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Roulette “freebies”? -Zip
I know that there's no casino in the world that would purposely allow the odds to favor me, the player. However, when I was a young lad, I once discovered...
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Recent posts about Mark News in the online casino world.
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Rip-off on the midway?
Your column Do two-year-olds gamble? You bet they do! was terrific. But 25¢ at the local supermarket for an egg with a cheap toy inside is nothing compared to the...
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Right place, wrong timing
Recently I got my first royal flush. That was the good news. The bad news is I only had two coins in it when it hit. Would I have still...
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Rigging your Payday?
Do casinos set Multi-play video poker machines so that a more powerful hand doesn’t appear on the initial deal, so they can avoid a very large payday for the player...
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Rice and Beans with that?
I read your column every week but have not seen any comparison between blackjack and Spanish 21. I know that the number 10 card is removed from the Spanish 21...
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Reader shares gambling tax horror story
A few years ago we were audited for gambling losses for '93 and '94. We went three times to the examination (supervisors, everybody) level and lost each time. We had...
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Reader Eyewear Required
I’ve never seen this question answered regarding this winning hand in video poker, so possibly you could indulge my curiosity. Say for instance I have the following hand: Three fours...
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Rapid fire Q&As
Too many inquiring minds, too little space. When you're drowning in questions that deserve the 600 words you're allotted for a column, your life preserver is receiving many that can...
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Putting gambling and “luck” into perspective
I am writing a paper on luck for a college logic class. You once wrote of individuals who had won the lottery more than once. Granted, that is lucky, but...
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Putting a pal in the sand trap
I was going to Las Vegas and a friend gave me $265 (the cost of a driving range season pass for golf he wanted to win) for a Pass Line...
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Pushovers Sit Here
It seems to me that in blackjack the less you know the more right your decisions are. When it comes to splitting pairs, doubling, even hitting certain hands, I take...
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Pumping Oxygen into a Casino is NOT a trick of the trade
My friend believes that many of the Vegas casinos pump oxygen through the air conditioning system to enrich the air. The purpose is to keep you from sleeping as long...
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