Gambling | Casino THEO | It’s All About The THEO (Average Daily Theoretical – ADT)

Your theoretical loss to the casino (your casino theo or average daily theoretical – ADT) is the way the casino calculates what you are worth to them. It’s not a theoretical win because every game that the casino offers has a house advantage and the payoff for a bet is always less than the odds of winning that bet.
Casino Comps | The Big Play Casino Gambling Day – Part 3

Want more comps? Be Strategic about your casino comps. Learn to get more from your casino gambling. Consider concentrating your play for more casino comps.
Casino Comps | The Big Play Casino Gambling Day – Part 2

Want more comps? More play in fewer trips is going to net you the most casino comps. This is just a general statement about casino gambling because the amount of play that will generate marketing offers is not an exact science.
Las Vegas | Let’s Take A Closer Look At The D Casino

When you first look at The D casino floor you immediately see the energy and fun confined to what seems to be a small casino. What you don’t see is…
Is The Video Poker Game Soon To Be Over?

I love video poker. I mean, I really LOVE it! Sitting at a machine for hours, playing, drinking and hopefully winning is my idea of heaven. Focusing my attention on the strategy of the game relaxes me, so I’ve been diligent in becoming an informed gambler. I’ve been able to play with a long […]
My Stay At The Borgata With The MyVEGAS Rewards Program

The Borgata recently joined the myVEGAS program and I nabbed a one night Sunday through Thursday room comp before they discontinued that reward. I’m local to Atlantic City and I get mailers from the Borgata (but only room rates). I’m also Black Label via showing my Diamond Card from Total Rewards, obtained by purchasing the […]
Casino Gaming | Video Poker vs. Blackjack | Part II

Continuing our conversation from Part I, Skilled or lucky, blackjack players are frequently barred from playing. This happens less often at video poker, even when players consistently win, although it does happen more today than it did several years ago. Why? I think the reason is that the general public thinks that card counting at […]
Casino Gaming | Video Poker vs. Blackjack | Part I

Casino gaming explained: There is considerable overlap between blackjack players and video poker players. Let’s look at why.
Casino Gaming | Why I Prefer Video Poker To Slots

Video poker machines are not at all the same as slot machines. For the most part, the two machines attract a totally different set of players from each other — players who gamble for very different reasons. Let’s compare gambling on a machine to traveling in a car across the country. The video poker players […]
Casino Gaming | Video Poker vs. Regular Poker

Some time ago, a friend and I were walking through a casino. He stopped in front of a Double Bonus video poker machine and started to deposit quarters. I commented that I didn’t know he played that game. He responded that he played REAL poker, so surely he could handle this. When I later asked […]