When playing a shoe game, should you hit or stand with a soft 18 against a dealer ace? I know you hit against 9 and T, but I can’t find the answer against an ace.

I was reading Dave Matthews’ blog and he wrote "I went to play a little bit of video poker and was playing 26 lines at $1 each. The frequent video poker players out there will know why I was playing 26 lines." Why play only 26 lines?

Concerning slot machines. Do you think it is possible that some slot machines DO NOT have the highest jackpot combo in the chip? They could pay 200, 400, or 1,000 units, etc., often, but never pay the big one. How would anyone really know? Are the chips checked for this?

With video poker you have certain house odds (9/6 vs. 10/7) on the game you're playing. If you're playing a multiple-game machine, do the odds change or stay the same?

Who won the Nevada Megabucks jackpot this week and where did they win it? Thanks.

I love your newsletter and have gotten it for many years. You've done such a good job educating people on playing VP! Do you think that's one of the main reasons casinos remove the good schedules? If it is, it's sad, and bad for the players out there, but I would rather know how to play correctly on whatever machines I choose to play.

A friend of mine who plays video poker uses the phrase "they don't reach" when referring to certain groups of cards. I don't want to look dumb, so I never ask him, but what does that mean?

With the film 21 now out, there has been lots of publicity about people trying to "cheat" casinos, but has a casino ever been caught cheating customers?

With the onset of TITO machines at most every casino, I often don’t have a few dollars to tip the cocktail servers. Are they allowed to accept TITO tickets?

Question 1: In our family of five, the agreed rule is if anyone wins the Megabucks or any large lottery, the winner gets 50% and the rest of the family splits 50%. Does that change the taxation structure, i.e. are the taxes reduced? Question 2: Your 4/13/08 QoD was about the megajackpots. How are the taxes paid if you take the 25 "installments?" I have heard the gov wants theirs right now.