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« Previous EntriesGaming addiction is fairly difficult to recognize
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009It is truly hard to identify the real reason to recognize what is obsession and how it is brought about. Many people are suffering from gaming addiction and it is an actual ground to pry out the true reason for it. The emotional and the intellectual devotion with some things and a necessity of something […]
What is a Rake Race?
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009The rake is that drip, drip of fees deducted from every pot you play (and, sometimes, from the entry fees you pay for tournaments or other “special events”). All the regular players who get into the action in the small to medium sized pots have already signed up for a rebate. To add extra excitement […]
Play free slots: Terminology
Monday, November 24th, 2008Before you play play free slots online or enter a land casino, you have to know slot terminology. This is the jargon used in slot machines, so make sure you understand all the terms. Slots terminology can be confusing to some. That’s why we have gathered all the terms related to slots and slots […]
Reasons to Play Poker
Friday, October 17th, 2008Social rewards. This is a major reason behind the traditional home game. Many friends like to hang out and play cards, and many people become friends over the card table. If this is one of the major reasons you wish to play, stick with low stakes, where the games are more fun and friendly.
Entertainment. Poker […]
video poker
Thursday, August 28th, 2008One thing my father taught me that’s become a kinda guiding principle, it’s that people without math live their lives in a fog. They’ve got no idea what they’re doing. An’ you never see this more often than in a casino watching how people play the slot machines. So, just for a moment, I’m going […]
Anyone wanna buy a system?
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008So I got me a little snifter here. Jack’s been working his way through some freebies - a new supplier’s trying to break into supplying the casino. Reckons he needs to make sure all the right people get their taste of the good stuff and we’re both of us out to oblige him. Damn, but […]
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Monday, April 14th, 2008This computer communicated its decisions to the player with buzzes and taps on the sole of the player’s foot. It was not easy to use one of these devices. It essentially entailed learning to “type” with your big toes. Even once you had memorized the codes. inputting them via the toe switches was a chore. […]
Keith Taft
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008In 1984. w en it was still legal to use computers in the casinos. Keith Taft hired me to write an operating manual for his “David” computer. which was the computer Ken Uston later referred to as “George.” Here’s how it worked:
In the toe of each shoe there were two “switches,” or buttons-one above each […]
Blackjack
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Griffin Investigations, Inc., of Las Vegas, Nevada. This is an outside agency that casinos can contract for assistance in combating cheats, crooks, and other undesirables. So why is it being mentioned here? Because, as ridiculous as this sounds, in most cases card counters are lumped right alongside […]
Result of one Blackjack game
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Where does a dealer 18 leave our players? Player Number One made
the correct move by doubling down, but unfortunately the dealer ended with a higher total. Betsy loses both her original bet and her second wager, the double down. The dealer loses to Player Number Two, and pays Patrick […]
