How to Beat the Casino Crowds During the Holidays

It is no secret that casinos become crowded during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season. Those holidays are times of cheer, and for many, that means Las Vegas (or other casino venues). There are throngs of people who love to experience the joy of Christmas and the excitement of the new year unfolding at midnight. They enjoy the crowds. They enjoy the drinking and the merriment. Most serious video poker players, however, are not fans of crowds. Instead of joy and merriment, they see and feel: Sky high plane fares, rental car and room rates and lines at every…
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New Year’s Resolutions for the Video Poker Player

It is an annual custom. People make resolutions on New Year’s Eve to improve their lives in some (usually) meaningful way. While most resolutions deal with fixing things in a person’s daily life, other areas should not be disregarded. For many people reading this, resolutions concerning gambling style could very well top the list. Presented below are several suggestions for New Year’s resolutions that are appropriate and meaningful for video poker players. Many of these resolutions will also apply to other types of casino gambling in general. Let's take a look. Contents Have a Plan Preparing for the Trip Steps…
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Casino Quest: Dealing With a Case of ‘Flop Sweat’

Many athletes know about this phenomenon. It’s called “flop sweat” and it occurs when you are down and out and feeling oh so miserable, usually because of what just happened to you in a game or some form of intense competition. It could be a loss that causes it – maybe a strikeout or a fumble or something that makes your team lose the game. In a final game in the New York City high school league championships, I kicked the ball out of bounds with 10 seconds to go in the game and we lost – by one point;…
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Don’t Even Think About Doing These Things in the Casino

There are things you should do in a casino and there are things you shouldn’t do. Some of these are simply decorum issues, some have to do with the rules of the particular game you are playing. I think the key words here are “don’t be offensive.” Okay, now, this part is simple. You should follow the rules of the game you are playing. Some of these rules are ironclad. You can’t touch the cards in a face-up blackjack game. You can’t dangle your hands over the craps table where the dice can hit them. Hit the back wall with…
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Casino Life: Good Changes, Bad Changes

You know it, I know it: the casino has an edge on every bet. Except for the few advantage players who are, today, more like dust in a wind storm of the desert. Just about every player can’t beat the house. You can thank the mathematicians for that and the folks who fiddle with the computers for that too. You can thank the casino bosses for short-changing the payouts of bets or setting up a game where the casino simply wins more decisions. If you are the type of person who thinks it is stupid to play a game where…
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Las Vegas on a Budget: Planning That Next Sin City Getaway

Not everyone has the bankroll to play at high stakes, purchase a new Rolex, get front-row seats, order bottle service, or dine on some of the absolute best cuisine around while on a trip to Las Vegas. Sin City isn’t the bargain it once was, but there are still a few lower-cost options to consider when heading to gamble a bit, take in a show, or grab a bite to eat. Whether you’re working on your blackjack strategy, want to take a few spins on the roulette wheel, or just hanging out for a few days with friends, here’s a…
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Baccarat: The Known Card

Though the game of baccarat appears quite safe to the untrained eye, there are many ways that APsattack baccarat. Some of these methods are targets of opportunity, for example dealers who expose the first card of the next round. Others occur because of perks for high rollers, like dead-chip or loss-rebate programs. There are APswho negotiate specific rule changes that allow methods like edge sorting. Some APs take advantage of long-standing procedural flaws, like the ribbon spread. And then there are all the other ways, whatever they are. This post concerns the "known card." If the AP knows one of…
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An Inside Look: The Secrets of Casino Design

Why Are Casinos Designed the Way They Are? You walk into a casino and find yourself lost in a maze of flashing slot machines, Blackjack tables, exuberant Craps players, and scantily clad cocktail waitresses. Are you confused and scared? Or are you excited and ready to pull out your wallet? The way that casinos are designed has become a topic of significant interest, and many of the classic theories about how casinos should be laid out have recently come under significant scrutiny. The result is that casino layout theory is evolving – with the goal of encouraging more gambling while…
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Inside Design: How Online Slot Machines are Built

Online casino gambling has exploded in the last decade, with the volume of worldwide online gambling expected to be reported in the $41.4 billion range for 2015, according to Statista. This is triple the $13.8 billion that was reported in 2005 - and this is mostly without United States participation, where online casino gambling is almost completely illegal. In fact, Morgan Stanley Research suggests that if 20 jurisdictions were opened in the United States, that $5.2 billion would be generated just in America by 2020.Statista defines online gaming as including such activities as poker, casinos (where people can play traditional…
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Meet Don Johnson: The Man Who Has Beaten The Casino

It’s not everybody who happily bets enormous sums of money in some of the ritziest casinos on earth – and gets asked to stop playing. This happened to Don Johnson and, along the way, he became a gambling-world legend. In this revealing interview, Johnson, who was recently nominated for a place in the Blackjack Hall of Fame, reveals how it happened, how it grew and how it all regretfully ended. His amazing run began with a blackjack session that commenced at 8:00 on a Monday night in the fall of 2010. He had already been barred from playing the game…
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