>[47:43]\u00a0 Protecting a bankroll while traveling abroad<\/div>\n<div>[49:49]\u00a0 Recommended:\u00a0 Unbelievable on Netflix, Fargo<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Sponsored Links:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>http:\/\/SouthPointCasino.com<\/div>\n<div>http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/div>\n<div>http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Bob&#8217;s Recent Blog Post:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>http:\/\/Lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/what-would-you-do-2\/<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Recommended:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Unbelievable&#8221;\u00a0 http:\/\/Netflix.com\/title\/80153467<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Fargo&#8221; 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We also discuss Vegas rescinding the mask mandate, Mattress Mac, and Bet MGM &#8220;claiming&#8221; you can now deposit with credit cards with no fees. We welcome your questions &#8211; send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":122216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[21],"tags":[54,56,196],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Podcast - Mail bag 2\/17\/2022 - Gambling With An Edge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-mail-bag-2-17-2022\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Podcast - Mail bag 2\/17\/2022 - Gambling With An Edge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"No guest this week as we once again dip into the mail bag. 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