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• A sour grape swelling in memory (July 12 2008)

• Is stretching your bankroll by betting one coin at a time a good idea?  (July 5 2008)

• Quiz: What do driving and video poker have in common?  (June 28 2008)

• "I Told You So!” could cost you dearly  (June 20 2008)

• Like Stepping Stones Across a Creek  (June 12 2008)

• Hearing versus Listening  (June 6 2008)

• Skill, money, and reading the payback label – that’s all it takes  (May 31 2008)

• If only I Held...  (May 25 2008)

• Friend Might Try Shuffle Master's Leg (May 18 2008)

• So just how smart is lady luck (May 11 2008)

• That sweet edge and how to find it (May 3 2008)

• Come play the tightest loose machine in the west (April 26 2008)

• Plenty of Wampum Needed for a Royal (April 19 2008)

• That Sweet Ol’ Double Down Outpaces the Insurance Bet by a Mile (April 12 2008)

• So Much for being a Penny Pincher (April 4 2008)

• Insert your card for your fair share of freebies  (March 29 2008)

• Bad paytables are found on bad video poker machines  (March 22 2008)

• This Show Will “Blue” You Away  (March 15 2008)

• Ultimate Hold’em 101  (March 7 2008)

• Command Performance by the (trumpets, please) Royal Match  (February 29 2008)

• Casino Lingo 101  (February 23 2008)

• Leaving Your Clan Some Cash  (February 15 2008)

• More hands per hour will modify your luck (February 8 2008)

• IRS Agent looking for advancement (February 1 2008)

• Count and Discount (January 25 2008)

• Casino Dice are on the Level (January 17 2008)

• The Dealer’s NOT the DEVIL – just works for him... (11 January 2008)

• Reader asks if the anti-gimmickry gimmick is gimmicked (4 January 2008)

• Machines do matter (14 December 2007)

• Cheating maneuver allowed on this variant of blackjack (7 December 2007)

• For now, this victor is enjoying the spoils (30 November 2007)

• The wise and benevolent reign of strategy (28 November 2007)

• Those teachable electrons (16 November 2007)

• Too good to be true? (9 November 2007)

• Terms of (casino) endearment (6 November 2007)

• Cash out, then clear out (19 October 2007)

• Some useful shirt-pocket truths (12 October 2007)

• Separating sound strategies from sham systems (5 October 2007)

• Sorry Charlie, no CSM for you (28 September 2007)

• Anything can and will happen (21 September 2007)

• If Kenny got it right, it must be easy (14 September 2007)

• Opulence has its place … and price (7 September 2007)

• Bonehead play - Help or hinderance? (31 August 2007)

• Is It football season already? (24 August 2007)

• A machine that is due is a glittering myth (20 August 2007)

• Two-timing the casino could get you tossed (10 August 2007)

• The taxman cometh (20 July 2007)

• Tipping points (13 July 2007)

• Windfall or downfall? (6 July 2007)

• Inquiring minds want to know (22 June 2007)

• No shoe for you! (15 June 2007)

• Perfect basic strategy - not just a pretty slogan (8 June 2007)

• Better returns can make for bigger losses (25 May 2007)

• The actions behind action (18 May 2007)

• The smarter you play, the luckier you'll be (11 May 2007)

• Skip the Glamour – Look Deep Into Their Paytables (4 May 2007)

• It's best that you avoid these bets altogether (27 April 2007)

• Play tight while you learn and perfect your game (19 April 2007)

• One word that assures a happy marriage (6 April 2007)

• Rump riders can play along (23 March 2007)

• Deal me in (9 March 2007)

• Married Poker and the Eight Commandments (5 March 2007)

• Switcheroo allowed with this blackjack hybrid (23 February 2007)

• Free money when using match play coupons (16 February 2007)

• Penny Investment Pays Off (9 February 2007)

• Free Trip to the Chow Line for System Player (2 February 2007)

• Beware the dragon's tooth (23 January 2007)

• Dumbo on third, the "Back Door" and Texas rules (15 January 2007)

• "Stingy" slots, "tight" videos, and that ever-trusty Pass line (29 December 2006)

• Gut feeling gamblers (26 December 2006)

• Best not to murmur while card-counting (23 December 2006)

• What has odds of one to 2,598,960? Give up? Read On (22 December 2006)

• Sure thing isn't so sure (21 December 2006)

• Slot Comps and the Wily 6-5 (20 December 2006)

• Gut Feeling Gamblers (17 November 2006)

• House edge, burn cards and multiple deck blackjack (10 November 2006)

• Big hand bluffing (3 November 2006)

• A Video Poker Triplet (27 October 2006)

• RNGs flirt with eternity (20 October 2006)

• Treasure Hunting Nickel Machines (13 October 2006)

• Random is Random (6 October 2006)

• Dealer's batteries plugged in backwards (29 September 2006)

• Milking the Pair (22 September 2006)

• Getting cold-cocked by a cold-deck (15 September 2006)

• Shufflin' off to Pyramids and Deep Caves (8 September 2006)

• Those highly skilled lowlifes and how to spot 'em (1 September 2006)

• Doubling Up and Heaving Shingles (25 August 2006)

• One oldie, one newbie -- it's a great world (18 August 2006)

• Faire sauter la banque (11 August 2006)

• Meet some wallet gobblers (4 August 2006)

• Pokers Handy Glossary (28 July 2006)

• That Ubiquitous Ace (21 July 2006)

• Romancing the Slots (14 July 2006)

• Leftovers From Last Week (7 July 2006)

• Why No Calls (30 June 2006)

• No Straw into Gold on these Wagers (23 June 2006)

• The Fast and Furious Shuffle and Chop-chop Pai Gow (16 June 2006)

• The Inner Charms of Texas Hold'em (9 June 2006)

• Maximum Coins, Maximum Jingle (2 June 2006)

• "Could have been" should cost (26 May 2006)

• Who they were and where they went (19 May 2006)

• Counting's wins and woes (12 May 2006)

• Cherry Poker Confit (5 May 2006)

• The EDGE, the HOLD, and that friendly PASS LINE (28 April 2006)

• Maximum Coins In = Maximum Advantage Out (21 April 2006)

• Figuring Your Taxes in Baccarat (14 April 2006)

• The odds may say, "No deal!" and yet . . . (7 April 2006)

• Dropping Zeroes Drops the House Edge (31 March 2006)

• The Wizard Arm and Bargain Blackjack (24 March 2006)

• Keen Eyes and a Drop of the Weird (17 March 2006)

• Comp computing made easy (10 March 2006)

• Pooh Pooh the Hardway (3 March 2006)

• The Ups and Downs of the Suitcase Man (24 February 2006)

• The Sweet Sound of the Shuffle (17 February 2006)

• Some common blackjack misconceptions that needn't cost you plenty (11 February 2006)

• Pai Gow Payoffs and Parlay Fever (3 February 2006)

• Changing slot percentages for the weekender crowd doesn't happen (27 January 2006)

• Blackjack's Elusive History (20 January 2006)

• Ekectronics for Uncle Twirch (13 January 2006)

• Dead hands protect the integrity of the game (6 January 2006)

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