Tricks and Tips for those Games of Chance and Rare Skill – Poker, Blackjack, etc.

Maybe you remember some time ago I got my hands on a slot machine system from a man named Mr. McQueen. Well, I’ve tried it a couple of times, it’s still early in the testing stage, but so far it actually seems to work. I think a key thing to remember here is that it [...]

Besides the continuous shuffle machine, gambling companies are coming up with all sorts of new ways to screw with you at the blackjack table. And I’m not even including the blackjack variants like Extreme 21 or Easy as 1-2-3. I’m talking about the shuffle machines. And the card shoes. Vending Data Corporation has their miserable [...]

I’m not one for the Wall Street version of gambling, but even so I’m surprised I missed the IPO of the World Poker Tour (quote) last August. I’m sensing a beginning of a downtrend in poker, so I’m wondering if there is any value to the stock. However, they did beta-release their online poker website [...]

I realize that I write on this blog, so calling certain google ads into doubt might be shooting myself in the foot, but a link came up for “How to Cheat the Casinos” and I started snorting and giggling so I had to look. All they require is an email address, and for free, out [...]

This weekend, like normal, I visited a casino. This time I went with my lawyer. My lawyer wants to go to the casino because it’s 1) close to her place and 2) doesn’t have a cover unlike the comletely packed club next door. I was in charge of being her wingman while she cruised for [...]

A lot of counters think the continuous shuffling machines are the bane of life’s existence. To hear some tell it they’re worse than pit bosses. But a smart counter would investigate the math of the machines before they make a decision. And oddly enough, the reason you don’t want to play at a table with [...]

I recently wrote that card counters can be barred from playing in Vegas. Anywhere in Nevada, actually. And if you don’t move you’ll be arrested for trespassing. Ken Uston was involved in a court case with an Atlantic City casino that required New Jersey not bar anyone for their skill. (In Nevada, you can actually [...]

I was poking around some sites and I was practicing a little card counting (always work on those card counting skills!!!!!!!!) and I came across the blurb about how Nevada casinos can toss anyone for any reason, blah blah blah. But then it hit me. That’s a state law. I’m not in Nevada. Have I [...]

Lawmakers in New Jersey and Colorado are thinking about banning smoking in casinos. The gaming industry estimates that such a move would “cut casino revenues by up to 15% and cost up to 5,000 jobs.�