Gambling Podcast: You Can Bet on That
311 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 420 ratingsHere we talk about all things gambling. From poker to craps. From blackjack to sports wagering. From Las Vegas to Atlantic City.
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Episodes
#306: Multiplier Blackjack
April 02, 2024 05:05 - 49 minutes - 57.1 MB"Paper Rain" by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness; Losing streaks; Multiplier Blackjack; Story from Binion's Horseshoe
#305: "Real" Craps in California
March 19, 2024 04:35 - 53 minutes - 63.6 MBThe closest thing to real craps in California; Fast game or slow? When is it time to jump to higher minimums? Some gambling in Japan
#304: 3 Shot Poker
March 04, 2024 23:33 - 37 minutes - 45.3 MBDr. Mike's trip to Diamond Jo Dubuque; 3 Shot Poker; Super Bowl in Vegas; Park MGM power outage; Harrah's Cherokee
#303: Pool and Tournament Results
February 19, 2024 19:30 - 42 minutes - 47.6 MBSuper Bowl results; Poker tournament results; Correction on Double Double Bonus payouts; Should game runners know the table maximums? Trip reports: Carnival Mardi Gras; Black Hawk, Colorado
#302: Thunder Valley Craps
February 06, 2024 04:46 - 53 minutes - 64.9 MBOnly craps, or anything but craps? What if you tip more than you intended? What's the best minimums to play? Don't forget to check for those video poker kickers! Trip reports: Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa; Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls; Silver Legacy Casino Reno; Thunder Valley Casino Lincoln
#301: Are Casino Comps Going Down?
January 22, 2024 21:01 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBDiceball odds; Are casino comps going down? Tips on playing poker in a casino; Big side-bet wins; Ratings while playing craps; PokerGO
#300: Episode #1 with Sherry and Dr. Lynn
January 15, 2024 18:54 - 23 minutes - 28.9 MBIntroductions Home game jackpot win Record for largest blackjack table set Cheating Vegas on Destination America Vegas on CBS An introduction to craps Survivor football pools Playing soft 18 in blackjack
#299: Dr. Mike's Pep Talk
January 08, 2024 16:21 - 46 minutes - 50 MBDr. Mike needs a helmet; Dr. Mike's pep talk for Vegas trips; Dr. Mike and the Pig Wheel; More on Florida gambling; Super Bowl viewing parties; The craps table at The Croups; Celebrity Ascent cruise ship
#298: Pass vs. Place
December 25, 2023 17:59 - 34 minutes - 38.5 MBPass Line with single odds versus placing the point; Reports from: Las Vegas; Hard Rock Tampa; Biloxi
#297: Oh, Uh, Yeah, Vegas
December 11, 2023 21:10 - 51 minutes - 61.9 MBMark's "unexpected" Las Vegas trip; The Orleans; Sphere; Craps side bet: Replay; Super Bowl in Vegas suggestions; How we met
#296: Revisiting the Martingale System
November 28, 2023 00:04 - 45 minutes - 51.1 MBLas Vegas Grand Prix musings; The Martingale System; Super Bowl in Las Vegas; European blackjack; Tipping on huge wins
#295: Card Games for Gambling Novices
November 14, 2023 09:47 - 50 minutes - 72.9 MBSports betting, et al., coming back to Florida; No comps because you won too much? More on UK gambling; Interblock craps with three dice; When a win makes you angry; The Sphere; Card games for gambling novices
#294: ZorkFest 2023
October 30, 2023 19:02 - 48 minutes - 55.8 MBZorkFest 2023; The Vegas Vice Podcast; Pullman Reef Hotel Casino; Where to place odds on electronic craps; Downtown Grand; Touching 3 Card Poker cards with just one hand; Golden Nugget, Las Vegas
#293: Supreme Pai Gow Poker
October 03, 2023 00:28 - 48 minutes - 56 MBHarrah's Southern California trip report; Supreme Pai Gow Poker; Still no craps in the UK; Diceball; More on playing behind in blackjack; Scene from The Big Short; The Star Sydney
#292: Sticking Up for Your Wager
September 19, 2023 00:52 - 38 minutes - 44.9 MBBetting behind in blackjack; Sticking up for your wager; More on phone calls from the cage; London casinos trip report; MGM cyber attack
#291: Hard Ways on the Come Out Roll
September 05, 2023 23:06 - 42 minutes - 50.8 MBYCBOT Tournament results; Caesars Celebration Dinners; How casinos handle hard ways on the come out roll; Wizard of Odds Pai Gow Poker page; Dealer behavior
#290: Mark Plays Poker
August 22, 2023 02:10 - 58 minutes - 71.7 MBMark plays in a limit Omaha 8 tournament; Gambling angry; Buffalo! When does a royal flush "count"? Stadium craps; Cashing chips at the casino cage; California tribes poised to sue card rooms
#289: Casino Chip Denominations
August 08, 2023 02:09 - 57 minutes - 72.5 MBCasino chips denominations, colors, and nicknames; Clarification on Washington State casino gambling; No-commission baccarat; Trip reports: Isle of Capri; Legends Bay; J Resort; Casinò Bled, Slovenia; Bally's Black Hawk; Coeur d'Alene Casino; Northern Quest
#288: Stow Yer Valuables
July 26, 2023 00:11 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBRash of hotel break-ins; No video poker in Washington State; $10 Face Up Pai Gow Poker on The Strip; Sportsbook drink tickets; When the casino asks you to clear a slot jackpot; Las Vegas 1973; Speakeasy Barbershop at El Cortez; High casino minimums on cruises; Buying in in the middle of a roll
#287: Back on the Horse
July 10, 2023 22:23 - 59 minutes - 71.9 MBWe return the the casino; Craps bets that pay better than others on the same dice roll; Hustling for tips; Annoying blackjack "expert"; 100x odds for Seven Stars? Walk-off clothes
#286: Fortune X Video Poker
June 26, 2023 21:53 - 54 minutes - 65.5 MBFortune X video poker; Pot odds in poker; No official final-table chops at WSOP; Three-split maximum at Free Bet Blackjack; The state of free drinks in Las Vegas
#285: It's Voicemails, Adam!
June 12, 2023 22:52 - 53 minutes - 66.7 MBBachelor party trip report; Five questions from listener Kevin; Double Up Blackjack; Final-table deals; Dice-sliding scandal; Hitting the back wall
#284: Biloxi 2023 Trip Report
June 03, 2023 04:24 - 55 minutes - 67.1 MBBiloxi trip report; More on double-deck blackjack shoes and cut cards; Vig on combined craps buy bets; Hitting the back wall
#283: How "Smart" Is Taking Free Odds in Craps?
May 15, 2023 21:48 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBUniversity of Alabama baseball scandal; Craps: Some bets working, some bets off; Is only taking single odds not a smart bet? Pre-gamble pee feeling; How do you play at a casino party? Do some casinos not have enough money to pay big wins? Kentucky Derby;
#282: "Always" Use Your Players Card
May 01, 2023 23:00 - 55 minutes - 66.7 MBCraps place-bet etiquette; "Always" use your players card; Manually dealing Pai Gow Poker; URComped; Free Bet Blackjack; Trip reports: Four Winds Casino; Norwegian Pearl; Harrah's Cherokee; Grand Casino Shawnee; Parx Casino
#281: 3 Dice Baccarat
April 18, 2023 00:41 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBMore from Diamond Jo Worth; 3 Dice Baccarat; Fairy Dust craps strategy; The Temporary by American Place; Do slots tighten up based on your play? Golden Nugget confiscates a "counterfeit" Binion's chip; Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
#280: Diamond Jo Dubuque
April 10, 2023 20:18 - 47 minutes - 56.9 MBSan Diego State's men's basketball NCAA Tournament run; Dr. Mike's trip to Diamond Jo Dubuque; Independent hosts;
#279: Is Craps Primarily an American Game?
March 21, 2023 00:42 - 59 minutes - 72.2 MBDonate to the American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge; Tales from the Felt; Gambling options for the disabled; YCBOT tournament results; More on double-deck blackjack shoe games; Wagering coming to the WWE? Couples gambling; National Casino Marketing; How popular is craps outside of the United States? Seven Out is back;
#278: Witnessing Theft
March 07, 2023 01:37 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBDouble-deck blackjack from a shoe; Offers from casinos you've never been to; Las Vegas table limits; When you witness theft; Trip reports: The Linq; Gold Coast; Palms; Downtown Grand; Venetian; Flamingo; Atlantis; Paris Las Vegas; Harrah's Gulf Coast; Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg
#277: Dr. Mike's Brief Return
February 22, 2023 01:57 - 59 minutes - 70.7 MBWe return to Harrah's Southern California; More info on Australian casinos; Overpay on a buy-in; "8-second rule" at Downtown Grand; Harrah's Northern California loses power; Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas; Palace Casino Resort, Biloxi; "You were over-comped!" How do casinos you've never been to get your info?
#276: Stumbling upon Casino Chips
February 06, 2023 23:03 - 43 minutes - 53.4 MBAruze Gaming files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; Place to Lose bets; When you find casino chips that aren't yours; Trip reports: The Star Sydney; Crown Sydney; Crown Melbourne; The Hippodrome Casino London; Carnival Cruise; Resorts World Bimini
#275: More on Tipping
January 24, 2023 01:11 - 53 minutes - 66.3 MBHarrah's Cherokee reports; How have our tier statuses changed? Foreign gambling; More discussion on tipping
#274: Huge Tips
January 09, 2023 23:52 - 44 minutes - 53.2 MBThere's no craps in Florida! TV screen on slot machine players-club display; Tipping on huge payouts; Casino chips; 50/50 raffles; Double-deck blackjack from a shoe; Harrah's Cherokee; Excalibur
#273: Lots o' Q&A
December 26, 2022 19:30 - 55 minutes - 58 MBPlaying just for a tier level promotion; Golf fantasy leagues; Dangerous roulette machines; Lower players getting better offers; The $20 trick; Spouses playing on the same card; Picking up free play on your birthday; Very quick Make 'em All; Hard Rock takes over The Mirage
#272: Heisman Schmeisman
December 12, 2022 19:30 - 39 minutes - 47.1 MBDr. Mike's take on the Heisman Trophy; Harrah's Southern California; What to do when the dice run cold; The poor logic behind W-2Gs
#271: Diamond Jo Worth
November 29, 2022 02:14 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBCalifornia sports betting props go down in flames; Diamond Jo Worth meet-up; Bally's-to-Horseshoe transition; Norwegian Bliss cruise-ship casino
#270: Voice Mail Spectacular
November 14, 2022 19:30 - 43 minutes - 52.2 MBBurning more than one card in blackjack; Cruise ship gambling regulations; Stardust E-Gaming Club, Vietnam; All Casino Action; Excalibur; The Mother-in-Law
#269: Craps Bathroom Stories
November 01, 2022 17:18 - 57 minutes - 65.6 MBAbandon a straight flush to draw to a royal? Combined vig on multiple craps buy bets; More on three pair in Pai Gow Poker side bet; Muckleshoot Casino; Hedging a survivor pool? Great host, rude dealer; Hoiana Casino, Vietnam
#268: Teen Patti
October 17, 2022 18:30 - 43 minutes - 50 MBCraps day at Todd's house; Teen Patti; California sports-gambling propositions; More on that Hustler Casino Live hand; Three pair in Pai Gow Poker; Caesars or MGM Downtown?
#267: Lucky Cat Blackjack
October 03, 2022 23:29 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBLucky Cat Blackjack; Controversial Hustler Casino Live hand; Southwest airlines hack; Anniversary roulette win; Basketball conference championships in Las Vegas; Face Up Pai Gow Poker travesty; Trip reports: El Cortez; Century City; Circa; Diamond Jo Worth; Harrah's Council Bluffs; Harrah's Southern California; Wyndham Grand Rio Mar; Hollywood Casino, Charles Town; Harrah's Atlantic City; Caesars Atlantic City; Tropicana Atlantic City; ...
#266: Dr. Mike's Back in Town
September 19, 2022 18:30 - 40 minutes - 50.6 MBHarrah's Southern California trip report; Poker tournament results; More "positive" superstitions; Legends Bay Casino, Sparks, Nevada; Favorite numbers; Drawing to a royal when you already have a flush; Big 2 card game; Veteran's Day trip update; Ten-year anniversary
#265: Mark Doesn't Win $1,000 Free Play
September 05, 2022 16:32 - 52 minutes - 61.8 MBGambling trip reports; $1.2 million bad-beat jackpot; Edge-sorting ruling in Australia; Some more superstitions; Harrah's Cherokee Valley River; Shooting from the Don't; "Third pair" poker home game rule; Sharing exposure at high-limit table
#264: Gambling Superstitions
August 22, 2022 19:20 - 50 minutes - 55.2 MBEarning through the Caesars Sportsbook app; The California sports-betting propositions; Craps bet paid without a roll; Gambling superstitions, good and bad
#263: Mark Doesn't Win $10,000
August 08, 2022 23:04 - 33 minutes - 40 MBDr. Mike returns, with trip reports from: Barona; Jamul; Harrah's Southern California; Rolling routines; MGM Springfield
#262: Dr. Mike's Midwest Gambling
July 28, 2022 23:24 - 51 minutes - 59.7 MBDr. Mike gambles: Ho-Chunk Casino; Diamond Jo Worth Casino; Listener trip reports: Dragon Tiger Casino; Celebrity Equinox Cruise Ship; Laughlin; Bristol Casino
#261: Settling In with Voicemails
July 12, 2022 02:25 - 51 minutes - 57.4 MBMacau casinos close for a week; Roll to Win Craps; Hard Rock'n Dice craps side bet; M Resort; Formula One coming to The Strip; Uncommon Fire Bet paytable
#260: A New Era
June 28, 2022 00:42 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBDr. Mike's move to Minnesota; 33-Pool hardway results; Mark's casino adventures; Benefits of Canadian casinos; TVs in casinos; Lay bets with late vig; The California sports-betting measures; West Wendover
#259: World Series of Poker 2022
June 13, 2022 20:07 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBMark's World Series of Poker run; Keno; Crapless Craps; Resorts World; Mohegan Sun (Virgin); Gordon Ramsay Steak; Bobby's Burgers; Mark's Harrah's Southern California T-shirt sequence: Seinfeld; How I Met Your Mother; Bewitched; Gilligan's Island; Get Smart; Taxi; I Dream of Jeannie; Arrested Development; Rick and Morty; The Munsters; Wandavision; The Bob Newhart Show; The Office; SCTV; Just Shoot Me! The Dick Van Dyke Sh...
#258: Historical Horse Racing Machines
May 23, 2022 22:01 - 53 minutes - 66.8 MBOur appearance on Vegas Introvert; Crap Vegas; $5,000 bonuses for Cosmopolitan employees; Six listener comments/questions; WSOP plans; B Connected; W-2Gs on stadium gaming; Strip crawl; Historical horse racing machines; 951-2WAGERS
#257: Kentucky Derby Shocker
May 09, 2022 23:34 - 1 hour - 86 MB80-1 long shot wins Kentucky Derby; Mattress Mack changes the odds; Midi baccarat; Abandoning a slot machine; New dealer exposes hole card; Trip reports: Isleta Casino; Reno / Lake Tahoe; del Lago Resort & Casino; Hippodrome London; Four Queens; Downtown Grand; Atlantis; Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort