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Ante Up for Chicago Police Memorial Foundation24 November 2010 Officers from the Chicago Police Department are always there when you need them. Now is your opportunity to step up when they need you.
The annual Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament benefiting the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation will be held in The Venue at Horseshoe Casino Hammond on Thursday, November 18, starting at 6:00 p.m.
The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to honoring the lives and memories of the department's fallen heroes...read moreA visit to WMS23 November 2010 Looking back over their nine-plus years at WMS Industries Inc., Larry Pacey and Phil Gelber can recall a certain resistance to change in the casino industry.
"Everybody kept telling us what we couldn't do," Pacey, executive vice president for global products and chief innovation officer of WMS Industries, said before he and Gelber took me on a little tour of WMS' plant in Chicago...read moreTightening (and loosening) machines22 November 2010
Hello John,
In the early 1990s I played a boxing slot machine at Caesars Palace. I can't remember the name of it but had a bell on the side and rounds progressed payoffs increased. Any idea where I could find one?
Thanks,Jim
Dear Jim,
First we have to figure out the name and manufacturer of the machine...read moreWhy are there no $10 chips?21 November 2010
Hi Frank,
Why don't casinos have $10 chips?
Jaggy
Dear Jaggy:
I guess for the same reason we don't have $15, $25, etc. bills. Too many denominations, confusion. The casinos don't have $200, $300, $400, $600, $700, $800 or $900 chips (on up the ladder) either.
All the best i...read moreSpeed count defense20 November 2010
Dear Mr. Scoblete,
I purchased the Speed Count book Beat Blackjack Now and started playing using the Speed Count. I have had a remarkable start winning the first seven nights: $1,100, $600, $200, $1,475, $675, $700 and $300.
The reason that I am writing is I participate on a Las Vegas website...read moreDoubling 11 against an ace19 November 2010 I got an interesting question from a blackjack player on the
merits of doubling down on 11 against a dealer's ace. It read:
"If I'm holding an 11 and the dealer shows an Ace and
she peeks and doesn't have a blackjack, then isn't doubling down the better
play since you've eliminated the possibility that she has a blackjack and my 11
has to be stronger than her Ace."
The answer to his question is: It depends on the number of
decks of cards and the rules...read moreYes, you should tip the dealers18 November 2010 Many casino players wonder whether they should tip their dealers. Some gambling writers eschew tips, thinking them just another way that the casino uses to soak the player for more money. They write a simple phrase to their readers: "No tips!"
I have to disagree with this premise...read more"November Nine" Plays for $29 Million17 November 2010 The final table of nine remaining from the among the 7,319 participants who entered the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em World Championship at the 41st annual World Series of Poker held earlier this year is finally here.
The finalists will reconvene in the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday (Nov...read moreBlackjack Switch16 November 2010 When it comes to blackjack, I'm a bit of a purist. I don't make side bets, regardless of whether the offering of the day is Royal Match, 21 + 3, Lucky Ladies or anything else that requires a separate bet.
I'll play variations such as Spanish 21 or Super Fun 21 just about long enough to make sure I really understand what's going on when I write about them...read moreWhy has double-up been disabled on video poker machines?15 November 2010
Hi John,
Just discovered your site.
I've been going to Vegas for 30 years.
Been in the players' club at Main Street for years.
Last year, just after New Year's, I was there and the Jacks or Better Video Double Up bank of games was gone or out of commission...read more |
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