Gambling Podcast: You Can Bet on That

No Bingo Bingo! is at 2:00 PM, October 16, in The D Showroom; Hollywood Casino Jamul opens; "Even Money" blackjack at The Plaza; How can Mark kill two to three hours? Blackjack basic strategy

Total Rewards tier credit bonus offer; Triple-zero roulette at Venetian; The Not-So bet; Teasers; Plans for VIMFP; The Cromwell still has 100x odds (but Casino Royale doesn't); New podcast: Casinos USA; More on video lottery terminals disguised as video poker; Long craps tables; The Palace Casino at Caesars; Streaks and systems; Seneca $1 Million Pro Football Challenge; Beyond Coupons by James Grosjean;

Some video poker machines may actually be video lottery terminals; Caesars to introduce skill-based gaming; Staying safe after a big win; Big hand at the Cromwell (is 100x odds gone?); Listener trip reports; "The Come Out" at VIMFP; We whine about San Diego sports...again

Superstitions regarding race, age, gender, appearance, etc.; "Ask the Doctor"; VIMFP plans; Pooling your wagers; Stranger corrects the dealer; Total Rewards comes through; Trying to make a splash early in a trip; Listen to Mark or Dr. Mike? Trip reports; 9-6 Double Double Bonus with 5000 for royal; Twelve 8s; Woes of the field bettor

Guy withdraws money at robs the bank to continue gambling; Listener questions: Determining rating; Asking for comps; Bankroll; Tracking your own play; Betting for the dealers; In-room gaming; Free-play strategies

Bad beats; Vegas Fanboy is coming to VIMFP; At least fourteen 8s; The Super Aces bet is real?! Listener trip reports; We'll be at 360 Vegas Vacation 4

Free buy bets at the Flamingo and the Cromwell? Listener meet-up; Advantage play article; Our Fire Bet "due date"; Super secret slot machine at McCarran Airport; Idea for leftover football pool money; Trip reports; Four Card Poker: How to play; Wizard of Odds page

Free buy bets are back at Downtown Grand; Total Rewards Spring Tier Credit Bonuses should be applied to accounts by July 15, 2016; NYRA pays multiple wagers on controversial race; Mark's towel; You only had to swipe once! Fan-Tan; Dealers helping you "cheat"; Hedging a Fire Bet; Will we return to online poker? Staying disciplined at the table; Should you always try for that royal flush? Riviera implosion

Dr. Mike's handicapping skills; Free buy bets are gone from Downtown Grand; Switching between Pass and Don't Pass; Dealing with losses; "Blackjack Challenge"; Double Draw Poker: The Wizard of Odds page; Playable demo

New artwork from The Factory; NBA changes Stephen Curry's point total; How much bankroll do you need? Mike doesn't get his food; Belmont Stakes; Bridging vs. heeling when laying odds with a Don't Pass bet; Seneca Casinos report

Phil Mickelson; Total Rewards and Fuel Rewards; Downtown Grand eliminating free buy bets? Canterbury Park has the lowest takeout in the country; Listener meet-up; Low-roller craps advice; Preakness Stakes; Keren has a great roll at 360 Vegas Vacation 3; Why Horn bets can pay differently at different casinos; Our choices for places to play craps in Vegas; Few people play perfect basic strategy at blackjack; Dice hitting hands; Great customer service from Luxor; Video poker at Mandalay Bay; Frequency of long rolls at craps

Kentucky Derby results; Exchange wagering caution; Table game ratings; Leicester City wins the Premier League; Reno gaming; Surveillance stories; Pushing the casino on craps odds; Flushes Gone Wild: How to play; The Wizard of Odds analysis

Exchange wagering coming to New Jersey; Kentucky Derby May 7; The Cromwell now has 100x odds! Local casino grand openings; Dice setting; All/Small/Tall; Follow-up on Player+ Cards at Mohegan Sun; Trip reports

"Cash" cards now available at Mohegan Sun; VZZZT: Uber; Four-point and five-point Fire Bet winners; Listener meet-ups; Early bed time; Free buy bets at Downtown Grand! Main Event; Playing for comps; Craps tournaments; Field betting systems

Poker "tournament" results; The lowdown on Shoot to Win buy bets; Couples betting together at a table; Ask a Dealer: Longest time for a player at the same table; Envy wager; Chip tricks; Cheating dealers; Pai Gow Poker dealers vs. blackjack dealers; Dealers suggesting wagers; Sic Bo; See you at VZZZT!

March Madness; Free buy bets now at Downtown Grand; Shoot to Win craps machine buy bets; Total Rewards Spring Tier Credit Bonus; Poker for Roulette; Will our wives ever be on the show? Review of W-2G policies; Any $5 craps on the Strip? Nobu trip report; VZZZT details; Poker Home Game: Stud 'em

Odd encounter at the casino; King's Bounty blackjack side bet; Crapless Craps in Las Vegas only offers double odds; "Free" craps at the Grand Casino in Shawnee, Oklahoma; Beyond Coupons by James Grosjean; No-vig buy bets are spreading across New Mexico; That last day of your trip; Doctor's Orders: "Hands up!" Signing up for a players card; Konami Gaming Laboratory; Send us "Ask a Dealer" questions!

Super Bowl memories; The story behind 3x-4x-5x odds; Super Aces; "Doctor's orders!" Crazy things the dice do; "Best" wager for free play; Foxwoods vs. Mohegan Sun; Crapless craps; We answer ten more questions from listener Bill

Stories from Dave's poker tournament; Craps in England; Disappearing boxmen; Side-bet licensing; Poker for Roulette; Playing with "house money"; Where did 3x-4x-5x odds come from? The Mirage; Casino credit; Sports wager expiration dates; Come bets; See you at VZZZT! Super Bowl prop bets: Gambling with an Edge; Full list from Westgate Las Vegas Superbook; Mike mispronounces "Fran Tarkenton"

Trippies; Be sure to swipe your card at all applicable kiosks; 1,679,619 to 1; All/Tall/Small replacing Fire Bet at some Caesars Strip properties; Handling cash; $15 minimums in the high limit room at Golden Gate; Low minimums at Joker's Wild in Henderson; Trip reports: WinStar; MGM Detroit; Spirit Mountain; Enjoy Casino in Viña Del Mar, Chile; Craps prop-bet slang

Happy New Year! Three jailed for cheating at Casino de Monte-Carlo; Tipping for complimentary transportation; Mark buys a TV; "La Portage" and "En Prison" rules in roulette

San Diego card rooms raided by FBI; Dr. Mike's memory; Where to find an empty table in Vegas; Big stink over five dollars; Craps stories; Triple 7 craft beer at Main Street Station; San Diego County Dental Society; Where's the Poker Home Game segment? Dr. Mike's trip to the Horseshoe Southern Indiana

Mark and Dr. Mike don't play in a poker tournament; Hope you voted for the Trippies, 'cause now it's too late! Casino parties; $10 tables on Super Bowl weekend? Baccarat side bets; Talking about bad-beat jackpots while in the middle of a hand; Vegas Fanboy's trip report: 3:2 blackjack at New York New York; "Even the Odds" promo at Tropicana; There's always $5 craps at Excalibur; Electronic poker tournament at The Plaza; Downtown Grand; The Cromwell

More Daily Fantasy Sports (sorry); Chip flusher gets prison; Winning wager from listener Kevin; Super Aces craps wager? Listener calls: Atlantic City / Connecticut idea; Hands-on craps at next year's VIMFP? EZ Baccarat; Action when you cash in; +EV nickel video poker at the California; Uncollected come bets

Daily Fantasy Sports declared illegal in New York State; Someone counterfeits a winning Melbourne Cup ticket; Woman doesn't hit $8.5 million slot jackpot; Dr. Mike's brother part of Cosmopolitan class-action lawsuit; Three Ohio casinos are leaving Caesars Entertainment; Hard-way place bets at The Orleans; Automatic free-play vs. coupon free-play; Mark has a hot roll; Princess Cruise casinos have relatively good conditions; Woman encouraged to take cash instead of the car she won; 3:2 pitch blackjack weekends at Borgata; Wedding party story; Is there a new trend of dealer mistakes? The Lucky Lucky blackjack side bet; Consistently bad experiences at Binion's

The Player has pretty much been canceled, but there's a new gambling-related drama coming to TV; VIMFP: Rental car; Lunch at Pizza Rock; The Ice Breaker; The Admiral's Parade; Positive EV video poker at The D; The VIMFPTUCKY Derby; Our crummy friend Paul; Dinner at La Comida; Vato Cigars; The Undercard; Las Vegas Club tour; The Main Event; Dinner at BLT Steak; VIMFP After-Afterparty; The VIMFP Hangover Casino Challenge Cup; Bingo! Sunday night craps crawl; Lousy experience at Binions; Why hedge hardways with hop bets instead of place bets?

Mark's 99th trip to Las Vegas; Dr. Mike: Any nudity? "Bring back the Big 6 & 8!" Dr. Mike hands out chips on Fremont Street; Casino personnel make all the difference; Dinner at BLT Steak; $14 buy-ins; Daily Fantasy Sports is now illegal in Nevada; Thanks to Hunter, Chuck, and Derek for all their VIMFP hard work!

Scandals: Daily Fantasy Sports; Cheating at craps at Bellagio; Tales of Dr. Mike's dad; Monte Carlo Las Vegas let's you take even money on 6:5 games; "Hidden" $5 blackjack tables at Eldorado Shreveport; San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino report; What to expect at VIMFP

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course fined; Dumping the boat in the middle of a hand; New York New York's baffling drink policy; Tropicana refrigerators; Video of craps at the Hard Rock Casino Tulsa; FoundersCard; Round Robin sports wagers; Ultimate Texas Hold 'em online: Table Games Online; Wizard of Odds; The Death and Life of Atlantic City; House Money blackjack side bet; VIMFP

Our trip to Pala casino; Cash vs. free play: Don't forget about taxes! "Learn To Play" at the Venetian; Boot Hill casino asks for "their" money back; $10 craps at XS; "You can't bring drinks to the table!" Some very basic first steps for a new craps player; Buying the 5 and 9; How a Math Nerd Plays Craps; Chairs at the craps table; How did Mark and Dr. Mike meet? Bonus audio; Turn & Burn Craps; Bankroll talk; Edwin chimes in on poor Strip gambling conditions; Dave's theory on why Strip conditions are worsening; Vegas Inc.'s article on why increasing house edge might actually be hurting casinos

Setback for sports wagering in New Jersey; Downtown Grand cuts table-game hours; Gambling still bad on the Strip; Craps tournaments; Craps lessons; VIMFP; Getting spanked; How we approach a craps session

Casino etiquette: Correcting the stickman's call; Tossing chips across the table; Paranoid pit measures the roulette wheel with a level; Asst. Casino Manager demands refund from player; Chicagoland casinos; Where's a good place to learn craps? Books: How a Math Nerd Plays Craps (free book!); Blackjack Autumn; 1536 Free Waters and Other Blackjack Endeavors; Buying cruise-ships chips with credit card? Mississippi Stud; Repeater Bet theory; Hot Roller side bet; Listener questions; Faces and Aces Las Vegas podcast;

$1 blackjack at Binion's on Thursdays is 3:2 single-deck! Craps etiquette as it applies to picking a spot at the table; Listener meet-up; Shills and proposition players; What got us into gambling? Action reverse bets vs. parlay bets; Craps Repeater side bet; Books to buy: Casino Blackjack for the Recreational Player; The Outsiders' Guide to Las Vegas

A baccarat side bet with over a 10% player advantage; Just to clarify: You can't ask for even money at a 6:5 blackjack table; "New dice!" Brett's gambling money tracker spreadsheet; Is it time to boycott The Strip? Let the drunk player leave with his chips and come back! Coupled horses; Slot bonus rounds: Are your results predetermined? Each-way bets; Comic-Con: Getting tickets; New TV show The Player; Zombies; Star Wars Episode VII

Pechanga is the "best casino in America"; Other ways to extend the expiration date on your Total Rewards Credits; BARGE; Home games; Top Pair - Home Game Poker Podcast; Come bets or place bets: What's best on a "hot shooter"? Drunk poker player story; Low limits should at least be available everywhere; Asking for "even money" at a 6:5 blackjack table? Average Daily Theoretical (ADT)

Cash in your American Pharoah winning ticket AND keep the ticket as a souvenir; No, that was FREE-Bet Blackjack, not Three-Bet Blackjack; Good paytables on video poker might not get you as many players club credits; Blackjack machines typically pay even money on a blackjack; Electronic bingo tablets; Charitable gambling in North Dakota; Your Caesars Rewards Credits expire at 12:01 a.m. on the date listed; Deadwood, South Dakota, casinos can now offer keno, craps, and roulette; myVegas Tips for Beginners at Vegas Fanboy; Exactly how bad is 6-5 blackjack versus 3-2? Dr. Mike saves the day; Parx Casino has a realtime Live Game Report; Five HunDog Eating Contest; Pressing come bets; Listener trip report from Magaritaville Casino, Shreveport; Listener New Mexico casino report;

Lawsuit against American Pharoah owner thrown out; Lots of American Pharoah win tickets not cashed in; Janitor arrested for "stealing" $10,000 at casino; Results from our friend's poker tournament; $1 blackjack Thursdays at Binion's; Ameristar in Kansas City has Fire Bet and Features Bet on same table; Making Caesars Diamond tier in a day; Details on our TV listings; Listener calls: Skill-based slots return settings; More on baccarat vig; Should you replace come bets that lose on the come-out roll? Report from Horseshoe Council Bluffs; Bingo!

Owner of American Pharoah being sued; Skill-based slot machines could be coming to Nevada; What's the least you have to bet at a table game before the casino will start rating your play? Fire Bet vs. Feature Bet; Any dollar blackjack left in Vegas? Why do people do wagers? What if you run out of money before you've paid your outstanding commission in Baccarat? Another money management suggestion for craps; Biloxi: Yes; Tunica: No;

When slots might print out a voucher automatically; More on practical prizes; Managing your bankroll at craps; Keno at VIMFP? Kentucky Derby results; Another karma story; Baccarat

Final "clarification" on Dr. Mike's brother's slot experience; Slots with practical prizes; Casino doesn't have to pay 90-year-old grandmother $41.8 million; Some Las Vegas poker rooms adopting "no cash on the table" policy; First-ever poker side bet introduced; Kentucky Derby; Dr. Mike's casino-related GI distress; VIMFP; A karma story; Betting at the craps table in order to manage your money; Poker Home Game: 3-2-1

The correct scoop on W-2Gs; Also, we messed up on our Ultimate Texas Hold 'em instructions; the D cancels their Tax Day Bonus Day promotion; Revel finally sold; $3 craps and blackjack at Downtown Grand; A mind-boggling story of dealers hustling for tips; Keno closes at Harrah's Atlantic City; What's the minimum "no 4" wager? Tales from the Don't; "Same dice!" Convince a friend to take Pacquiao for even money; More info on Win Cards; Tijuana casinos; VIMFP announcement

Big payouts and W-2Gs; Disappearing coffee shops; Don't be a Lusardi! Frank Scoblete releases book I Am a Dice Controller; Tap water being sold on Las Vegas Blvd.? Learn the game at the table or before you play? Litmus test for dealers; Where did "Lucky 7" come from? Unique Fire Bet paytable at Harrah's North Kansas City; Ask a Dealer: A typical shift; Tip-pooling casino vs. non-tip-pooling casino; Do dealers like piggy-backed bets? Martingale bettors; Intoxicated players; Chip theft; Big wins; Hierarchy of games; Does tipping help rating? Religion and politics at the table; Juicy stories for Dr. Mike

The future of our app; IRS proposes reducing reportable winnings from $1,200 to $600; March Madness; Small advantage play at Mandalay Bay; Nice roulette story; Dr. Mike's Vegas trip: $5 craps table at Caesars Palace on a Friday night! Listener meet-up; Seinfeld with "hot chocolate" on his head; Dinner at Giada; Improv Comedy Club at Harrah's; Whale at Caesars Palace; Fight at the blackjack tables; Caesars Bacchanal Buffet

Wagering on the Olympics approved; Sin City Talk launches Gambling Module Thingy; Dr. Mike will be in Vegas March 13-15, 2015; Should we make our TV listings free? Small, single-dealer craps tables; Criteria for choosing a local casino; Online craps with a real table? Tipping at craps; No gambling in Hawaii: Good or bad? Roulette: How to play; Wizard of Odds page; Seven Stars Insider

Baccarat game with unshuffled cards ruled illegal; Physical skill-based gambling comes to New Jersey; What are some good ways to earn more Tier Credits? 9/6 with taxes versus 8/6 without taxes; Most points ever made; Tipping shooters; Superstitions; Ask a Dealer: Tipping; Georges versus fleas; Card counters; How do you gamble during your free time? Does tipping help rating? Easiest/Hardest games to deal; Biggest tip; Cheering at the table; You need a thick skin; What if you make a mistake?

Gary Loveman to step down as CEO of Caesars Entertainment; Smoking ban coming to New Orleans (including casinos); Stratosphere wants to "Take Back Vegas", but are they actually doing anything? Ground Floor episode features craps; Interesting listener story from the tables; Spanish 21: Game play; Wizard of Odds strategy

We lost the Trippies again! Caesars bankruptcy; Mark's wife wins Wife of the Year; Positive EV video poker opportunity; Serve-yourself beverages at buffets; 100x odds on craps returns to Casino Royale; The Three-Point Molly; Deliberately leaving your players club card in a machine; International gaming salons; Rat-holing

Dr. Mike remembers more stuff from his recent Las Vegas trip; Listener feedback: Crapless Craps; Laughlin; Getting comps in Downtown Las Vegas; Discipline while at the tables; Betting on "virgin" shooters; The four main differences between craps games; Blackjack Switch: The Wizard of Odds basic strategy

Dr. Mike is recovering from surgery nicely; Atlantic City's Taj Mahal not closing...yet; Dr. Mike sees another naked person; Listener feedback: Do you have the right to just watch people gambling? What are the chances of rolling three 7s before a 6 or 8? How do you handle W-2Gs on your tax return? Where in Las Vegas would you like your ashes spread? Report from O'Sheas; Dr. Mike's trip report from the Great Gift Wrap Up

Revel sale falls through; Vote for us for Best Podcast at the Trippies! We ate somewhere between zero and ten Filet-o-Fish; Next episode might be delayed: Good luck to Dr. Mike with his back surgery! Meanwhile, catch Dr. Mike on Saturday at Caesars Palace; Listener calls; Players banking games; Hedging; What are those noises when the girls says, "951-2WAGERS"? The Perfect Pairs blackjack side bet