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Dreams of bouncing balls
Is it true that you can actually go to bed and continue playing keno? Jill S. Getting some shut-eye and dreaming of lucky numbers is called Multi-race keno. Multi-race keno...
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Recent posts about Mark News in the online casino world.
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Doubling up on bets and hopes
I like to play the double-up option on a video poker machine and I have a few questions about that bet. One, is it a good bet to make, being...
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Don’t Quit Your Day Job
In a past column, you stated that video poker has a return of 99 percent to the smart player and can be mathematically one of the best bets in the...
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Do Two-Year-Olds Gamble? You Bet They Do!
Do you think that kids who play arcade video games are being pre-programmed to gamble since the slot machines of today are video based? Ronnie M. Forget video games, Ronnie,...
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Do Casinos Cheat?
I have always been a bit suspicious of casinos and especially their ability to cheat players. Come clean, Mark. Do the casinos tell the dealers to cheat the customer? Ron...
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Do Americans gamble for fun?
I can see part of your point in a past column, Mutual Funds versus Blackjack, but many Americans believe that investing on Wall Street is also a form of gambling....
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Dissing the splits – well maybe
When my ex-girlfriend and I used to go to Vegas, every once in a while we would have someone at our blackjack table split tens. This used to drive my...
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Dinner in the steakhouse comes at a price
This episode happened to me recently in Las Vegas. I was playing blackjack making $10 wagers when I was approached by a pit boss asking if there was anything he...
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Did I really say that?
I recently heard you on a radio show where you stated that your #1 gambling tip was “Don’t Gamble.” I took it as lighthearted advice, but really, is that your...
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Decisions, Decisions
I was dealt the following hand at Jacks-or-better video poker. A 5 of hearts, a 10 of hearts, a Queen of hearts, a King of clubs, and an Ace of...
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Dealers’ handclap to prove innocence
Why, when dealers leave the blackjack table, do they always clap their hands? Chris A. Casino mythology holds that there is a touch of larceny in all dealers. We clap...
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Dealers call these players …
I hate gambling with my cousin. Not only is he irritating to other players on the table, he is very abusive to the dealer. You have no idea how many...
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