
Gambling Podcast: You Can Bet on That
360 episodes — Page 2 of 8
Ep 309#309: No Call Bets
ZorkFest 2024; Jamul Casino; Poolside blackjack and craps; What would the name of our casino be? What does "No Call Bets" mean? Trip reports: Caesars Virginia, Danville; Biloxi; Caliente Casino, Tijuana, Mexico; Shreveport
Ep 308#308: 1-3-2-5 (or 6) Betting System
What would it take to concentrate your time on an advantage play? Two-way bet assumptions; Craps table height; 1-2-3-5 (or 6) betting system; Bending cards in a squeeze baccarat game; Trip reports: MSC Meraviglia; Marina Bay Sands Singapore; Silver Legacy Resort Casino
Ep 307#307: Annoying Players
On the Wrong Lead; Money talks at California casinos (and at all the other casinos too); Annoying players; Are there casinos that don't offer free play? When you want to play at a table game, but someone is playing two spots; Favorite gambling movies; Trip reports: Bally's Quad Cities Casino & Hotel; Biloxi; River Spirit Casino; Rivers Casino; Hollywood Casino at The Meadows; Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack
Ep 306#306: Multiplier Blackjack
"Paper Rain" by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness; Losing streaks; Multiplier Blackjack; Story from Binion's Horseshoe
Ep 305#305: "Real" Craps in California
The 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
Dr. Mike's trip to Diamond Jo Dubuque; 3 Shot Poker; Super Bowl in Vegas; Park MGM power outage; Harrah's Cherokee
Ep 303#303: Pool and Tournament Results
Super 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
Ep 302#302: Thunder Valley Craps
Only 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
Ep 301#301: Are Casino Comps Going Down?
Diceball odds; Are casino comps going down? Tips on playing poker in a casino; Big side-bet wins; Ratings while playing craps; PokerGO
Ep 300#300: Episode #1 with Sherry and Dr. Lynn
Introductions 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
Ep 299#299: Dr. Mike's Pep Talk
Dr. 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
Ep 298#298: Pass vs. Place
Pass Line with single odds versus placing the point; Reports from: Las Vegas; Hard Rock Tampa; Biloxi
Ep 297#297: Oh, Uh, Yeah, Vegas
Mark's "unexpected" Las Vegas trip; The Orleans; Sphere; Craps side bet: Replay; Super Bowl in Vegas suggestions; How we met
Ep 296#296: Revisiting the Martingale System
Las Vegas Grand Prix musings; The Martingale System; Super Bowl in Las Vegas; European blackjack; Tipping on huge wins
Ep 295#295: Card Games for Gambling Novices
Sports 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
Ep 294#294: ZorkFest 2023
ZorkFest 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
Ep 293#293: Supreme Pai Gow Poker
Harrah'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
Ep 292#292: Sticking Up for Your Wager
Betting behind in blackjack; Sticking up for your wager; More on phone calls from the cage; London casinos trip report; MGM cyber attack
Ep 291#291: Hard Ways on the Come Out Roll
YCBOT Tournament results; Caesars Celebration Dinners; How casinos handle hard ways on the come out roll; Wizard of Odds Pai Gow Poker page; Dealer behavior
Ep 290#290: Mark Plays Poker
Mark 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
Ep 289#289: Casino Chip Denominations
Casino 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
Ep 288#288: Stow Yer Valuables
Rash 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
Ep 287#287: Back on the Horse
We 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
Ep 286#286: Fortune X Video Poker
Fortune 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
Ep 285#285: It's Voicemails, Adam!
Bachelor party trip report; Five questions from listener Kevin; Double Up Blackjack; Final-table deals; Dice-sliding scandal; Hitting the back wall
Ep 284#284: Biloxi 2023 Trip Report
Biloxi trip report; More on double-deck blackjack shoes and cut cards; Vig on combined craps buy bets; Hitting the back wall
Ep 283#283: How "Smart" Is Taking Free Odds in Craps?
University 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;
Ep 282#282: "Always" Use Your Players Card
Craps 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
Ep 281#281: 3 Dice Baccarat
More 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
Ep 280#280: Diamond Jo Dubuque
San Diego State's men's basketball NCAA Tournament run; Dr. Mike's trip to Diamond Jo Dubuque; Independent hosts;
Ep 279#279: Is Craps Primarily an American Game?
Donate 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;
Ep 278#278: Witnessing Theft
Double-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
Ep 277#277: Dr. Mike's Brief Return
We 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?
Ep 276#276: Stumbling upon Casino Chips
Aruze 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
Ep 275#275: More on Tipping
Harrah's Cherokee reports; How have our tier statuses changed? Foreign gambling; More discussion on tipping
Ep 274#274: Huge Tips
There'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
Ep 273#273: Lots o' Q&A
Playing 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
Ep 272#272: Heisman Schmeisman
Dr. 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
Ep 271#271: Diamond Jo Worth
California sports betting props go down in flames; Diamond Jo Worth meet-up; Bally's-to-Horseshoe transition; Norwegian Bliss cruise-ship casino
Ep 270#270: Voice Mail Spectacular
Burning more than one card in blackjack; Cruise ship gambling regulations; Stardust E-Gaming Club, Vietnam; All Casino Action; Excalibur; The Mother-in-Law
Ep 269#269: Craps Bathroom Stories
Abandon 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
Ep 268#268: Teen Patti
Craps 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?
Ep 267#267: Lucky Cat Blackjack
Lucky 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; River Spirit Casino; Cherokee Casino, West Siloam Springs; Harrah’s Kansas City
Ep 266#266: Dr. Mike's Back in Town
Harrah'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
Ep 265#265: Mark Doesn't Win $1,000 Free Play
Gambling 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
Ep 264#264: Gambling Superstitions
Earning through the Caesars Sportsbook app; The California sports-betting propositions; Craps bet paid without a roll; Gambling superstitions, good and bad
Ep 263#263: Mark Doesn't Win $10,000
Dr. Mike returns, with trip reports from: Barona; Jamul; Harrah's Southern California; Rolling routines; MGM Springfield
Ep 262#262: Dr. Mike's Midwest Gambling
Dr. Mike gambles: Ho-Chunk Casino; Diamond Jo Worth Casino; Listener trip reports: Dragon Tiger Casino; Celebrity Equinox Cruise Ship; Laughlin; Bristol Casino
Ep 261#261: Settling In with Voicemails
Macau 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
Ep 260#260: A New Era
Dr. 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