You sometimes reference "good handicapping" and "good betting." Can you elaborate on the distinction and is there a third component (or more) to winning sports betting?

I remember that several years ago, Paris had a roulette table with a single zero and no double zero. Are any of these roulette tables still available for action and if so, where?

From what I can tell, the sports books have three basic types of parlay cards: ties-lose, ties-win, and 1/2-point, on the latter of which there are no ties. Payoffs vary to compensate for the treatment of ties in each case. Is there a set order of how these cards compare to each other? That is, if I'm in a book with two of them or all three, is there a basic strategy that tells me which one to play?

What’s the story behind the changing scores in the USC/Utah game last week and how did the sports books handle it?

I'm always amazed by the high number of entrants for the expensive football contests, which I know can be attributed to the pros pursuing the big prizes and notoriety (a la Fezzik's back-to-back Hilton wins). Do these same pros also play all the low-entry-fee and free contests?

I was looking at this year's football-contest listings at LVASports.com. Some of the entries use the term "ATS." For example, "Pick five games ATS, includes sides and totals." What does ATS mean?

I will be in Las Vegas at the beginning of October for a week's stay, which will be with family members out by the Santa Fe casino. I’ve played a little Texas hold ’em online, but have never played in a live game and would like to try. Are there any casinos that have beginner tables, or even better, offer lessons like they do for blackjack and craps?

What is the largest payout for a single bet in the history of Las Vegas?

Can you tell me the story behind the chess board in Annie Duke's new book Decide to Play Great Poker? A friend of mine who knows chess was leafing through my copy, saw the chess board graphic, and said "That's a famous board." But he didn't know the details.

Why the delay in the final table for the WSOP, from mid-July until November?