Gambling Podcast: You Can Bet on That

#211: Casino Conditions

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

#210: Return to the Casino

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

#209: Casinos Start to Reopen

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

#208: More Listener Questions

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 we ever shot dice with our non-dominant hand?  Do hosts use Reward Cred...

#207: The Future of Casino Gambling

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

#206: Gambling Movies

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

#205: Deuces Wild Table Game

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

#204: March Madness Pools with Vinny Chenz

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

#203: Viejas 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

#202: The Mechanics of Craps Betting

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

#201: MGM Springfield Woes

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

Jan. 23, 1950 - The Cooler of El Rancho

#199: Dr. Mike's Back

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

#198: Idiot Casinos

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

#197: Great Gift Wrap Up 2019

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

#196: Josh Shaw Suspension

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

#195: Real Craps and Roulette Coming to California?

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  

#194: Vegas Podtoons

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;  Atlantic City

#193: The Summit 2019

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;  Excalibur

#192: Super Three Card

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

#191: Dice Sliding

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;  Harrah's Cherokee;  Paiute Palace Casino

#190: Slot Machine Scam

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 Montréal;  Twin Lions Casino;  FireKeepers;  Gun Lake Casino; ...

#189: Mark's Secret Vegas Trip

Apologies to "Adolf";  Mark's secret Vegas trip;  Mandatory side bet;  Craps evolution since the 1990s;  Office Football Pool.com;  Come bets vs. place bets;  The decline of boxpersons;  Ace sequencing;  Accidentally hitting "Max Bet";  Hitting three royals in twelve minutes;  Determining free play based on slot play;  Dice being removed from play;  Trip Reports:  Puerto Rico;  San Manuel Casino;  Makasa Sun Casino, Zimbabwe;  Ilani Casino

#188: Match'em HI LO

Match'em HI LO;  Inn of the Mountain Gods;  Thunder Valley craps procedure;  Unexpected rule changes;  Craps tubs;  Trip reports:  Harrah's Southern California;  Pechanga;  Pala;  Las Vegas;  Trinidad and Tobago

#187: Lucky Shooter Craps Side Bet

Encore Boston Harbor lawsuit;  Stumptown;  Does Dr. Mike ever get tipped?  David;  Maximum in-machine balances;  Resort fees;  Lucky Shooter craps side bet;  Trip reports:  Blackhawk and Central City;  Biloxi;  Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady;  FireKeepers Casino Hotel;  Mount Airy Casino;  Carson City

#186: Tipping Other Casino Employees

Face Up Pai Gow advantage play;  Tipping other casino employees;  Throwing the dice on long vs. short tables;  Turnaround on mailing in a winning sports bet ticket;  Jack-[fill in the blank];  Bubble craps: machine or table game?  Poker tournament guarantees;  Match play;  Trip reports:  Tunica;  Harrah's New Orleans;  Aviator Casino;  Lola's Underground at the Hippodrome;  Harrah's North Kansas City;  Atlantic City;  Reno

#185: Zombie Blackjack

Upstate New York casinos;  Dealer flips Mark off;  Zombie Blackjack;  Eldorado's acquisition of Caesars;  Bubble craps;  Asking for comped airfare;  Tipping on a game you're not playing;  Chip in the lammer hole;  "Wrong shooter!"  March Madness survivor pool;  Trip reports:  Las Vegas;  World Series of Poker;  Barceló Bávaro Beach, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic;  Majestic Casino, Lima, Peru

#184: Strange Comps

Craps bet pressing strategies;  Giving an obnoxious player a taste of their own medicine;  Strange comps;  Casinos for Upstate New York residents?  March Madness survivor pool?  Trip reports:  Oklahoma casinos;  Saratoga Casino Black Hawk;  Akwesasne Mohawk Casino;  Christchurch Casino;  Monte Carlo;  Harrah's Cherokee;  Biloxi casinos

#183: 360 Vegas Vacation 8

360 Vegas Vacation 8:  Classic movies on casino TVs;  Vegas Bun Boy gets another Dr. Mike statue;  Dr. Mike takes over a big roll at The Cal;  Mark butts into an Ultimate Texas Hold 'em game;  Ellis Island;  Scary elevator;  Craps side bets;  Learning to play poker;  Canadian casino money exchange;  Greyhound races;  Trip reports:  Ameristar;  Oxford;  Q

#182: Dr. Mike versus The Cage

Dr. Mike gets impatient waiting in line at the cage;  Gambler forges a free bet voucher;  Will betting on a sports app affect your ADT?  Two "simultaneous" Fire Bet winners;  Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Crack of Doom";  Harrah's Northern California;  Where those Oklahoma antes go;  World Series of Poker

#181: Bubble Craps

Dealer mistakes that benefit other players;  More from Gamblepalooza 2019;  Angry poker players;  Kentucky Derby;  Dice Club at the Fremont;  Oklahoma antes;  Atlantis Bahamas;  Binion's Las Vegas;  Bubble craps;  MGM Springfield;  Golden Nugget Las Vegas;  Seeing the first card in Mississippi Stud;  Caesars tier matching?  Craps prop bets

#180: Voicemail Catch-Up

Good use for Caesars Rewards Visa Card;  Why don't casinos open more low-limit tables?  Reports:  Singapore;  Las Vegas;  Reno;  MGM Springfield;  Rivers Casino;  Wendover;  More sports wagering = more craps?  The Las Vegas Aviators;  Surrendering in Spanish 21;  Hitting the back wall;  Casino rating for sports bets;  Players playing more than one hand;  Buy in as you go or all at once?

#179: Gamblepalooza 2019

Gamblepalooza trip report;  Craps system evaluations;  Applied economics thesis?  Betting the "place side";  Touch screen solution;  Trip reports:  Harrah's Southern California;  Excalibur;  South Point

#178: Arkansas Gets Full-Blown Casinos

Fading Mark's sports picks;  Two full-blown casinos open in Arkansas;  Throwing cash down on the table;  Are free odds rated in craps?  Setting the dice to a 7;  Caesars Rewards Visa card;  Tournament Challenge results;  Maybe don't leave while you're ahead?

#177: Hot Hand

Hot Hand craps side bet;  More on MGM Springfield;  "New dice!"  Rémy Martin;  Craps system

#176: Voicemail Potpourri

Louisiana casino recommendations;  MGM Springfield;  Remembering Don't Pass odds amounts;  Atlantis Reno trip report;  Spanish 21;  Horn High Ace-Deuce vs. C&E;  Buying in with small bills;  Organizing chips at the table;  March Madness brackets:  Men's;  Women's

#175: Diamond in a Day

Service from hosts;  Dr. Mike's Las Vegas trip report;  Blind shooter;  Asia Poker;  Craps prop bets for tipping;  "Make it wet!"  Getting Diamond in a Day through Caesars Rewards;  Manny Machado;  March Madness in Las Vegas;  The "real" blackjack basic strategy

#174: The Stigma of Gambling

Super Bowl: Vegas wins, New Jersey loses;  The stigma of gambling;  2018 Nevada gaming revenue;  "Player control" of bets for the dealers;  Clarification on DraftKings contest;

#173: Craps Advantage Play

A true craps advantage play;  Sports betting tournaments;  Dealer sues Hollywood Casino Joliet;  Taking a break;  Bad beat jackpots;  Champagne's in Las Vegas;  American Casino Guide / Las Vegas Advisor;  W-2Gs versus CTRs

#172: Circa Las Vegas

The hot streak continues;  Social Security number mistake;  Circa Las Vegas;  Story from the poker home game;  The Greatest Craps Guru in the World;  Oklahoma antes;  Casino Gran Via, Madrid;  What constitutes a hot roll?  Gambling Scene: The Lucy Show - "Lucy Goes to Vegas"

#171: Upcoming 2019 Trips

The sky is falling;  Our planned gambling trips for 2019;  Dr. Mike wins a college football pool;  $1,000,000 Super Royal Flush winner;  Beginning video poker;  An unlucky video poker draw;  The Flamingo;  6:5 blackjack comes to Connecticut;  Who's the most educated group of casino-game players?  Don't lose your ID at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

#170: Casino Blitz

Face Up Pai Gow Poker;  Premium Hold 'em;  Wizard of Odds videos from Cutting Edge Table Games Conference;  Casino Blitz: 52 casinos in 33 hours;  More on Tunica;  Beware of scams;  Blackjack tournament

#169: Dr. Mike Is on a Tear!

Our third six-point Fire Bet;  Dr. Mike's Las Vegas trip report;  Tunica Roadhouse to close;  Ever made a pit boss nervous?  Place bets vs. come bets;  The Iron Cross craps system;  Off-Strip casino crawl;  Casino employee personalities;  Overhand dice throws

#168: Asking for Comps at the Table

Power outage at Harrah's Southern California;  Podcast Source;  The Match: Tiger vs Phil;  Side bets;  Taylor steals another royal from Tara;  Craps and the Pig Wheel at the same time?  Florida bans greyhound racing;  Asking for comps at the table;  Keeping yourself busy between casino visits;  Gambling Scene: Black Panther

#167: Al from San Diego

We say goodbye to Al from San Diego;  Possible MGM/Caesars merger?  Viejas car scandal follow-up;  Paying taxes on cruise ship winnings;  Saying "seven" in everyday situations;  $30 minimum tables;  Face Up Pai Gow Poker side bet;  MGM Springfield trip report

#166: Jai Alai

Gambling in Monte Carlo;  Karma at the craps table;  Tracking play;  Jai alai;  Commission-free pai gow poker at Ocean's Eleven;  Wendover trip report;  Soaring Eagle trip report;  Tuna for tips;  Sports-betting "statistics"

#165: Lucky Pairs

Dr. Mike's biggest night at Harrah's Southern California; Place kickers in the NFL;  Lucky Pairs;  More on free odds at craps;  Roulette anomalies;  Pai Gow Poker questions

#164: The Pig Wheel

Playing two table games simultaneously;  FanDuel pays out on their mistake;  The Pig Wheel;  More on laying odds on the Don't;  Celebrating if you're shooting from the Don't?  Hard way place bets;  SLS;  Casino Bournemouth;  Vegas activities for octogenarians;  Gambling Scene: Lost in America (clip #2)

#163: The Uncomped Limo Ride

Dr. Mike "past posts";  The uncomped limo ride;  Boyd Gaming "revamps" B Connected;  Wynn goes back to 3x-4x-5x odds;  Taylor/Tara's royal flush;  Poker room closes at TI;  7 Cedars Casino;  Live-dealer online game issue;  Banking at Pai Gow Poker;  Three Card Poker vs. Pai Gow Poker;  Gambling Scene: Lost in America (clip #1)

#162: Please Correct Our Mistakes!

How modern video poker machines determine the draw cards;  Dropping the money before the player receives chips;  Making bets during a hot roll;  The Supercontest at Westgate;  Come bets vs. place bets;  Bad luck spouse;  Northern Nevada trip report;  Quick Quads;  The Foxwoods Wonder card name explained;  "Safest" craps strategy for a new player;  "Real" craps comes to Oklahoma