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• Decisions, decisions (23 December 2002)

• Those odd odds (18 December 2002)

• I'm dreaming of a Green Christmas (15 December 2002)

• The Odds way of staying Even (6 December 2002)

• Finder's keepers losers weepers? (26 November 2002)

• KENO --- NO-BEANO (19 November 2002)

• Ah, those knife-edge distinctions (12 November 2002)

• Super Fun 21 is truly super fun (5 November 2002)

•  Aquire Skills at Home Before You Expose Your Hard Earned Money (24 November 2000)

• Sometimes you wonder who runs the nut house (17 November 2000)

• The side of gambling casinos never talk about (10 November 2000)

• Salvo Cannonade of Craps Questions (3 November 2000)

• Viva Las Vegas (27 October 2000)

• Slots simplified (20 October 2000)

• Are birthday numbers really luckier? (13 October 2000)

• Bring your kids-sort of (6 October 2000)

• The Law of 250 (29 September 2000)

• With the Wise Guys gone, Wall Street rolled in (22 September 2000)

• Treat all winnings as YOUR hard-earned money (15 September 2000)

• Who's watching whom in the pit? (8 September 2000)

• Waiving the white flag in roulette (1 September 2000)

• The secret to video poker (25 August 2000)

• Substantiating your losses a must with Uncle Sam (18 August 2000)

• Consider tipping a contribution to the Dame of Fortune (11 August 2000)

• Three's a charm? (4 August 2000)

• The Kid wasn't ready yet (28 July 2000)

• One taco short of a combination plate (21 July 2000)

• Tabasco style blackjack (14 July 2000)

• Nothing is a sure bet in a casino, but streaks sure help (7 July 2000)

• How the house makes its bread on the spread (30 June 2000)

• Who needs a spleen anyway? (23 June 2000)

• You won't get the shaft if you toss a good hand (16 June 2000)

• Same price, less sauce (9 June 2000)

• You won! Great. Now pay Uncle Sam (2 June 2000)

• Rules that improve blackjack conditions (26 May 2000)

• If the player is wrong, see rule #1 (19 May 2000)

• Casinos see raising table limits as economic common sense (12 May 2000)

• Don't Quit Your Day Job (5 May 2000)

• A push is NOT a win (28 April 2000)

• Play where there's competition (21 April 2000)

• Plastic or Paper (14 April 2000)

• Always think two percent or less (7 April 2000)

• Playing nickel machines with small stakes (31 March 2000)

• Mutual funds versus blackjack (24 March 2000)

• Cat and mouse (17 March 2000)

• Mistakes shouldn't cause problems (10 March 2000)

• Casino's don't mind an infrequent winner (3 March 2000)

• Mission accomplished (25 February 2000)

• Compounding money works only on Wall Street (18 February 2000)

• Rip-off on the midway? (11 February 2000)

• Casino management can't mandate cheerfulness (4 February 2000)

• Slot machines don't have synthetic reasoning capabilities (28 January 2000)

• Putting gambling and "luck" into perspective (21 January 2000)

• Casino loyalty deserves slot club compensation (14 January 2000)

• A Nevada perspective from a chaise lounge (7 January 2000)

• Crap wagers that put you in lollipop land (31 December 1999)

• Bad checks, loaded dice and coin flips (24 December 1999)

• The legacy of The Gambler (17 December 1999)

• The language of craps (10 December 1999)

• I play occasionally, twice a week (3 December 1999)

• So what's all the hoopla over Megabucks? (26 November 1999)

• You no longer need to cut off both ends of the ham (19 November 1999)

• Guerrilla Gambling 101 (12 November 1999)

• Analogies of greed and pomposity (5 November 1999)

• Heed the golden rule of gambling (29 October 1999)

• Is it gaming or gambling? (22 October 1999)

• Player may not merit a frolic frenzy (15 October 1999)

• Fiscal ruin possible when you select the wrong machine (8 October 1999)

• Sometimes casinos can't figure (1 October 1999)

• How much is enough? (24 September 1999)

• Winners, not losers, pay the electric bills (17 September 1999)

• Some do's and don'ts before your trip to Vegas (10 September 1999)

• Is counting worth the hassle? (3 September 1999)

• Your ticket to three squares a day (27 August 1999)

• Dinner in the steakhouse comes at a price (20 August 1999)

• Treat casino chips as hard earned cash (13 August 1999)

• Do Casinos Cheat? (6 August 1999)

• Las Vegas is Cheapskate City (30 July 1999)

• My favorite cee-ment ponds (23 July 1999)

• What's the deal and appeal with Caribbean Stud? (16 July 1999)

• Buffets are a Nevada State treasure (9 July 1999)

• Dealers call these players ... (2 July 1999)

• The name is Bond, James Bond (25 June 1999)

• Playing bingo can be sound gambling (18 June 1999)

• Getting bent out of shape (11 June 1999)

• Just say NO to keno (4 June 1999)

• Bankroll to bankrupt in three minutes (28 May 1999)

• Inside a cybernetic one-armed bandit (21 May 1999)

• How gambling and Arby's are historically related (14 May 1999)

• The correct spelling is A L B U Q U E R Q U E (7 May 1999)

• The odds of you beating the casino are 2 to 1 against (30 April 1999)

• Slots at 35,000 feet? (23 April 1999)

• Strike when they ask (16 April 1999)

• You still lose, just less often (9 April 1999)

• Split decision (2 April 1999)

• Please be the queen of spades (26 March 1999)

• Finder's keepers losers weepers? (19 March 1999)

• Pushovers sit here (12 March 1999)

• Off to the races via a satellite wagering facility (5 March 1999)

• Pumping Oxygen into a casino is NOT a trick of the trade (26 February 1999)

• The Classic Roman Myth Approach to Gambling (19 February 1999)

• When you lack capital, a bankroll meltdown is inevitable (12 February 1999)

• The good, the bad and the ugly (5 February 1999)

• Good advice can come from anywhere (29 January 1999)

• Gambler's Ruin (22 January 1999)

• I love buffets, but... (15 January 1999)

• Do two-year-olds gamble? You bet they do! (8 January 1999)

• Extrasensory behavior on a dice game doesn't work (1 January 1999)

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