Monthly Archives: January 2010

Comment Feature Working Again

Some of you have reported that you could not leave comments recently. However, I think I have fixed it – so comment away! And I think Subscribe feature is also working, albeit on a very messy page which I don’t … Continue reading

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Looking For TV Mistakes

One of my favorite TV series is back on HBO – Big Love. This is the 4th season – and there are some changes that disappoint me. I really hate the new introduction. I had loved the ice skating title … Continue reading

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Good Promotion Advice

Always double-check casino promotion details. I try to pick up the printed rules at the slot club desk BEFORE I start playing for any promotion. This usually is a full page (occasionally even multi-pages) full of fine-print exclusions, warnings, instructions, … Continue reading

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Brad’s Birthday Day

Brad is celebrating his 78th birthday today with one of his favorite “celebrations” – playing VP on a bonus-point day. This isn’t always possible, but since today is a holiday, that makes it an easy-to-do activity. Perhaps we will see … Continue reading

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Gamblers and Charity

Here was one of the comments on my Jan. 3 blog entry about our New Orleans holiday visit at Harrah’s: “… it seemed that perhaps you could have shared some of your good fortune with those less fortunate. It would … Continue reading

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New Tax Memo

A new IRS tax memo just came out, once again affirming the validity of using the “session method” for keeping records and reporting gambling win/loss figures. In this case the IRS conceded that $1100 (the net win of the day) … Continue reading

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Lucky Mistakes

Reading about a mistake made by a convenience store clerk that netted one man $128.6 million made me start thinking about mistakes that I have made in my almost 26 years of gambling in casinos. And, yes, no matter how … Continue reading

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Beware of Resort Fees

I’ve had a lot of e-mails in the last year complaining about Las Vegas casino hotel “resort fees,” particularly from people who felt they were “tricked” into paying for something they didn’t want and something they didn’t know about in … Continue reading

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Response to Comments

My last blog entry, about our holiday trip to Harrah’s New Orleans, generated a lot of questions and some negative comments – as I knew it probably would. Some of you wrote to me privately and some left comments here. … Continue reading

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