Monthly Archives: June 2012

AC Visit High Points

As with all vacations, whether they are casino connected or not, there are high points and low points.  And there were many high points during our recent visit to Atlantic City for a Harrah’s Seven Star event: AC Visit High Points … Continue reading

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Two AC Trips – 27 Years Apart

You saw the pics in my last blog entry.  Lots of changes between 1985 and 2012 – and not just in our looks!  I decided to think about all the other changes. First a prequel story: Although the 1985 trip … Continue reading

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Atlantic City – Then and Now

Atlantic City trip report coming when I “recover” from this cross-country jaunt.  But in the meantime, you can compare these two pictures taken at Caesars Atlantic City.  One was from our first trip there, in 1985.  The other was taken a few days ago. Atlantic City – … Continue reading

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Good Free Play Choices

Some people have asked whether we play differently if we are using Free Play rather than cash out of our pocket since it is the “casino’s money.”  Do we ever “take a shot” at a machine we wouldn’t normally play because … Continue reading

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More Q+A’s

A few recent questions: Do you or Brad ever vary from playing perfect strategy on purpose? For instance would you ever throw away an inside straight draw and just get 5 new cards? There are so many small % errors … Continue reading

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Response to Our 15-Year Report

Thanks to everyone who commented, both here and in private e-mails, on the report I gave recently about our last 15 years of advantage gambling. Many understood the reason I decided to share this personal information:  I want to encourage people who have … Continue reading

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Casino Benefit Changes

We will soon be left with a large – and useless – collection of tokens for the Palms car wash.  It is closing the end of the month.  Brad will really miss it – he likes to keep the Frugal … Continue reading

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Recent Casino News

  From the Seven Stars Insider Newsletter:  Caesars has reconsidered its decision and has reinstated its Total Reward benefit of two free tickets each month for selected Las Vegas casino shows – but only for Seven Stars cardholders, not for … Continue reading

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