Gambling Podcast: You Can Bet on That

Eldorado/Caesars merger finalized;  First trips to Las Vegas;  Pointing out dealer/player mistakes;  "Player control" on tips;  Different takes on the current state of Las Vegas;  Our dream lineup at the craps table;  50-cent pieces;  Why video keno?  Trip reports:  Maryland Live!  Ocean;  MGM Northfield Park;  Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque

Removing a tip due to rudeness;  Taking free play instead of cash for a jackot;  Adding to your pass line wager;  Montana "casinos";  Las Vegas conditions;  Gambling scene: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - "Panty Pose";  Trip reports:  Northern Quest Casino;  Turning Stone Casino

California sports wagering still a ways off;  Wash your hands;  High temperatures can give you a high temperature;  Trip reports:  Horseshoe Bossier City;  Colorado;  New Mexico;  Biloxi;  Harrah's Cherokee

Circa opening dates announced;  Home craps games;  Caesars badges vs. ADT;  Masks and advantage players;  Casino conditions:  Foxwoods;  Mohegan Sun;  FireKeepers;  Reno;  Las Vegas;  WinStar;  Biloxi;  Hard Rock Sacramento;  Harrah's Northern California;  Canterbury Park

Our return to Harrah's Southern California;  Derek Stevens gives away 2,000 free flights to Las Vegas;  Hell or High Water ;  Playing just one credit on 9/6 Jacks or Better;  Trip reports:  Viejas Casino;  Soaring Eagle Casino;  Tunica

Casinos start to reopen: some firsthand accounts;  More online poker;  Gamblers win lawsuit against casino...but should they have?  Sports wagers on canceled/postponed events;  Slot machine calibrations;  Our friend Paul's big win;  Structuring

Hosting a poker home game online;  More info on players clubs during the shutdown;  $75 Don't Come strategy;  Listener questions:  Why do people play 3 Card Poker "blind"?  Why do people play 6:5 blackjack?  Why do some casinos only pay 2:1 for 12 in the field?  Are casino win/loss statements accurate?  Have we ever had a winning year?  Does Dr. Mike always replace his losing hard way bets?  Have...

More info on players clubs during the shutdown;  Dr. Mike wins a poker tournament;  The future of casino gambling;  Check out our new Gambling-Related Movies page ;  Timing the cocktail server;  Cheating on the Big 6 Wheel?  Gambling Scene: The House

More on the Deuces Wild table game;  Back-to-back monster rolls;  Gambling movies;  Listeners running into each other;  Taking a break so you don't go on tilt

Biloxi trip is postponed;  Information about Caesars Rewards during shutdown;  Uncut Gems review;  Deuces Wild table game;  The Bitter Life ;  Scanning "losing" tickets;  The "messiness" of craps;  Mandatory switching of dice after 20 rolls

James Bond plays craps on Saturday Night Live ;  Horse-racing doping scandal;  Vinny Chenz talks betting pools for March Madness;  Facebook posts are back;  Leaving the table at the "wrong" time;  Iced beer;  Shooting from the Don't;  Trip Reports:  Manchester235;  Mountaineer Casino

Our trip to Viejas Casino;  122-roll hand as Harrah's Philadelphia;  Houston Astros cheating scandal;  Using your card on machines that don't earn points;  Westgate "Big Game" party;  Wheel of Madness blackjack side bet;  What would we do with $250,000 in free play?  Snake Eyes table game;  Trip reports:  Fallsview Casino;  Casino Niagara;  Rampart Casino;  Joker's Wild Casino;  Mohegan Sun Pocono

Super Bowl musings;  Travel Fanboy's Craps and Laughs;  Mike's new T-shirt;  How to physically make bets at the craps table;  W-2Gs and dealers;  Group high-limit table-game bet;  Throwing the dice too high;  Gambling budgets

Prop bets Mark's way;  More info on the 2500-coin Royal Flush video poker payout;  Fire Bet returns to Harrah's Las Vegas;  Taxes on bets for dealers;  Annoying players;  Harrah's Reno closing;  New Seven Stars benefit;  MGM Springfield's woes = improved conditions for players;  Possible Eldorado changes at Caesars Palace;  Roll to Win table comes to WinStar

Follow-up on Caesars sports app;  Dealers aren't necessarily good teachers;  Pioneer Saloon;  Grandfathering lower limits;  Comps based on winning or losing;  Wizard of Odds Pai Gow Poker ;  Macau trip report;  Phil Ivey sighting

Mark's family's casino crawl;  Our trip to San Manuel Casino;  Caesars sports app screws up your ADT;  Shooting from the Don't;  South Point initially refuses to pay winning futures bet

Proposed rules could hurt California card rooms;  Dr. Mike's trip to the Great Gift Wrap Up 2019;  Stadium gaming comes to Harrah's Southern California;  Money left on slot machines;  Pai Gow (Pai Kow) in Macau;  The Maven of Macau ;  Side bet regret;  Strip crawl follow-up

Josh Shaw suspended for gambling on the NFL;  Roulette strategy;  Strip crawl;  Eating vs. gambling;  Casino asking for money back on a mistake;  Combining player club benefits;  Gambling scene: Entourage - "Vegas Baby, Vegas!";  Trip reports:  Sycuan;  Macau;  Reno;  Harrah's Cherokee

Real craps and roulette coming to California?  "Fun" ways to play roulette;  Buying in with cash or chips;  Tipping;  Doubling down only on 9, 10, and 11;  Being rated on slot play;  Wedding gift;  Trip reports:  Pala;  Laughlin;  Wendover;  Rivers Casino Des Plaines;  Las Vegas;  Harrah's Valley River  

London Chargers;  Clarification on Mark's "academic exercise";  Vegas Podtoons ;  Washington Nationals win World Series;  What if we caught someone cheating?  Breeders' Cup follow-up;  W-2G vs. 1099-MISC;  Gamblepalooza suggestion;  Coloring up;  Running an app while playing video poker;  Hedging the All/Small/Tall;  Trip reports:  Caesars Windsor;  Peppermill, Wendover;  Ameristar, Black Hawk;  A...

Roll to Win problem;  Caesars Rewards Tier Credits translated to theoretical losses;  The Summit;  Dr. Mike's struggle with the crews;  Two Morons Talking About Casinos and Stuff ;  Playing free play on roulette to guarantee a payout;  The Craps God;  Where to stay on the West Coast;  Circus Circus sale;  Tipping small amounts on craps prop bets;  Trip Reports:  Valley Forge Casino;  Pala Casino; ...

The final word on video poker royal flush odds;  Mike Postle poker cheating scandal;  Winning sports bets necessary to make up for losing bets;  More on blackjack insurance / even money.  Super Three Card ;  Are California slot machines different?  Derek Stevens;  Good and bad dealers;  Are slots rigged to let new players win?  Roll to Win Craps debuts at Harrah's Cherokee

Video poker royal flush "odds";  The New Adventures of Old Christine ;  Dice sliding ;  Dice control;  Insurance and "even money";  Donations from your slot change;  Free drinks at Bally's Las Vegas for Diamond members and above;  Roll To Win Craps;  Trip reports:  MGM Grand Detroit;  Caesars Windsor;  New Orleans / Biloxi;  Las Vegas;  Casino Monte-Carlo;  Hollywood Baltimore;  Rocky Gap Casino; ...

We meet "Adolf"!  A slot machine scam;  Mark cashes in a poker tournament;  Clarification on Harrah's New Orleans' "required" side bets;  Bets made on spouse's suggestion?  Having a relative who's a casino host;  Tara gets her first royal;  Eating at the tables;  Skill-based Pac-Man;  Earning credits through sports betting;  Trip reports:  Harrah's Southern California;  Atlantic City;  Casino de M...