Handy At The Chandy — A Las Vegas Podcast

We wrap up James's 40th! M Resort Wynn Rampart at The Resort at Summerlin The Strip Club The Strip Lots of winning?  

Hour two is packed with goodies, we start off with listener feedback: Enjoying vegas with a non-vegas-enjoyer ADT miscellany Putting in a "big day of play" at VP at a new casino Sending money to us, your hosts And then we jump back in to the trip report! Guy Fieri's Slot Golf Vegas Knights Can you get drunk off Busch Light? Chandelier red-light/green-light controversy Simultaneous Handy

We go over the finer points of the first weekend of James's 40th birthday party in Las Vegas. PHo High Limit Pier 17 Yacht Club Wynn vs Bellagio Palazzo Cigars Cosmo Barbershop (music venue) The Point of No Return Cosmo Barbershop (haircuts) Roy Choi Best Friend for 10 persons And we end by answering the age old question: "is it better to win early in the trip or at the end? (or in the middle??)"

We dive back in to listener feedback and questions: Checking casino websites for deals Service consitency Casino credit rules and guidelines Bartender's questionable choices Swim-up VP bar? What matters most when picking a hotel? Face-up vs. traditional pai gow poker You can email the show at HandyAtTheChandy@gmail.com  

The three of us are going to Vegas! We preview the whole James 40th Birthday Ganza and talk about planning for: Palazzo cigar lounge Pier 17 Yacht Club Haircut date Roy Choi Best Friend Guy Fieri all-you-can-eat brunch Slot Golf Vegas Golden Knights Game Steak dinners Cabanas And more? Maybe actually thats it. 

Listener Feedback: Playing the same machine The official podcast of Malört (No)where to find the Louis Theroux documentary Sharing win/loss and budget details publicly Talking to your kids about vegas We also chat about: Top-end service and hospitality Cheating, angleshooting, and dealer mistakes

Table Games James is back from Vegas, and he regales us with stories of: Trapping A Fly Gambling Epic Sax Guy Gambling Using the Women's Room Gambling Super Bowl Party and more!

We're plugging Mike E in Las Vegas: https://www.youtube.com/@MEinLV His fantastic blog is Vegas Snob   You can email the show at HandyAtTheChandy@gmail.com  

It's a Boring Jack Boring Trip Report! We somehow mention: Imperialism Personal Injury Lawyers 93% Payback VP Promotional Gifts For Locals Classic Rock vs EDM Hiking at Red Rock And also we talk about what Jack actually did on his trip.

We discuss listener questions: Does your significant other gamble too? Would you have gotten the same hand if you switched VP games? Private car service from the airport Picking a low-variance game And some trademark quick-fire topics: Daiquiri bars Environmentally-conscious shower heads Feature bets at the craps table Fremont Street canopy The Deuce   And you can email the show at HandyAtTheChand...

In hour 1, AdamTF, BJack, and TGJames discuss: - Low-cost airlines and upcharges in the hotel - Breakfasts in Vegas and the value of all-you-can eat deals - Whether you need to feel like you can win to get into gambling as a hobby

All listener feedback all the time! What are some reasons your comps might not stack up compared to what others are getting? How about 100-play video poker? How about Powerhouse Poker and Lucky Suits Poker? If you couldn't play VP, how would you spend your days in vegas? Where's the handy merch? Is Adam a fraud?  

Adam the Fraud, Boring Jack, and Table Games James share some little things we do to augment our gambling experience. Then we dive face-first into a Boring Jack trip report from his most recent 48-hour stint in vegas. Walking from the aiport to the strip Fontainbleau Solo Lounge Cosmo Chandelier Bar (duh) Genting Palace dinner Airport McDonalds? James and Kim's printable 4OAK tracker is here:  htt...

Listener feedback and James's Zorkfest trip report! We answer questions about: North-strip VP crawl Finding Vegas rooms with specific amenities Straight draws vs. flush draws Massive Double Super Times Pay jackpot   Jack's super simple VP strategy can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pVvNh2-opBaqjZagcfNYcZNi_FvAB-99bea-u0qnU74/edit?usp=sharing     the NJ law about 100,000,000:1 o...

Adam, Jack, and James go over their 2025 year-in-review, and then move on to their goals, dreams, and ambitions for 2026. Handpay threshold for W2-G going up to $2000 Best meal Best session Biggest surprise (positive) Biggest shock (negative) ... and more!

We hit some listener feedback: Bartop vs floor paytables Dream Card Josh is Wrong! Double-Up cheating article is here: https://www.wired.com/2014/10/cheating-video-poker/ Then we get right back in to the final installment of the Formula 1 trip saga: Wicked spoon buffet Working 9 to 5 at the Chandy Carbone Riviera dinner DEFCON video poker? Check out James and Kim's VP tracker sheet here!

Part 3 of 4 of our XL Formula1 trip report! We cover: Bouchon brunch F1 disqualification Questionably-legal Wynn group slot pull The first handy at the Chandy of the trip Slot technician prowess Bazaar Meat dinner VP bar betrayal! and more!

Part 2 of 4 of our epic Vegas Formula 1 trip report! We address some listener feedback and then dive back in for more trip report action. Adam is impressed by Roy Choi Best Friend, Jack enjoys a forbidden cocktail, and James has one tequila shot too many at Omnia nightclub. Also we may talk about the F1 race?

We're back from Vegas! This is the first installment of what is sure to be a fantastic four-part fiesta.  Adam reviews the room and board at Waldorf Astoria, James makes back 0.04% of his gambling losses by choosing Lyft over Uber, and Jack packs a brown bag lunch for his Friday night flight. Formula 1 qualifying round, On The Record afterparty and more!

A quick F1 primer and then lots of extraneous details about our upcoming vegas trip for F1 weekend!   You can email the show at HandyAtTheChandy@gmail.com  

We chat about a lot of little bits: Are we getting enough use out of our casino status perks? Gambling on your own vs. with friends Something about hockey or something? VP for beginnners ( see Jack's simplest strategy here ) Getting excited to win big early in the trip Corrections on past errors! Jack's takeaways from last trip What are we plugging? See Josh and Rachael's videos at https://www.you...

Listener feedback on comp drink tickets, and on craps callouts Bet your bottom dollar on the next vegas trend James left his money in the machine Adam won't get MGM platinum Jack doesn't like slot APs Oops a royal is worth about 2% of a VP game's return, not the 1% Jack said in the episode. Come see James at ZorkFest ! You can email the show at HandyAtTheChandy@gmail.com  

We converse long and hard about Jack's trip report! Mark's celebration of life video is here Oh, FYI: buying the 4/10 is slightly better odds than placing 6/8 if you're doing a $25 bet with $1 vig, but slightly worse than placing 6/8 if you're doing a $20 bet with $1 vig.  

We chat about: Keeping to-do lists for Las Vegas Speakeasies Credit lines and front money Jack's upcoming vegas trip    You can email the show at HandyAtTheChandy@gmail.com

On this episode we cover: Northeastern U.S. regional casinos?? Satirical theming "Carvinal" video poker and bankroll concerns 12 days in Vegas: a verdict has been reached Cocktail Kit recommended by John Lowery (not syringe-based(?))   You can email the show at HandyAtTheChandy@gmail.com