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All Gamblers Should Have Records!

20 April 2013

By John Marchel
Keeping good records of your play should be an important part of a good money management program. How well you are doing in a specific casino or game will become clear if you keep accurate records. Adding comments about particular rules at a blackjack table in a certain casino, for example, can be helpful to you when planning a future trip. Don’t overlook the value of record keeping as part of managing your bankroll

You should keep a log to record detailed information about all your visits, where you played how much you won or lost. You should also record the time spent at each game or casino. After recording the information you need to analyze it. This will help you to see your progress as you play and learn. For example, you might feel you have done well at a specific casino; however, when reviewing your logs, you might see a different story. Use record keeping as a tool in your arsenal of knowledge. Make it a habit to review your logs before each visit to a casino.

In addition to helping you see your progress at gambling, you can use your logs to help you with taxes. The IRS will want to see lots of documentation if you decide to list gambling as a deduction. Thus, a log can be a very important item in helping to substantiate figures that might be reviewed during a tax audit.

The bottom line is, don’t rely on remembrances that may be blurred by the many distractions normally found at the casino. Keep a good log!

Bet – You Didn’t Know

  • Kerry Packer made his name through his family’s media empire, which owns 60% of all magazines in Australia. Packer was also known as a high-stakes gambler. That was demonstrated when he won $26 million playing blackjack at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

  • Getting married in Las Vegas can be fun, exciting and many other things. It must be good since Mickey Rooney did it in 1942, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1959, 1967, 1969 and 1978.

  • Today there are 15 states that have dog racing. In the past forty states operated dog tracks.

  • The lake in front of the Bellagio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, featuring the magnificent ballet of dancing fountains, encompasses eight acres. There are more than 1,000 fountains on the man-made lake which can shoot water 243 feet in the air.

  • During the summer of 1955 the giant V-shaped swimming pool at the Dunes hotel-casino in Las Vegas was occasionally frozen over to accommodate ice-skating and figure skating exhibitions.

  • When it comes to greyhounds no names are allowed that have a tendency to mislead the public as to the pup’s breeding. Designations like “The”, Jr., Sr., I or II, etc., are not permitted, nor are names that contain more than 16 letters allowed.

    • This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net.

     

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John Marchel
John Marchel is an author, speaker, teacher and player -- what John plays are casino games. He’s been a casino player for over 25 years and has played successfully in Europe, Panama, the Caribbean, Canada, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, on Indian reservations, cruise ships and in over 350 casinos throughout the US. He is also the author of six books about gambling, and has written numerous magazine articles and is currently a columnist for three gambling magazines and one internet magazine.

Since 1988 John has combined his experience as a manager, teacher and player to present seminars and lectures about gambling. In addition, John has had an Internet website since 1995 that offers books, special reports and tips about gambling. He also publishes a monthly Internet gambling newsletter. The newsletter keeps subscribers alert to trends, information and winning techniques that allows them to be more successful when visiting casinos. Find his website at: www.jme.com

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